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Botanic Garden Lectures
Since 1973 the University of Leicester Botanic Garden has hosted a lecture on a botanical or horticultural topic as part of the University's Public Lecture series.
| Number | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | 20 May 2010 Mr Christopher Lloyd (Science writer & journalist) |
'What on earth evolved? 100 species that changed the world' |
| 33 | 24 September 2009 Mr Fergus Garrett (Head Gardener, Great Dixter) |
'Great Dixter, past, present and future' |
| 32 | 15 May 2008 Professor Alexei Leporc (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg) |
'English landscape garden design re-interpreted by Tsarist Russia' |
| 31 |
2007 Dr Christopher Preston (CEH, Monks Wood) |
'Agriculture, climate change and the British flora' |
| 30 | 12 September 2002 Dr Sandra Knapp (Natural History Museum, London) |
'Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon: the making of a naturalist' |
| 29 | 13 March 2001 Dr Oliver Rackham (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge) |
'Ancient woodland: the recent past and the future' |
| 28 | 7 September 2000 Professor Alan Gray (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Furzebrook) |
'GM or not GM: an ecologist's viewpoint' |
| 27 | 23 September 1999 Mr Nigel Colborn (writer and broadcaster; Stamford) |
'Gardening in Mediterranean Britain' |
| 26 |
11 June 1998 Dr Peter Houghton (Kings College London) |
'Green pharmacy: present and future medicines from plants' |
| 25 | 23 April 1997 Sir David Attenborough (naturalist, broadcaster; Kew) |
'Revealing the private life of plants' |
| 24 | 16 May 1996 Mr Richard Mabey (writer, broadcaster; Berkhamsetead) |
'From magic to modern myth: wild plants in popular culture' |
| 23 | 1 June 1995 Mrs Beth Chatto (writer, nurseryman; Colchester) |
'The right plant for the right place' |
| 22 |
26 May 1994 Mr John Simmons (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
'Botanical conservatories past and present' |
| 21 | 3 June 1993 Ms Anna Pavord (Gardening correspondent, The Independent) |
'Hidcote: the Edwardian garden' |
| 20 |
7 May 1992 Mr Peter Thoday (University of Bath) |
'The Victorian walled garden' |
| 19 | 30 May 1991 Ms Anne Swithinbank (BBC, Gardeners' World) |
'Exotic plants under glass' |
| 18 |
21 June 1990 Professor Ghillean T Prance (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
'The future of the Amazon rainforest' |
| 17 | 22 June 1989 Dr Robin Lane Fox (New College, Oxford) |
'Winners and losers in the garden' |
| 16 | 19 May 1988 Dr Stefan Buczacki (BBC, Gardeners' Question Time) |
'Wild plants in tame places' |
| 15 | 23 April 1987 Dr John Richards (University of Newcastle) |
'Sex in garden plants' |
| 14 |
22 May 1986 Mr Tony Schilling (Royal Botanic Gardens, Wakehurst Place) |
'Nepal - a plantsman's paradise' |
| 13 | 2 May 1985 Mr Alan Mitchell (Forestry Commission) |
'Notable trees' |
| 12 | 10 May 1984 Mr Christopher Brickell (RHS Garden, Wisley) |
'Wisley Garden: past, present and future' |
| 11 | 16 June 1983 Dr James Cullen (Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh) |
'How should we identify garden plants?' |
| 10 | 20 May 1982 Professor Harry Smith (University of Leicester) |
'A garden from the past for the future: the story of Leicester University Botanic Garden' |
| 9 | 30 April 1981 Mr Adrian Bloom (Bressingham Gardens) |
'How to make the most of a modern garden' |
| 8 | 1980 Professor Alan Gemmell (BBC, Gardeners' Question Time) |
'New plants for old' |
| 7 | 3 May 1979 Mr Roy Lancaster (Hillier Arboretum) |
'The Hillier Arboretum: trees for everyone' |
| 6 | 18 May 1978 Mr John Anthony (Trent Polytechnic) |
'A history of garden design' |
| 5 | 12 May 1977 Mr JK Hulme (Liverpool University Botanic Garden) |
'Ness: a developing botanic garden' |
| 4 | 27 May 1976 Dr Max Walters (Cambridge University Botanic Garden) |
'The conservation role of botanic gardens' |
| 3 | 15 May 1975 Professor Jack Hawkes (University of Birmingham) |
'Plants of South America and their value to Man' |
| 2 | 14 March 1974 Dr William Stearn (Natural History Museum, London) |
'The introduction of plants into the gardens of western Europe' |
| 1 | 22 March 1973 Professor J Heslop-Harrison (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
'Botanic gardens: the tradition and the future' |
