Beechgrove comes to the Botanic Garden

Published On Wed 15 Oct 2014 by Roddy Isles

Beechgrove comes to the Botanic this Saturday as television’s Jim McColl features alongside a wide range of activities for an open day at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden.

The open day on Saturday October 18^th is being hosted by the Dundee Botanic Garden Endowment Trust

Jim McColl will be one of a `Gardeners Question Time’ panel alongside Lady Catherine Erskine from Cambo Estate, the artist and horticulturalist John Stoa, and Nicola McNee, from BBC Radio Scotland’s `Kitchen Garden’.

The day will also include a performance from the 30-piece University of Dundee Concert Band and a series of themed talks. These include Mike Galloway, Director of City Development, explaining how the Botanic Garden fits into the Dundee Waterfront project, and Professor Claire Halpin outlining the future of plant research and how it may impact on the garden.

Lady Dalhousie is Patron of the Botanic Garden Endowment Trust. She said, “The Botanic Garden is a treasure and one of the finest examples of a large-scale garden to be found in Scotland.

“We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Garden this weekend for what should be an entertaining and informative day.”

There will be guided tours of the garden and activities for all ages. The open day runs from 11am to 3pm on Saturday October 18^th and admission is free.

Set in 21 acres in the west end of Dundee, the Garden includes large tropical and temperate glasshouses and an outstanding range of plant life. The Dundee Botanic Garden Endowment Trust was formed in 2013 to assist and support the Garden as it continues to create a vital centre of knowledge and appreciation of plant life.

Roddy Isles
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