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Learn Botanical Art at Achill Secret Garden in Ireland

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Classes Near You section expands with the addition of a page for Ireland. Achill Secret Garden hosts botanical art classes, gardening classes and even classes about embroidery! Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > Ireland: Achill Secret Garden, Ireland www.achillsecretgarden.com This secret 3-acre garden is located on Achill Island in the West [...]

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Botany & Botanical Drawing for Teens

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Friends of the Conservatory Volunteer Park, Seattle http://www.volunteerparkconservatory.org The Friends of the Conservatory, in conjunction with the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, operate this historic conservatory and host classes and events for the public. Botanical Drawing Artist Genevieve Dolan will teach children and teens botanical drawing techniques using pencil, pens and colored pencils, [...]

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Explorers & Orchids at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

Posted in Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Orchid Spectacular, the annual event showcasing the extensive collection of orchids in the Orchid Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is happening now and continues through March 18, 2012. This year the show’s focus is on the plant explorers who were struck with “orchidelirium” and who risked their lives to collect new species of orchids. [...]

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How Textbooks Contribute to Plant Blindness

Posted in Education, general botany, Photography, tagged , , , , on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The research team of Melanie A. Link-Perez, Vanessa H. Dollo, Kirk M. Weber and Elisabeth E. Schussler continue their analysis of nationally-distributed textbooks in What’s in a Name: Differential Labelling of Plant and Animal Photographs in Two Nationally Syndicated Elementary Science Textbook Series. Last month we learned how their evaluation of the life science units [...]

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Learn How Plants Work at the Gardens at Heather Farm

Posted in Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Adult education classes for the Winter term are now open for enrollment at the Gardens at Heather Farm. Included in the schedule are classes about plants and the environment. The following classes have been posted to Classes Near You > Northern California: Gardens at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek www.gardenshf.org The Gardens at Heather Farm are [...]

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Institute Encourages Collaboration Between Botanists and Illustrators

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 7 Comments »

Many years ago, I came across a reference to a book by botanist and illustrator, Michael Hickey, about how to draw plants in pen and ink. I began a diligent search for this book and couldn’t find it anywhere. I decided to take a chance and write to Mr. Hickey to ask about his book. [...]

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Chocolate & Botanical Art at Arizona SciTech Festival

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Art and chocolate go together. This weekend, they are paired yet again at the Arizona SciTech Festival. The Arizona SciTech festival is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see, hear, taste, and experience first-hand, the best Arizona offers in science, technology, innovation. There is something for everyone from three-years to 103! In historic downtown Glendale, botanical art [...]

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Researchers Study Renaissance Herbals to Preserve the Botanical Tradition of the Ancient Mediterranean

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, herbarium, History, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Cultural anthropologist, Emanuela Appetiti, and historian of science, Alain Touwaide, believe that cultures would not have invested time and energy into medical formulas if they were not effective. To preserve traditional therapeutic remedies before they are lost forever, Emanuela and Alain founded the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions. The Institute is a research [...]

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Study the Anatomy of Trees at Brenton Arboretum

Posted in Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , , , on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

See what’s new at Brenton Arboretum at Classes Near You > Iowa: Brenton Arboretum, Dallas Center www.thebrentonarboretum.org The Brenton Arboretum is a 140-acre arboretum established in 1997 featuring 2,600 trees and shrubs. Most of the more than 175 species of trees and shrubs are organized by species to ease learning and to emphasize the importance [...]

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