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News and Events

Forthcoming Events:-

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

 

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.
   
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
   

Other Events

- TBA
   
 

 


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

 

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