We are pleased to share that the University of Dundee Botanic Gardens are now open to the public once more after so many weeks of lockdown. You can find out all about the re-opening and how to visit by watching this information video. If you are still unable to visit in person, then the Botanics…Continue Reading Botanic Gardens: Plants Thriving in Summer Weather (Video)
Join botanical horticulturalist Clare Reaney in this video where you can explore the Australasian section of the Botanic Gardens. This section of the garden is one of the newest parts of the garden to be landscaped and has lots of plants currently in flower – so delve right in with this virtual tour….Continue Reading A Tour of the Australian Garden in the Botanics
Join botanical horticulturalist Clare Reaney in the following video to have a look around the Scottish Flora garden in the Botanic Gardens at the University of Dundee. This area of the gardens has been developed specifically for wild Scottish flora with 10 different and important Scottish habitats. Find out more in the video below!…Continue Reading Botanic Gardens: A ramble through the woodland looking at the Scottish flora
The Curator for the Botanic Gardens, Kevin Frediani, was interviewed last week by Circular Tayside, on the role of a Botanic garden in a time of global change. The resultant video captures his thoughts, exploring the potential for informing the development garden. The vision is forward thinking and ambitious, while rooted in the inherited past…Continue Reading Interview with Botanics Curator: The Role of a Botanic Garden in a Time of Global Change
After receiving a question about how to grow the Sensitive plant from seed, the team at the Botanics have created this tutorial video with hints and tips for you to try yourself at home….Continue Reading Botanics Tutorial: How to grow Sensitive plant from seed
Join botanical horticulturalist Clare Reaney as she walks us through the New Zealand section of the Botanic Gardens at the University and shows us the weird and wonderful plants there….Continue Reading A Snapshot of the Plants from New Zealand in the Botanic Gardens (Video)
The team at the Botanic Gardens will be holding a Gardeners Question and Answer Forum on Wednesday 10th June at 2pm. If you have any gardening questions you would like answered by our experts here at the Botanics, then please send your questions and pictures to us at BotanicGardens@dundee.ac.uk. You can find out more information…Continue Reading Botanic Gardens: Gardeners Question & Answer Forum at 2pm, Wednesday 10th June
While the University’s museums and galleries are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus emergency, we’re sharing more of our collections online. This is the latest in a series of films in which museum curator Matthew Jarron tells the stories behind some of our most interesting objects and artworks. In this video we look at five…Continue Reading William Gardiner and the Flora of Forfarshire (Video)
Take a virtual tour around the glasshouse in the Botanic Gardens at the University of Dundee with botanical horticulturalist Clare Reaney as she shows us the wonderful variety of plants on offer….Continue Reading A Tour around the Glasshouse in the Botanic Gardens (Video)
Gardening can be a great way to look after both our physical and mental wellbeing, but not everyone is lucky enough to have their own garden during this period of lockdown. That’s why we love this tutorial from Clare Reaney from the Botanic Gardens for #WellTogether week, which demonstrates how you can still get your…Continue Reading #WellTogether: How to Plant Potatoes in Bags: A Tutorial from the Botanic Gardens
In this following video for #WellTogether week, University Archivist Jan Merchant talks us through the Big Back Garden Project. The Big Back Garden Project is a project run by the Archive Services at the University of Dundee with Morgan Academy S3 pupils. It looks at the history of Baxter Park and its role on the…Continue Reading #WellTogether: Big Back Garden Project
Getting out in nature can be a great way to relax and practice mindfulness. We know that it’s not possible for everyone to get out as much as we would normally like, so the Botanic Gardens here at University of Dundee have been posting regular updates from the garden so we have a way to…Continue Reading #WellTogether: Mindfulness in the Botanic Gardens
