Lecture Programme
The Lecture Programme 2011-2012
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Meetings are held on Thursdays in the Zoology Building Lecture Theatre, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue at 7.30pm
Non-members are welcome for a donation of £3
October 13
Ken Thompson Don’t judge a plant by appearances
Dr Thompson is a well known lecturer at Sheffield University who contributes regularly to The Daily Telegraph gardening pages and Organic Gardening. He is the author of several books including The Book of Weeds, and An Ear to the Ground: Understanding Your GardenOctober 29 (Saturday) Plant sale in the Garden A great opportunity to share our spare plants with others and raise money for further developments in the Cruickshank Botanic Garden.
November 10
Dick Birnie Replacing Food with Fun: Understanding changes in the Scottish countryside since 1945
Dr Birnie recently retired from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen where he was Head of Communications. He has over 30 years research experience with particular interests in land management and renewable energy.
December 8
Ian Young Woodland Bulbs
Ian is a long term member of the Friends but is also a very respected and active member of the Scottish Rock Garden Club. Ian lectures, shows plants and runs the Ian Young’s Bulb Log on the SRGC website. Wine, soft drinks and mince pies to follow
January 12
Dr Jim McDonald Plant Physiology for Gardeners
Dr McDonald is a senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences with particular interests in nutrient dynamics and the use of modelling techniques for understanding biological systems.
February 9
Dr Stuart Wale Peru - a potato man's paradise
Stuart is one of the Trustees of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden. He recently retired from Scottish Agriculture College where he was Dean of Centre at Aberdeen. He taught plant pathology and crop protection to students and was involved in research, primarily potato pathology.
March 8
Joint meeting with the Royal Horticultural Society
Christopher Hollidayfrom Cutting Edge Garden Design, Cumbria, lectures and writes on plants and gardens. His articles have appeared in Gardens Illustrated and the English Garden, and he is the author of ‘Sharp Gardening’. Refreshments afterwards.
April 12
Annual General Meeting at 7pm followed by Gardeners Question Time
A team of experts will assemble to answer your gardening queries. Please let us have some questions in advance to ensure we have a balance of interests
May 3
The Noel Pritchard Memorial Lecture
Noel Kingsbury Perennials that stand up for themselves
Noel has been professionally involved in horticulture since 1986 when he ran a nursery near Bristol, growing herbaceous plants and tender species suitable for conservatories. The whole field of ‘ecological planting design’ also drew him into working with the department of landscape at Sheffield University, a world centre for the integration of ecology, landscape and horticulture. Refreshments afterwards.
May 12 (Saturday)Plant Sale in the Garden. 10.30 - noon.