University of Dundee Botanic Garden
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The University of Dundee Botanic Garden is a botanical garden
in the West End
of the city of Dundee
, Scotland
. The gardens are kept and funded entirely by the University of Dundee
.
.
s of the gardens:
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
in the West End
West End, Dundee
The West End is an area of the city of Dundee, Scotland. Bordered to the south by the River Tay, to the north by Blackness and to the east by the city centre, the West End is primarily an affluent residential area surrounding its main commercial thoroughfare, Perth Road, and the main campus of the...
of the city of Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The gardens are kept and funded entirely by the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
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History
Although originally mooted in the 1960s, initial plans for a garden at the university were rejected on grounds of cost. It was in 1970 that James Drever, Vice-Chancellor of the University seriously considered the proposal and moved towards its foundation. The first appointed curator brought a wealth of knowledge to the post, having formerly been curator at the Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Originally founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland — Edinburgh,...
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Curators
There have been, to date, three CuratorCurator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
s of the gardens:
- Edward Kemp (1971 - 1980)
- Les Bissett (1980 - 1998)
- Alisdair Hood (1998 - Present)