Lindley Late - The Evolution Garden: Uncovering a History of Plants

Demonstration / Talk / Lecture
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22
Oct

RHS Lindley Library

RHS Lindley Library

Address

80 Vincent Square, London

Venue

RHS Lindley Library

Booking


  • Member

    £10

  • Non-member

    £10

  • Other Prices

    Pay what you can

Overview

  • Event times

    6.30pm–8pm
    Doors open at 6pm

  • Subject

    Demonstration / Talk / Lecture


Delve into a history of plants at this talk by palaeobotanist Paul Kenrick, as we uncover:

  • What does a palaeobotanist do, and how can we determine what the world once looked like?
  • What do we know about the most ancient plants and the environment in which they lived?
  • How we can understand climate change through plants as indicators.

Plus, explore how the new Evolution Garden at the Natural History Museum, brings the past to life as visitors travel on a journey through geological time.

There will be plenty of time to ask questions, plus you can join us for a drink after the conversation and explore the RHS Lindley Library's collection of gardening books.

Tickets are required for the event with the ticket cost supporting the RHS Lindley Library.

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Speaker

Paul Kenrick - Palaeobotanist based at the Natural History Museum, London. Paul's research focuses on the early evolution of life on earth and is the author of A History of Plants in Fifty Fossils. Paul was the lead scientist on the NHM's major new exhibit in the Museum's garden in South Kensington: The Evolution Garden.

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Event Details

Doors open at 6pm, with the conversation beginning at 6.30pm.

Tickets for this event are required, with the ticket cost supporting the RHS Lindley Library. Some tickets will be available on the door. RHS membership not required.

To keep the event as accessible as possible you can choose a full price ticket (£10) or you can make a donation of an amount affordable to you.

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Additional info

Accessibility: There is step-free access into the main RHS building and Library reception area via a ramped entrance. The Upper Reading Room may be accessed by three steps with a handrail for support, or via a staff-operated lift in the library reception area. We do not have accessible toilets onsite.

For any questions, including accessibility enquiries, please email [email protected]

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.