History teacher George Harris's wildlife garden in Tollcross has been developing since he bought the house twenty years ago. His small urban oasis has played host to an astonishing diversity of flora and fauna and has afforded pleasure and education to generations of family and friends. In this inspirational and practical talk George shares his excitement about nature and describes how he did it with the help of a wealth of photographs.
Alan Elliot is a PhD student at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, working on the dynamics of speciation in the Himalayas. He is a passionate community gardener, participating in commemoration of the Forfar botanists and the Lost Garden of Penicuik, and St John's Church new biodiversity group. He will speak about community gardening and how in a city those without gardens can become wildlife gardeners too.
Monday 7 April, 7.30-9pm, St John's Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh. All welcome!
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If you would like to come but cannot manage this evening, the talk is repeated on Thursday 10th at 11.00am.
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