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Description
Your inspirational Tutor for the day is Timothy Walker – lecturer, botanist, gardener, presenter and author. Until recently the Horti Praefectus of the Oxford Botanic Garden, Timothy still lectures in Plant Sciences at Somerville College.
This workshop will cover three areas:
Part 1
Why do we bother with names and classification?
The first session looks at the history, purpose and theory behind plant classification, and naming and identification.
Part 2
Naming the bits.
The basis of all plant classification and identification is knowing what you are looking at and how to describe what you are looking at accurately. This session involves looking closely at a number of different plants with an x10 hand lens and pulling them apart.
Part 3
Using a key.
The final part of the workshop involves taking this new knowledge of plant structure and plant features and using it to identify plants with the help of identification keys and the hand lens.
This is always a fascinating and engaging workshop. Comments from members who have attended before include:
“He kept our attention all the way through and made complex information simple and practical”, and;
“An exceptional Tutor – very entertaining and knowledgeable”.
Timings:
Start: 10:00am
Ends: 4:00pm
Refreshments:
Refreshments are provided, but please bring a packed lunch.
Please Bring:
In addition to a packed lunch, please bring weather appropriate clothing and footwear, and just in case, something waterproof to sit on.
Costs:
Members £65 | Non-members £75.
