Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Explore Your Camera Part 1 - Get off Auto
2018-09-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-10-13 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
Based at Glasgow Botanic Gardens Library . Get off auto forever and learn the basic skills of good photography in a day. Perfect for complete beginners and those with a hazy understanding of photography.
Book Your Place Here: https://www.goingdigital.co.uk/photography-workshops/beginners-photography-courses

Hidden Creatures Trail
2018-09-25 16:30 - 17:00

Hidden Creature Trail
2018-09-29 11:00 - 11:30

Book Fair
2018-10-13 10:00 - 2018-10-15 16:30, 2018-11-17 10:00 - 2018-11-18 16:30, 2018-12-15 10:00 - 2018-12-16 16:30 | Hopkirk Building, United Kingdom
Glasgow’s Book Fair, Books at the Botanic’s will be held in the Hopkirk building.

Explore Your Camera Part 1 - Get off Auto
2018-10-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom

Friends Lecture: The adventures of three Perthshire plant hunters in the Pacific northwest
2018-11-08 19:00 | University of Glasgow, Bower Building, Select a Country:
November
Thursday 8th
7.30pm Bower (Botany) Building Seminar Room
(jointly with Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow Natural History Society and the Glasgow Treelovers Society)
Lecture: The adventures of three Perthshire plant hunters in the Pacific northwest:
Archibald Menzies, David Douglas and John Jeffrey by Syd House MBE former head of Perth and Argyll Region of Forestry Commission Scotland

Indigo Dyeing and Bookbinding Workshop
2018-11-18 10:00 - 16:00

Scottish Orchid Society Talk from David Menzies-A Singular Passion
2019-01-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Hopkirk Building, United Kingdom
David Menzies: Orchids- A Singular Passion
David will talk about the memorable orchids and orchid growers that he has encountered in 40-years of growing orchids. Born in New Zealand he has grown orchids in Germany, at RBG Kew and at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. This is a lecture which comes to us highly recommended. While orchids are the main subject of the lecture, we will hear about four outstanding orchid growers who have inspired him.

Please Note; The Botanic Gardens are still on Winter Hours so entry to the meeting can only be made via the Queen Margaret Drive Gate, behind the Kibble Palace with the Gate staffed from 7pm till 7.30pm.

New Exhibition for 2019 'The First Victorians; Kibble and his Contemporaries'
2019-01-26 11:30 - 15:30 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
A new exhibition in the Kibble Palace for 2019.
Launch Date Saturday 26th January
Feature Activities for all ages 11.30am- 3.30pm

Come Dino With Me!! an event linked to Dippy on Tour: Glasgow.
2019-02-13 10:30 - 12:01 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
Come Dino with Me!
Date: February 13th 2019 and March 13th 2019
Time: 10.30am
Cost: Free but pre-booking essential.
Click here to book 13th February tour
Click here to book 13th March tour
Place: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Meet at Kibble Palace

Dippy the Dinosaurs diet is the subject of much debate. Join fern specialist Stevie Jakusz at Glasgow Botanic Gardens as he takes you on a tour of the ferns, cycads and other plants that could have made up the menu. Find out how the plants adapted to resist Dippy’s constant nibbling.

Suitable for all ages. This is a tour through the Glasshouses at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. This event will last for one and a half hours. Toilets and cafe are available on site.

Find out more on the Friends of Glasgow Botanic website: www.glasgowbotanicgardens.com and follow events on Twitter @Glasgowbotanic. Contact gbg@glasgow.gov.uk

Scottish Orchid Society Meeting
2019-02-18 19:30 - 21:00
Highlights from the B.O.C Congress with Christine Nicholson Glasgow Botanic Gardens Orchid propagator. Taking place in the Hopkirk Building at 7.30pm in Glasgow Botanic Gardens. New members and guests welcome. Gates open between 7.00-7.30pm.

Books At The Botanics
2019-03-09 10:00 - 2019-03-10 16:00, 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
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.

Come Dino with Me!
2019-03-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
Dippy the Dinosaurs diet is the subject of much debate. Join fern specialist Stevie Jakusz at Glasgow Botanic Gardens as he takes you on a tour of the ferns, cycads and other plants that could have made up the menu. Find out how the plants adapted to resist Dippy’s constant nibbling.

Book on this tour here.

Suitable for all ages. This is a tour through the Glasshouses at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. This event will last for one and a half hours. Toilets and cafe are available on site.

Meconopsis of the Himalayas- A Friends of Glasgow Botanics Gardens Lecture
2019-03-14 19:30 - 21:00 | University of Glasgow, Bower Building, Select a Country:
As part of the monthly series of meetings, this month the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens play host to Dr Alan Elliott, research associate from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Alan’s doctoral studies centered on the bio-geography of Meconopsis and in this talk he expands on this topic to cover the collection and propagation of this iconic genus.
Alan will outline plans to start collecting seed to grow specimens for Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
Also covered will be Alan’s recent field work, contributing to the Flora of Nepal. This work was part-funded by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

TCV present BioBlitz in the Botanics-British Science Week
2019-03-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
SPRING INTO ACTION

A family friendly BioBlitz, search for as many species as possible in an action packed few hours to create a snapshot of you local wildlife at the start of Spring

The Kibble Lecture-Thursday-18th April 2019
2019-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | 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

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
Follow @GlasgowBotanic on twitter
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 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
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

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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
