Botanical Horticulturalist #Garden & #Conservation Supervisor at @StABotanics | Trustee @BraziersPark | Any views are my own
St Andrews, Scotland
Joined November 2017
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Celebrating the New Year with a fine display of willow catkins - spring will soon be here after all
Here's to new beginnings,
Here's to pollen instead of gunpowder!
Here's to peace 🙏
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BSBI CEO @JuliaHanmer is now updating us on the projects and plans on the horizon #ScotBotanistsConf - there's never been a better time to be involved in the BSBI, nor a more important time to act for our flora: bsbi.org/join-donate
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Introducing Costasiella kuroshimae affectionately named the leaf sheep. This little dude not only crazes but can photosynthesise itself
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#BotanicalRhapsody a botany field course parody of Bohemian Rhapsody might be enjoyed by you and yours?! @ESA_org @ESAVegetation @Botanical_ @ESAEcology @NYBG @bgci @LinneanSociety @WWFscience @CarmenAcedo @MartineBotany @BotanyGeek @Love_plants shorturl.at/hoDJN
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The gorgeous skeletonised framework of a Thorn Apple pod today, still packed with seeds.
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A sculpture of eight foot tall twin Sudanese Water Goddesses by renowned artist, John Buckley, was recently unveiled at Braziers Park to mark the start of the #COP26Glasgow Summit.
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'Bean' looking for a lifestyle change? We are currently recruiting for the following roles:
Hospitality Convenor (25 hours/week)
Handy Person (16 hours/week)
Facilities Convenor (20 hours/week)
Business Administration & Finance Convenor (25 hours/week)
braziers.org.uk/living-and-w…
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We are currently recruiting for the following roles –
Community Coordinator (20 hours/week)
Facilities Convenor (20 hours/week)
Business Administration & Finance Convenor (25 hours/week)
Research Convenor (4 hours/week)
braziers.org.uk/living-and-w…
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We are hoping to do some maintenance work on our historic #greenhouse this year. Do get in touch if you'd like to help. A brief history of the greenhouse can be found here: braziers.org.uk/the-greenhou…
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Virtual Community Event: In lieu of our usual wider community weekend we're gathering online for a varied programme of weird and wonderful taster sessions, short films and discussion to brighten up a lockdown Sunday.
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Plantlife's CEO Ian Dunn kicks off #SpringIntoAction with a talk on the role of plants and fungi in a time of crisis. Booking is now open to all here > us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #biodiversity #Wildflowers
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Darwin's Barberry & Sweet Alison - new species for me on today's #NewYearPlantHunt:
A few musings on day #1
1⃣ Cow Parsley is blooming everywhere this winter.
2⃣ Hogweed is a pain when deliberately looked for.
3⃣ Common Whitlowgrass is a nightmare - we must have checked 100!
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Bastard toadflax (thesium humifusum) aka stars in the grass (a relatively recent alternative name), still in flower this week at Hartslock Nature Reserve. #wildflowerhour
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Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora) probably. Very tall, hairy, sticky, scruffy. Pale flowers roll over in a day. Night scent. #wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour
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A surprise plant hiding behind a lamp post in Kennington, SE London! This is the delightfully named "Hare's tail grass" (Lagurus ovatus), a Mediterranean plant that is often grown in gardens for its soft and fluffy flower spikes. 🐇 #morethanweeds
