News and Events
Forthcoming Events:-
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Members' only events for 2010( become
a member ... )
Most events start 19.15pm with tea/coffee and biscuits,
for talks at 19.45. |
POSTPONED - new date tba
Monday 11 January
19.15pm UoR Plant Sciences Building
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Stephen Jury: Libya's Green Mountain Ecotourism.
Libya proposes to open-up Cyrenaica's Jbel Akhdar (Green Mountain) for ecotourism, encouraging visitors to see plants, animals and archaeology. Dr Stephen Jury recently visited the area to define local plant hotspots and help delimit a 5000 square km natural park. |
| Wednesday 17 March |
Renee Grayer: a talk on "Medicinal Plant Research at Kew Gardens"
Short history of medicinal plant research, some plants that have been studied at Kew and the authentication work on Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants. |
| Thursday 15 April |
speaker to be arranged |
| Tuesday 18 May |
AGM, with a garden tour beforehand and followed by cheese and wine. |
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| Open days for 2010 |
(gardens are open to the public monthly at 2pm
until 6pm, raising funds for various causes) |
| Sunday 11 April |
National Gardens Scheme |
| Sunday 9 May |
Duchess of Kent House Charity |
| Sunday 13 June |
St John Ambulance Brigade |
| Sunday 11 July |
Air Ambulance (BBO) |
| Sunday 8 August |
British Red Cross (BBO) |
| Sunday 12 September |
Hardy Plant Society / Friends of the Harris Garden |
| Sunday 10 October (2-5pm) |
Reading University Playgroup |
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| Other Events |
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Garden and event reports:-
Head Gardener's
Diary - May 2010
Tree
walk at the University with Rupert Taylor, June 2007
Mozart in the Garden
Report on the visit
to the Forbury Gardens and RISC
Harris Garden in the News
- articles in newspaper and magazines
