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Glasgow Flower Gardens
Read more: Glasgow Flower Gardensby Jane Butterworth, Head Gardener for Glasgow Flower Gardens Creating a community space that is teeming with wildlife isn’t only about getting the planting and management right. It’s also about […]
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Seasonal spotlight: Vireya Rhodododendrons
Read more: Seasonal spotlight: Vireya RhodododendronsBy Rob Wishart, Garden Guide This time of year, there will be quite a few rhododendrons flowering in theGardens and elsewhere. Perhaps like me, you are hoping to get to […]
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2024 CPH Graduates
Read more: 2024 CPH GraduatesThe Friends would like to congratulate the most recent cohort of CPH graduates on completing their certification! Well done to all and a big THANK YOU to our instructors on […]
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Tales from the Tours: Plant Hunters
Read more: Tales from the Tours: Plant HuntersAn interview with Mary McGrath Everyone loves a monkey puzzle. Araucaria araucana is a unique and popular ornamental conifer in UK gardens. But how did it get here? In 1795 […]
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Glasgow Flower Gardens
Read more: Glasgow Flower Gardensby Jane Butterworth & Lucy Vaughan, Chair of Glasgow Flower Gardens Sweet peas are going to make a come back in our Annuals Garden this year. They were a highlight […]
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Kibble Palace tours
Read more: Kibble Palace toursMany of those reading will be aware of the very successful summer and autumn tours of Glasgow Botanic Gardens led by our garden guides in 2023. As a further development […]
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AGM 2023
Read more: AGM 2023Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Annual General Meeting Monday, 4 September 2023 at 6.30pm in the Kibble Palace An agenda has been circulated to members but we wish to draw […]
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Tour Guide Volunteers
Read more: Tour Guide VolunteersThe Friends of the Glasgow Botanic Gardens are planning to start public tours of the Botanics in July. The aim is to raise awareness of the fascinating plant collections, conservation […]
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Proposed Glasshouse Charges- A statement by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Read more: Proposed Glasshouse Charges- A statement by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic GardensGlasgow Botanic Gardens – Glasgow City Council introduction of entry charges to Glasshouses Response by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens At this time, the Friends have no information from […]
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Opening Hours New Year 2023
Read more: Opening Hours New Year 2023Opening Hours January 1, 2, 2023 As always the Gardens are open from 7am with the last gate being closed (Main Gate) at 5pm. (These are the gate times until […]