Talk: Developing the Jade Dragon Field Station and Lijiang Alpine Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden Wed 10 Sept 2008
Come and hear how the Botanics has built on its long legacy of links with China and more recent collaboration with the Kunming Institute of Botany to create a new botanic garden and field station in the Yunnan province of China. With David Paterson, RBGE.
Talk: Modern Day Plant Collectors in China
Benmore Botanic Garden Wed 1 Oct 2008
David Long and Mark Watson will talk about the ten expeditions to the Gaoligong Shan that have been undertaken to date, part of the series of lectures in the 'China Now in Scotland' festival.
Lecture: Plants - The Silent Witnesses by Dr Jennifer Miller
Benmore Botanic Garden Sat 18 Oct 2008
Dr. Jennifer Miller, forensic botanist of Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD), will give an enthralling lecture on the clues given by plants in the investigative world of forensic science. Tea and home baking will follow.
Talk: George Forrest - a Scottish Plant Collector in China
Logan Botanic Garden Thurs 23 Oct 2008
Leonie Paterson will recount George Forrest's stories and adventures and show some of the incredible photographs he took on his travels; part of the series of lectures in the 'China Now in Scotland' festival.
Coffee Morning: RBGE Community Wildlife Volunteers Project
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 27 Oct 2008
Laura Gallagher, RBGE Horticultural Supported Volunteer Coordinator, will describe the project to develop a community wildlife garden and nursery area for conservation plants in the RBGE Nursery, helped by volunteers with support needs.
Coffee Morning: Battle of the Bluebell Bulbs
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tues 11 Nov 2008
Deborah Kohn, Research Fellow in RBGE's Genetics and Conservation Section, will explain the questions and issues of research into the battle between our own native bluebell and the invading foreigners.
Lecture: Shaping Continuity in the Gardens of the National Trust for Scotland by Jan Haenraets
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 13 Nov 2008
A talk by Jan Haenraets, Head of Gardens of the National Trust for Scotland, on the developments within the gardens under the care of the NTS.
Lecture: Feeding Families and Protecting Forests in the Amazon by Dr Toby Pennington
Benmore Botanic Garden Thurs 20 Nov 2008
Toby Pennington will speak about his work in the Amazon. Education of local farmers in the use of native trees can lead to sustainable agricultural practices. Tea and home baking will follow.
Pruning Workshop
Dawyck Botanic Garden Sat 22 Nov 2008
Learn about pruning techniques from the professionals at Dawyck Botanic Garden.
Lecture: Water, Moss and Rock - Art, Artifice and Symbols in Japanese Gardens by Marie-Therese Barrett
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 27 Nov 2008
Joint lecture with the Garden History Society; Marie-Therese Barrett, lecturer in Japanese Art History, will describe how Japanese gardens are rich in aesthetic artifice, variety, history and symbolism.