Build Up to the BGCI

The past couple of weeks have been largely dominated by the run up to just one event: The Botanic Gardens Conservation International. For five days, from the 21st to the 25th of October 2013, delegates representing Botanic Gardens from around the world are descending upon the city of Dunedin to deliver talks on a vast array of projects currently taking place in gardens and botanical institutions around the world. There are even a few familiar names from the Edinburgh gardens making an appearance. Through a very fortunate turn of events and a healthy dose of 'right place, right time', I have managed to secure a ticket for the week and will also be in attendance. That is if I can decipher the programme...

In the mean time, the Dunedin gardens have been getting a good sprucing up. Edges have been edged, plants planted and weeds weeded and I must say the place is looking pretty spiffing.  So for your viewing pleasure, here are a selection of photos from around the garden showing it in all of its Spring glory.

Rock Garden- Lower Garden (19/10/2013)

Lower Garden (19/10/2013)

Meconopsis paniculata- Lower Garden (19/10/2013)

Rock Garden (19/10/2013)

Davidia involucrata in flower (18/10/2013)

Forest Spirits (See 'Princess Mononoke')

Azalea Lawn (20/10/2013)

Ranunculus lyallii flowering in Alpine Garden (19/10/2013)

Myosotis colensoi- Endemic Forget-Me-Not (20/10/2013)

Primula veris- Geographic Collection (19/10/2013)

Primula pulverulenta- North Asian Section (20/10/2013)

Ropey artwork in the Eucalyptus grove (20/10/2013)

Dunedin Botanic Gardens (20/10/2013)

Mediterranean Garden (20/20/2013)

South African Garden (20/10/2013)

Azalea Lawn in vibrant Spring colour (20/10/2013)