Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The Kibble Lecture-Thursday-18th April 2019
2019-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | University of Glasgow, Bower Building, Select a Country:
The Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens annual Kibble Lecture this year has two guest speakers.
Dr Helen Kingstone, Lecturer in Victorian Studies (University of Glasgow), will open the evening with a short talk on the ‘Born in 1819’ Project with the associated exhibition New Victorians: Kibble and his Contemporaries still running in the Kibble Palace.

Our main speaker will be Alasdair Hood, ex-curator of Dundee Botanic Gardens, who will taking about his 20 years at Dundee Botanic Gardens along with other events in his Life in Horticulture.

Alasdair most recently collaborated with Christine Nicholson (GBG-Orchid Propagator) and staff members from RBGE in a collecting expedition to the Alpes-Maritimes in France.
The talk will be in the Bower Building (Botany Building) at University of Glasgow and is free to members of the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. a small donation to the Friends is required from non-members

Books At The Botanics
2019-04-19 10:00 - 2019-04-22 16:00, 2019-05-04 10:00 - 2019-05-06 16:00, 2019-05-25 10:30 - 2019-05-27 16:00, 2019-06-15 10:30 - 2019-06-16 16:00, 2019-07-12 10:00 - 2019-07-15 17:00, 2019-08-09 10:00 - 2019-08-12 16:00, 2019-09-27 10:00 - 2019-09-30 16:00, 2019-10-19 10:00 - 2019-10-20 16:00 and 3 more dates
We are a group of full and part time dealers and online sellers, selling a wide variety of second hand, vintage and antiquarian books as well as prints, maps and other paper ephemera.
We promote a friendly family atmosphere where people can browse at leisure in a comfortable environment.
The Botanic Gardens provides us with a venue to collectively display our wares. The venue is wheelchair accessible, buggies are welcome and we are dog friendly.
The Book Fair is located in The Hopkirk Building behind the main range, please follow the signs.

Orchid Fair at Glasgow Botanic Gardens
2019-05-11 - 2019-05-12 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:
Don’t forget this weekend, 11/05/19 and 12/05/19, its the Orchid Fair at the Kibble Palace.
There are stalls with some amazing plants to purchase and also loads of advice and info available.
We also have educational displays about the threats orchids face in the wild and moves to conserve them.
Participants include Laneside Hardy Orchids, Peter White Orchids, Scottish Orchid Society, North East England Orchid Society, Burnham Nurseries, Orchid Alchemy, Simply Control, British Cactus and Succulent Society and Glasgow and District Beekeepers.

Opens from 10am both days

Kelvin at The Kibble; Protecting Glasgow's Second River
2019-05-14 08:00 - 2019-05-27 17:00 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:
An exhibition organized by The Kelvin Biodiversity Network, a collection of displays and information relating to Glasgow’s Second River.

Please watch for further details of the Family Day on Saturday May 18th
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Exhibitors will include;
Glasgow Museums, RSPB, Friends of the River Kelvin, TCV, Glasgow Natural History Society, Friends of The Earth, Scottish Water (and their contractors on the Kelvin sewer upgrade ameyBlack & Veatch), Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Keep Scotland Beautiful, and the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Picture book workshop with Rassi Narika
2019-06-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:
Make your own picture book! Author and illustrator Rassi Narika is coming all the way from Indonesia to show you how it’s done.
Rassi will read from her newest picture book, ‘When It Rains’, and help you create your own stories and characters. You will leave the session with your very own picture book. Suitable for 4-7 year olds. Materials provided.
‘When It Rains’ is the second picture book by Indonesian author and illustrator Rassi Narika and the translation has recently been published in English by Birmingham publisher The Emma Press. This event is part of Indonesia’s LBF Fringe Programme and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

You can sign up for the event at the eventbrite page the link is below –
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-own-picture-book-with-rassi-narika-for-children-tickets-60814713445
There is more information on the facebook page the link is below – https://www.facebook.com/events/2763696293658618

Glasgow Science Festival at the Botanics: Energy & Nature
2019-06-08 11:00 - 15:00
Discover Science at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
8th June
11:00-15:00
All Ages
Drop in
Free

Join University of Glasgow PhD students, University of Strathclyde engineers and biologists from the Royal Society of Biology in the Kibble Palace to explore energy and the natural world.

How can we clean up our oceans?
How do wind turbines work?
And how can plants help address global challenges?

Learn all of this and more by getting hands on.

For full details go to
http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/
Our Science Partners for this Glasgow Science Festival Event

sponsored by

SRUC Horticulture and Garden Design Recruitment Day
2019-06-21 08:00 - 17:00
On Saturday 22nd June between 11am and 2pm, members of the teaching staff at SRUC will be available to meet and advise on horticultural course selection.
Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0UE

Seed Creatures Crafternoon - RSPB
2019-07-11 10:00 - 17:00

Herb Garden Tour - Ancient Britons To Modern Medicine
2019-07-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:

Tour With The Curator of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
2019-07-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom
This Garden Tour will be led by Andrew Sinclair the Curator of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. You do not need to book ahead of time to attend. The Tour will leave from the meeting point which is outside The Kibble Palace at 2pm on the 31st of July.

Glasgow And District Fuchsia Society Show
2019-08-24 10:00 - 2019-08-25 18:00 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:

Cancelled Bat and Moth Night at Botanics Friday 30th August
2019-08-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
sorry
this event has been cancelled by the organisers due to forecast adverse weather conditions

Summer Tour in the Botanic Gardens
2019-09-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:

Free Flower Crown Workshop
2019-09-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:

Doors Open Day Filmy Fern House Saturday 21st September
2019-09-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom
Discover the Filmy Fern House at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, a rocky grotto hidden at the heart of the Gardens.

Learn about ferns with guided tours from fern experts, a microscopic look at fern spores, some library curiosities (one of which is today’s special librarian, Rob) and children’s activities;

We have a fun and educational hunt around the Kibble Palace to find and learn about different shapes of fern fronds.
Make your own Cyanotype of a frond
Design and make your own badge

The tours to the Filmy Fern House are on the hour, 11am, 12 noon, 1 pm ,2pm, 3pm and will last about 30-40 minutes. Meeting point for tours is the Kibble Palace Main Corridor.
Booking is essential for the tours but activities in the Kibble Palace are all drop in.
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Please book through glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk
Please note that while the public areas of the Botanic Gardens are fully accessible, and there are wheelchair accessible toilets and café onsite, this tour goes behind the scenes at the Gardens and some areas have limited access.

Doors Open Day Filmy Fern House Sunday 22nd September
2019-09-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom
Discover the Filmy Fern House at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, a rocky grotto hidden at the heart of the Gardens.
Learn about ferns with guided tours from fern experts, a microscopic look at fern spores, some library curiosities (one of which is today’s special librarian, Rob) and children’s activities;

We have a fun and educational hunt around the Kibble Palace to find and learn about different shapes of fern fronds.
Make your own Cyanotype of a frond
Design and make your own badge

The tours to the Filmy Fern House are on the hour, 11am, 12 noon, 1 pm ,2pm, 3pm and will last about 30-40 minutes. Meeting point for tours is the Kibble Palace Main Corridor.
Booking is essential for the tours but activities in the Kibble Palace are all drop in.
.
Please book through glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk

Please note that while the public areas of the Botanic Gardens are fully accessible, and there are wheelchair accessible toilets and café onsite, this tour goes behind the scenes at the Gardens and some areas have limited access

Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Talk-Horticultural Manavilins
2019-10-24 19:30 - 21:00 | University of Glasgow, Bower Building, Select a Country:
As befits a proud member of the Cornish diaspora Paul Matthews talk on Thursday 24th October 2019 smacks of the sea but possibly in title only. A manavilin is a nautical term of bits and pieces, odds and sods or the scraps left over in a barrel. Paul’s long career in botany and horticultural has left him with a ship load of tales of his horticultural exploits and occasional misfortune. A very engaging speaker, Paul will be delivering the first talk in the Autumn series for the Friends at the University of Glasgow, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow. Talk starts at 7.30 on Thursday 24th October and its free to members of the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Non-members also welcome

A Quest For Trees-A talk by Tom Christian
2019-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom
A Quest for Trees-a talk by Tom Christian
The Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, The Glasgow Tree Lovers’ Society and Glasgow Natural History Society jointly host Tom Christian, Botanical Horticulturalist and Conservationist on November 14th 2019 at 7.30

Tom is a trustee of the charity Woodland Heritage and a member of the IUCN conifer specialist group. In 2018 he was invited to become Assistant Editor of the International Dendrology Society’s ‘Trees and Shrubs Online‘ project, an ambitious initiative to document the world’s temperate tree and shrub species.
********************************************************************************************If you are travelling by car please note the parking restrictions near the venue due to the on-going building work at University of Glasgow and allow time to find a suitable parking space or if possible use an alternative method of transport to venue.

New Watercolour Course-Clare Robinson
2020-01-28 10:30 - 13:00 | Hopkirk Building, United Kingdom
Learn a loose style of watercolour painting to illustrate seasonal flowers at the Botanics.
Weekly Classes to introduce beginners and intermediates to the medium of watercolours.
28th Jan 2020 to 18th Feb 2020
10.30 am till 1pm
Hopkirk Building
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Cost £116 for 4 week block
Phone 07968 058297

The Arid House Afternoon Tour-Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Event
2020-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
Meet in the Kibble Palace South Wing at 2.00pm for a staff lead tour of the ongoing developments in the two arid houses of the main range.
This is an event for the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens but we welcome new members and guests at these events.
