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Kibble Palace tours
View post: 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 The Friends and garden guides will commence winter tours of The Kibble Palace from mid January onwards 2024. These will be led by our volunteer…
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AGM 2023
View post: 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 particular attention to the need for new officers and committee members in the coming year. Please see the attached leaflet for details and feel free…
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Tour Guide Volunteers
View post: 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 work and history of the Gardens and also to help raise funds for its continuing growth and maintenance. We are looking for Guides. Would you…
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Proposed Glasshouse Charges- A statement by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
View post: 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 the City Council other than the press information suggesting charges to the Glasshouses will be introduced raising a reported £185,000, presumably annually. To date, there…
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Opening Hours New Year 2023
View post: 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 31st January) The Glasshouse opening times including Kibble Palace are 10am until 4pm. Glasshouses are free entry, no booking required and managed by Glasgow City…
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Tea Room at the Botanics
View post: Tea Room at the BotanicsThe Tea Room at the Botanics will be closed from 23 December 2022 until 1 April 2023. We hope to bring you further details of the reopening and revised menu when we have it.
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Garden update: Weeping Ash
View post: Garden update: Weeping AshThe end of an era The Botanic Gardens’ Weeping Ash, the tree that travelled from the original site at Sandyford, Sauchiehall Street in 1841 to the present day Great Western Road site, has finally fallen victim to Ash Die Back Disease. Early on the morning of 24 August 2022 it was felled by Glasgow City…
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Event: Bat and Moth Night 2 September 2022
View post: Event: Bat and Moth Night 2 September 2022On Friday, 2nd September the wonderful people from Butterfly Conservation and Clyde Bat Group will be leading the engagement at the Moth and Bat night at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It is one of the highlights of the events calendar. Volunteers from Butterfly Conservation will be there to show you some of the marvelous moths that…
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Event: Glasgow Science Festival 4-12 September 2021
View post: Event: Glasgow Science Festival 4-12 September 2021GSF at the Glasgow Botanic GardensVenue: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Great Western Rd, Glasgow, G12 0UEDate: 4th to 12th Sept 2021Time: Daily between 11.00 – 2.00pmBooking: No booking required Meet research staff and students from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Edinburgh, Glasgow Caledonain University, University of the West of Scotland and the Open University. As well…
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Visitor information
View post: Visitor informationThe Garden grounds are open from 7a.m. till 9pm at the moment (times may vary for operational reasons. Where this happens we will try and post advance notice) The Kibble Palace and the Main Range Glasshouses have reopened and the operating hours are 12noon until 4pm. This altered service allows horticultural staff to conduct all…
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