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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on September 22, 2014, 03:16:54 PM

Title: Plant Heritage- All Scotland Event at RBGE 28th September 2014
Post by: Maggi Young on September 22, 2014, 03:16:54 PM

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will be hosting Plant Heritage's All Scotland Meeting, on 28th September,  to which non-members are most welcome. The focus of this year's event will be a celebration of the achievements of Scottish plant hunters past and present, exploring some of the less obvious ways used at RBGE to conserve their findings. Speakers include Julia Corden of the Plant Hunters Garden, Pitlochry and Alan Elliott of RBGE - both respected members of SRGC.

 Open to all - cost £16
See full programme of the day and booking details below:

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Alan has just returned from a trip  for the RBGE .....
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Title: Re: Plant Heritage- All Scotland Event at RBGE 28th September 2014
Post by: Maggi Young on September 28, 2014, 12:22:02 PM

Day seems to be going well  - here's  JuliaCorden of the  Explorer's Garden, Pitlochry, talking about her trips to Bhutan and NE India for  the Plantheritage Scotland.

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picture from Al Elliott - don't suppose he'll mange to take one of himself!