Timeline of the Gardens

• 1817 Royal Botanical Institution of Glasgow established the Botanic Gardens at Sandyford
• 1839 Present site purchased, collections & glasshouses moved to Kelvinside
• 1841 Curators House built (Architect – CharlesWilson)
• 1842 Gardens opened 1st April
• 1873 Kibble Palace erected on currect site
• 1878 New teak glasshouse erected (now called the Main Range)
• 1884 Gate Houses built at Main Gates
• 1880s Tree fern collection established in the Kibble Palace
• 1891 Corporation of the City of Glasgow took control of the Gardens
• 1896 Glasgow Central Railway opened line through the Gardens
• 1939 Botanic Gardens and Kirklee underground stations closed
• 1957 New Herb Garden built adjacent to the Kibble Palace
• 1976 Arboretum opened
• 1979 Hopkirk Building built
• 1987 Trades House of Glasgow sponsored botanical expedition to Papua New Guinea
• 1988 Main Range being restored on a rolling programme
• 1995 Botanic Gardens Strategy approved by Council
• 1997 Visitors Centre opened
• 2002 Species Rose Garden and new Children’s Play Area Opened
• 2003 £7+ million restoration of Kibble Palace began
• 2004 West Wing of the Main Range of Glasshouses restored
• 2006 Restoration of the Kibble Palace completed
• 2008 Hopkirk Classroom set up for the use of schools
• 2011 The Long Pit Glasshouse restored
• 2017 The Glasgow Botanic Gardens celebrates 200 flourishing years