For Glasgow International, Angell presents a series of new ceramic sculptures among plants in the National Begonia collection. These works are produced in close reference to the compositions of the gardener Capability Brown and associated examples of vernacular architecture. Here the organ is re-imagined as a machine for communicating with the vegetable kingdom.

Come along and browse through a large selection of books old and new.

Join horticulturist and craftsperson Julia Billings in a full-day workshop on the essentials of transferring colours found in plants onto fabric and yarn. We will cover the key aspects of natural dyeing: fibre preparation and mordanting, sourcing dyestuffs, the various steps involved in preparing and working with a natural dyebath, safe dyeing practice, over-dyeing to create […]

The nineteenth annual Weekend Orchid Fair will be held at Glasgow Botanic Gardens on Saturday May 14th and Sunday May 15th. Entry to this popular event is free and open from 10am until 6pm on Saturday and 10am until 5pm on the Sunday. Specialist orchid nurseries will be tempting you with their exquisite flowers and […]

The Friends of the Botanic Gardens Annual Outing this year will be to the Explores Garden and The Branklyn NTS Garden in Perth. The coach will depart Glasgow Botanic Gardens in the morning first arriving at the Explorers Garden in Pitlochry. Guests will have the chance to experience the wonderful woodland garden which celebrates the stories and results of […]

While the trail is underway in Dundee, 10 additional Oor Wullies will set off on an eight week national tour around Scotland. They will start in Aberdeen on 4th June and travel to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Perth, & Inverness, returning eight weeks later to Dundee in time to join the rest of the Bucket Trail at […]