Plant Sale

The suns shone and Saturday's sale organised by the Friends
was a great success,

raising approximately £1000 for the Garden.

Ready, steady.....

GO!

Friends' Meeting

A meeting will be held on Wednesday, 23rd May at 7.0 PM in the Education Centre to update Friends on the progress towards establishing an Endowment Trust for the Garden The form is expected to be short presentations on behalf of the Trust and the University to explain how the Trust fits in with the strategic plans for the Garden, followed by a period for questions and discussion.
There will also be an opportunity to see the proposals for redesigning the front entrance to the Garden.

Dates for 2012

Date	Event	Speaker
12th May	Plant Sale	2 - 4 pm Botanic Garden
16th May at 2.0 pm	Guided tour of  Riverside Nature Park
23rd May	Update on Endowment Trust Evening meeting	7.0 PM at the Education Centre
9th or 10th June	Outing to Binny Plants &  Gardens	details to be confirmed
Ist July	Outing to Madeleine Tinson at Parkkhead  House, Perth, to see the Chris North Lilies	with Plant Heritage provision cost £6
12th September , evening	AGM
17th October, evening	Bulbs of Asia Minor Evening lecture	Michael Almond

Free Talk

There is a talk in the D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum  on Tues 14 February at 6pm when Alan Elliott of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will speak about the pioneering botanists of Angus.

The early 19th century saw a number of botanists that, despite their humble roots in Angus, had a major impact on the horticultural and botanical world. This talk explores some of these extraordinary characters and the fascinating plants they found from their explorations in Africa, Australia, the Americas and closer to home.  

Refreshments will be served after the talk. Please enter by the main front door of the Carnelley Building.

Autumn

Committee meeting have resumed and the minutes of the July meeting ( remember summer?) are now posted. The Newsletter will be out at the end of the month with details of our programme this session.

Meanwhile although the Taste of Autumn Event proposed for 8th October has been cancelled The Garden is hosting Juicy Wednesday on the 5th.

Dundee Fruit and Flower Show

Friends welcome visitors to the Botanic Garden display at the
Dundee Fruit and Flower Show

Not the Antiques Road Show

but an opportunity to to have your antiques and collectables valued and identified when Bonhams visit the Garden on Friday, 17th June , between 11.0 am and 3 .0 pm.
Tickets will be available at the Visitors' Centre - £5 for one item and £10 for three.  Profits from the evend will go the Endowment Trust for the Garden.

Mary Benstead Exhibition

Paintings by Mary Benstead, which she has donated to the Friends, will be exhibited during the week of the Fortieth Anniversay celebrations and can be viewed on the University web site by following the link:  Paintings

Minutes

Keep up to date with the Minutes of the Friends' Committee meetings!