The Friends of Membership benefits include: Botanic Gardens The Gardens were originally founded in association Glasgow Botanic Gardens Free copy of THE DRUMLIN with the for research and The Gardens magazine teaching purposes and this link continues to be Plants are important to the future of our maintained today by the City of Glasgow. A varied programme of member social events planet. They provide us with everything we Behind the scenes tours of the Gardens need, food and medicines, clothing and fuel The Kibble Palace is one of the finest examples of Priority notice of concerts and events and structural use of plants. Victorian Glasshouses and was moved to the Horticultural workshops, lectures and use of Gardens in 1873. In 2007 it was re-opened Over 250,000 species have been discovered the Gardens library of horticultural and following a totally dismantled refurbishment, so far and we are developing new properties botanical reference books showing the National Collection of Tree Ferns at it’s and uses for plants all the time. Tours and visits to other Gardens finest as well as an extensive collection of Temperate plants. Unfortunately, as a result of habitat loss, The Friends web-site contains much climate change and the exploitation of information about activities within the natural resources, 25% of the worlds Gardens with e-mail and twitter links with the The Main Range of glasshouses flowering plants are facing extinction within Friends at: houses National Collections of Begonias and Dendrobium orchids the next 50 years. www.glasgowbotanicgardens.com which demonstrate the great (you can e-mail us directly from the web site) diversity of the plant kingdom.

Taking a walk through the gardens you will see the World Rose Garden, the herb garden, herbaceous borders and much more. Go down to the peaceful Kelvin Walkway and wander through the arboretum containing many specimen trees, several of which were introduced by the Scottish plant collector, David Douglas.

The Friends of By joining the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Glasgow Botanic Gardens support all Gardens you will be helping to support the activities within the development of horticulture, botanical Gardens providing research, conservation and education as well practical and financial as ensuring the important role of the assistance. Gardens in the life of Glasgow. Our support includes assistance with the

purchase of new seats In return you will become and plants for the part of a growing association Gardens as well as of people with an interest in being a link between the users of the the world-wide network of Gardens and Glasgow Botanic Gardens City Council.

The Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens The restored Kibble Palace and is a Registered Charity No SC022622 information panels The Friends also provide the course for the Certificate in Practical Horticulture

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