@thebotanist.bsky.social Biodiversity-ist, Botanist, keen gardener and grower. Views expressed here are my own. Photos my own unless marked otherwise.
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ALT Leather bound PhD thesis entitled 'Mentha' by E H Metcalf
ALT Page from PhD thesis featuring two black and white photos of specimens and a description
ALT Several dried mentha specimens
ALT Dr M and @BotanyRNG are at electronic poster #2718 at the XX Botany Congress at Madrid, please follow the QR code to give us your thoughts on botany teaching in the 21st century!
ALT Screenshot of The Agenda landing page on Earth Day 2024
ALT Banner from Toronto’s Climate Strike Rally 2019
ALT Fossil Fuel Subsidies coffin carried by students from Toronto’s Climate Strike Rally 2019
ALT Signs from Toronto’s Climate Strike Rally 2019
ALT Pressed brown plant with water colour of the plant in life. Detail of style and stigma also painted in cut away image.
ALT Today you can listen to Gardener's Question Time (3pm and repeated Sunday) from University of Reading's Harris Garden and (maybe) hear Alastair Culham and Dr M asking asking questions of the plantastic panel Matt Biggs, Juliet Sargeant and James Wong, expertly chaired by Peter Gibbs.
ALT the last few cabinets to remove and the old plinths being sawn up.
ALT Luton van being loaded with empty herbarium cabinets via a tail lift.
ALT Cabinets stacked two high in the luton van and surrounded with blanket material for protection during transit.
ALT Linnaeus and Barbie contemplate the cleared area of herbarium with newly exposed walls that are painted a sort of light pink. Linnaeus says "It’s the end of an era Barbie, the last of those big grey metal cabinets have gone." and thinks "At least we still have lovely grey floors….". #HerbariumBarbie thinks "The original walls are PINK! This really IS the home of #HerbariumBarbie!" and says "Carl, if we get the floor washed, can we party? There’s plenty of room to dance!".
ALT Grey skies over the Harborne building.
ALT Grey cabinets being dismantled by two people in high vis jackets against a background of green Solander boxes.
ALT BBCGQT was recorded at University of Reading yesterday, image shows James Wong (chair of BUC2016), Dr M and Vikki Rose (University of Reading BUC2024 team member). You can listen to the episode on 12 April.
ALT BBCGQT recorded at University of Reading yesterday, Dr M asked a question about Botanical University Challenge and the image shows the first BUC held at Kew in 2016 with James Wong in the chair! You can listen to the GQT episode on 12 April.