In his talk ‘A View from the Palm House’, Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, entranced a large audience in Belfast with a series of inter-connections between art, architecture, plants, people, invasive species, climate change and much more besides.
Perhaps the most stunning moment was when he produced the seeds of the entire flora of the island of Ireland – all contained in a match box. IGPS members were joined by some of the staff from Belfast Botanic Gardens and committee members of the Friends of Belfast Botanic Gardens for the event in Malone House, kindly made available by Belfast Parks Department, its stunning seasonal decorations adding to everyone’s enjoyment
Many thanks to Maeve Bell and Barbara Kelso for the fabulous photographs and write-up on the night.
