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Kibble Lecture-Plant Collecting in Vietnam – Will Ritchie Presented by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens with support from the Incorporation of Gardeners Glasgow. The Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are excited to welcome back to Glasgow, for one night only, Will Ritchie. He is  former Curator of Glasgow Botanic Gardens and Curator of The National Botanic […]

Glasgow International is Scotland’s largest festival for contemporary art, taking place over three weeks every two years across the city of Glasgow.       There are a number of exhibits in the Gardens and they will be on display from 20th April to the 7th May.   More on Glasgow International Glasgow International today […]

Browse through a large selection of books, in the Hopkirk Building.

The annual Weekend Orchid Fair will be held at Glasgow Botanic Gardens on Saturday May 12th and Sunday May 13th. Entry to this popular event is free and open from 10am until 5pm. Specialist orchid nurseries will be tempting you with their exquisite flowers and plants and offering advice on how to keep them should you […]

An exhibition by organizations who all have a common interest in the natural history of the River Kelvin. There will be stalls and exhibits from Friends of River Kelvin, Glasgow Museums, Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow Natural History Society, RSPB, TCV, Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Friends of Glasgow Local Nature Reserves. On Saturday […]

As part of the Kelvin Biodiversity Network exhibition we will have representatives from RSPB, Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, TCV-The Conservation Volunteers, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Glasgow Museums, Friends of Glasgow’s Local Nature Reserves, Glasgow City Councils Countryside Rangers and Glasgow Botanic Gardens at the Kibble Palace.   This event is part of Glasgow Wildlife Festival […]

As part of the Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival the RSPB will be bringing their ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’ Exhibition to the Kibble Palace on the 19th and 20th of May. RSPB will be  providing ‘Connections to Nature’ activities on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 4pm. These activities will include: pond dipping; seed pod making; ‘home […]

Seasonal Creative Writing Workshop at Glasgow Botanic Gardens: SPRING Sunday 20th May, 11am-4pm Do the seasons affect your sense of place? The plants in the Kibble Palace and glass houses come from all over the world. But they adapt differently; some seemingly oblivious to the outdoor climate and others responding to seasonal changes beyond the glass […]

Browse through a large selection of books, in the Hopkirk Building.