A rare opportunity to receive a guided tour specific to the plants of Georgia and the Caucasus presented by official Kew guides. This will be followed by a double lecture at the Jodrell Theatre; the first by Clare Trivedi of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership Kew who will update us on the important Seed Bank preservation work in Georgia (following on from the excellent BGS talks given by her and Guy Moore last year). The second is by Tinatin Barbishvili a botanist from the National Botanic Garden of Georgia, currently being hosted by Kew.
We will meet at Kew’s Orangery Restaurant (near the Main Gate) at 2pm ready for a 2.30 tour departure around the gardens (maximum of 15 per group). Afterwards we will be escorted over to the Jodrell Theatre for the two illustrated lectures.
Some members may want to come earlier, visit the gardens themselves then congregate at the Orangery restaurant around 1pm for lunch.
Peter Nasmyth, who will be there for lunch, will collect the £4 fees between 2 and 2.30pm.
Remember that Kew has four entrances and the walk from the Victoria Gate (nearest Kew Gardens station) to the Orangery is a good 10/15 minutes.
Kew Gardens
A standard day ticket is required for entrance into the gardens. Price for an adult is £14.50. Concessions are available.