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CPH graduates return to the gardens as volunteers
View post: CPH graduates return to the gardens as volunteersGraduates of Glasgow’s CPH (Certificate in Practical Horticulture) course, have been volunteering in the Gardens again this spring, applying their new skills to small projects and bringing enjoyable improvements to […]
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Update from our Countryside Rangers
View post: Update from our Countryside RangersA career as a countryside ranger is ever-changing, filled with conservation efforts, wildlife surveying, and community engagement. Each week brings a variety of tasks that contribute to protecting and enhancing […]
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Chair’s report
View post: Chair’s reportStaff have been very busy planting out the formal bedding in front of the Kibble over the last week. The forecast with a mixture of sun and rain should help […]
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Signs of Spring
View post: Signs of SpringAt last, the days are lengthening and Spring is just around the corner! In Glasgow Botanic Gardens signs of Spring are everywhere if you know where to look.
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Glasgow Flower Gardens
View post: Glasgow Flower GardensCreating a community space that is teeming with wildlife isn’t only about getting the planting and management right. It’s also about other creative endeavours.
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Vireya Rhodododendrons
View post: Vireya RhodododendronsThis time of year, there will be quite a few rhododendrons flowering in the Gardens and elsewhere. These are usually Himalayan and Chinese species and hybrids – huge numbers of which were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th century. But there is a whole group which need to be grown indoors in Britain…
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2024 CPH Graduates
View post: 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
View post: Tales from the Tours: Plant HuntersEveryone loves a monkey puzzle. Araucaria araucana is a unique and popular ornamental conifer in UK gardens. But how did it get here? In 1795 Archibald Menzies (1754-1842) voyaged with […]
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Glasgow Flower Gardens
View post: Glasgow Flower GardensSweet peas are going to make a come back in our Annuals Garden this year. They were a highlight in our first year at the Botanics in 2017 so we […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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