How Kevock Nursery prepares an exhibit for Chelsea

Discovering how the garden at Cluny is recovering two years after Storm Arwen.

Discover the amazingly diverse wild plants in woodlands, meadows and high mountains of Transylvania.

The Tangled Bank project in St Andrews Botanic Garden is recreating some of Fife’s most threatened habitats. Drawing inspiration from Darwin, the Tangled Bank will be

an ecologically vibrant place to learn about evolution and botany.

An introduction into the fascinating symbiotic world of lichens, exploring their habitats across Scotland and what lichens can tell us about our environment.

An exploration of Kyrgyzstan in search of tulips and other botanical riches.

Nancy will take us on a trip around the world looking at the wonderful world of plants: From the super bloom of the Atacama and the Flying Duck Orchid of Australia to the 'Apple of Death' of Central America, the Red Spider Lily of Japan and all points in between.

The October Plant Sale (Sat, 7th Oct) will now be held in the ZOOLOGY BUILDING foyer, avoiding the bad weather. Entry via the Cruickshank Gardens only!!

This year’s Houseplant Giveaway to Freshers in the School of Biological Sciences will take place in the Cruickshank Garden between 12:00 and 14:00 on FRIDAY 15th SEPTEMBER. This has become an annual event now, and is very much anticipated by the students, who are grateful to receive a plant to make their accommodation feel more like home.

We can’t do it without your donations of course!!

A private visit for FCBG members and their guests to the garden of Friend Irene Wischik in Old Aberdeen

Fergus will talk about connecting to the countryside, and how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and punctuation, using Great Dixter and other gardens as examples.

Private Drinks & Canapés Party for Friends before the May lecture

Spring is here. Come along and bag a bargain. Plants are all donated so you can often pick up a rare or choice item. Prices are mostly £1 or £2, unless the plant is large or unusual - even then you can expect to pay only £3 or £4.

Gavin McNaughton, owner of Macplants, will talk about meconopsis and gentians, in which he specialises. He will bring plants for sale.

Jimmy MacRae is a recently retired nurseryman who has been visiting Kerala, South India, for several years. He will speak about his extensive travels in the tea estates and the exotic spices grown there.

ONLINE ONLY - TEAMS BROADCAST

Due to unforeseen circumstances this lecture will now be given by Colin Belton, the Garden Supervisor at Logan and not Richard Baines (Curator)

Colin’s’s talk will showcase this sub-tropical paradise, known widely as Scotland’s Most Exotic Garden, featuring Southern hemisphere exotics such as Palms, bananas, tree ferns, Proteas and luxurious half hardy perennials.

Dr Stuart Wale is a potato consultant and formerly Dean at the Scottish Agricultural College, Aberdeen.

After working professionally in this area for more than 40 years and over 5 continents, Stuart will share his enthusiasm for the third most important crop in the world.

Jim Jermyn is the Property Manager and Head Gardener at NTS Branklyn Garden.

Areas such as the Maritime Alps can be visited at peak times of the year to view alpines in flower. But how to grow them in the UK? Jim looks at some new and creative approaches.