Walter Gilmore, Stephen Docherty and Angus MacKay talk about the great garden festival of 1987 and what legacy has been left behind. Starts at 19:30 at the Botany Building University of Glasgow, all welcome.
A chance to buy from a large selection of locally made craft products.
An exhibition of herbarium specimens held in the Botanic Gardens herbarium. The exhibition runs from 1st February until 3rd March in the tea room gallery. For more information see Garden news.
An exciting new sculpture exhibition in the south wing of the Kibble Palace on from 10:00-16:15.
A collection of art exhibits displayed through out the Kibble Palace.
A chance to buy from a large selection of locally made craft products, in the Hopkirk Building.
Browse through a large selection of books, in the Hopkirk Building.
A public illustrated talk by author Peter Wright. The author will take his audience on an original and evocative, highly colourful and inspiring visual journey from one end of Scotland to the other, on the very spine of the country – the Watershed of Scotland. More information at: www.johnmuirfestival.com www.ribbonofwildness.co.uk www.watershedepic.org.uk
‘Sun Over the Botanics’ events are your chance to see the surface of the sun safely. We bring along some special telescopes which are designed for looking at the sun, and allow you to see Sunspots, granulation and prominences round the circumference of the sun. The event is run by The Astronomical Society of Glasgow.
Richard Bains Curator of Logan Botanic Garden, talks about “The Past, Present and Future of Logan Botanic Garden” . The lecture takes place in the Boyd Orr Building at Glasgow University. Tickets are £5 to non members of the Friends of the Gardens and £3 to members. (Please note the change in date to the lecture programme)
Come along and browse through a large selection of books old and new.
