2017 Scrounging, begging & brass necking it Alasdair Hood, Dundee Botanic Garden

Slides and pdf from the PlantNetwork Annual Conference 26th and 27th April 2017 ‘Connecting gardens; engaging people’ Held at The Botanic Cottage, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Alasdair Hood has worked in the horticultural industry since 1976 (after a faltering start as an apprentice boat builder but that’s another story). Working initially in a traditional family run nursery he completed a higher national diploma in horticulture at the then West of Scotland Agricultural College and some years later a Master’s degree in Environmental Management at the University of Durham. He worked at Dobbies when it was a large wholesale nursery, The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Durham County Council Playing Fields section, Houghall College Durham as a horticultural lecturer and Elmwood college in Cupar as head of the Horticultural Department. He took up his posts as Curator of the UODBG in 1998 with no intention of staying so long. His particular interests are arboriculture and the conservation of native Scottish plants. His hobbies include sailing, hill running and the triathlon and still builds the odd boat.