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Category Archives: MSc Plant Diversity
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 19: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; a spot of medieval Advent Botany
By Alex Mills So, it’s Christmas time. You’re having a bit of food with your friends and family. Well, a lot of food. It’s Christmas, isn’t it? It’s all very convivial and jolly and all that. Suddenly, there’s a commotion … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany Day 4: The Glastonbury Thorn
By Karen Andrews Botanists are no strangers to muddy boots. Glastonbury conjures up an image today of muddy wellingtons at its famous pop music festival. The town also possesses a unique botanical heritage with a strong Christmas connection. History and … Continue reading →
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Chelsea Flower Show 2017
The Chelsea Flower Show is without doubt one of the most famous flower shows in the world. This year, I had the chance to work with commercial and amateur gorwers of carnivorous plants to put together an educational stand for … Continue reading →
Palm trees in British Gardens
With the publication of the RHS Gardening in a Changing Climate report raises questions on what will grow well in future british gardens. Here we launch a survey of which palms are currently grown outside in the UK to get an … Continue reading →
Advent Botany 2016 – Day 24: Professor Vernon Heywood
By DrM Dr M introduced to #adventbotany this year, #adventbotanists, botanists whose birthdays fall within advent. The first featured Erasmus Darwin a great botanical mind from a bygone age. Dr M’s second #adventbotanist features Vernon Heywood, born on 24th December … Continue reading →
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Creative approaches to teaching field botany skills
Here are the slides from the presentation by Alastair Culham & Jonathan Mitchley at Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase Event 2015: 7th – 8th September 2015, Isis Education Centre, Hyde Park, London
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Tagged e-learning, Field Skills, Field Skills Teaching, fieldwork
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e-Flora of Oman – design and content survey – Azzah Al Jabri
I am a student of the MSc in Plant Diversity at the University of Reading but am also a professional botanist in the Sultanate of Oman. My name is Azzah AlJabri and I am developing a website to accompany the … Continue reading →
Do Guided Tours Enhance the Education Role of Botanic Gardens? : A Qualitative Study
A study by Laura Rollin (MSc Plant Diversity) A request to complete a 10 minute survey The survey linked here is asking for background information from all UK gardens to find out what percentage of gardens offer tours, how they … Continue reading →
Chelsea Flower Show – Silver Medal
The Carnivorous Plant Society stand at Chelsea Flower Show, featuring plants grown at the University of Reading won a prestigious Silver Medal. To see the preparation of the stand click here.
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Carnivorous Plants from UoR at #RHSChelsea 2015
The Carnivorous Plant Society, a registered UK Charity “dedicated to the promotion of carnivorous plants both in the wild and in cultivation, through conservation and education.” Periodically it provides a display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and this was … Continue reading →
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Tagged Giant butterwort, University of Reading Chelsea Flower Show
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