Annual Talks
Annual Talks
2008: “Ancient Trees and Gardens in China”, George Anderson, Beechgrove Garden presenter.
2009: “Heritage Trees of Scotland”, Donald Rodger. Author.
2010: “Ancient & Veteran Trees of the UK”, Edward Parker, Photographer.
2011: “Go Green. Woodlands for Glasgow”, Stuart Chalmers, Scotland Central Belt Forester.
2012: “Scotland’s Native Woodlands”, Gordon Gray Stephens, Woodland Adviser.
2013: “Glasgow Garden Festival – 25 Years On”, Walter Gilmour & Angus Mackay.
2014: “Hamilton High Parks. Restoring An Ancient Landscape”, Malcolm Muir, Greenspace Manager, South Lanarkshire Council.
2016 (Jan.): “Current Research into Emerging Tree Diseases in Scotland”, Dr. Sarah Green, Forest Research Station, Roslin.
2016 (Nov.): “History of Woodland Exploitation in Scotland – from a Dendrochronological Perspective”, Dr. Anne Crone, AOC Archaeology, Loanhaed.
2017: “Ancient Oaks in the English Landscape”, Aljos Farjon, RBG Kew.
2018: “The Adventures of 3 Perthshire Plant Hunters in the Pacific Northwest. A. Menzies, D. Douglas, J. Jeffrey”, Syd House, Senior Forester.
2019: “A Quest for Trees”, Tom Christian, a leading UK conifer expert.
2022: “Tree Management at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”, Will Hinchliffe, arboricultural consultant at RBGE.
2023: “The Woodland Trust”, Benedict Bate.2024.
2024 (Sept.): “Past, Present & Future: Conifer Conservation”: Dr. Hannah Wilson, International Conifer Conservation Programme, RBGE.
2024 (Nov.): “David Douglas, plant collector with reference to John Scouler”: Ann Lindsay, Author.
2025: “Forests and Trees of the Kingdom of Bhutan”. Dr. David Long, research associate, RBGE
