events
Previous Events
Below you will find a record of earlier Events delivered by the Trust and its supporters.
Bromeliads: Exotica
On 28th March 2026 at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, The Liverpool Botanical Trust and LJMU Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History held a symposium focusing on the Bromeliad family
It featured these contributions from leading horticulturalists and academics:
Dr Sven Batke, Reader in Plant Science at Edge Hill University spoke on: “Growing on Top of the World: Bromeliads – their Diversity, Ecology and Physiology.”
Donna Young, Curator of Herbarium, National Museums Liverpool spoke on: "Bromeliad Botanical Illustrations”
John Henshaw, 50 years studying Bromeliads spoke on: " Bromeliads in habitat & gardens”.
Don Billington, has 3 National Collections of Bromeliad’s & over 100 RHS Show Gold Medals, member of RHS Tender Ornamental Expert Group spoke on: “Bromeliads for the Home”
Many thanks to LJMU RILCH for covering all of our costs, which meant that all the ticket income from the 60 attendees went into our funds.
Spice Stories: The Botanical and Cultural World of Gingers
On 29th March 2025 at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, The Liverpool Botanical Trust and LJMU Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History held a symposium focusing on the amazing world of Gingers (Zingiberaceae). Liverpool has an important place in the botanical history of these plants.
It featured these contributions from leading horticulturalists, academics, and artists:
Axel Dalberg Poulsen, Zingiberales Taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh spoke on : ‘The Diversity of Gingers of the World’
Steve Lyus, Chair of the Liverpool Botanical Trust spoke on: ‘“Roscoe’s Baby”, The first Monograph for the Gingers’
Donna Young, Curator of Herbarium, National Museums Liverpool spoke on: ‘The Liverpool Herbarium and its Gingers within.’
During the lunch period, exhibitions from botanical artist Sue McHugh, LJMU graduate Anna John and Liz & Geoff Rimmer of the local Athena Plant nursery, were available to view.
Richard Baines, Curator at Logan Botanic Garden spoke on: ‘Growing Gingers in Great Britain.’
Rebecca Bailey, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at LJMU spoke on: “What's ginger, I pray ye?”: an exploration of ginger in early modern England'.
Many thanks to LJMU RILCH for covering all of our costs, which meant that all the ticket income from the 68 attendees went into our funds.
Orchid Fever: Propagating and Hybridizing Orchids from the Nineteenth Century to the Present day
On 16th March 2024 at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, The Liverpool Botanical Trust and LJMU Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History held a symposium focusing on the cultural and scientific history of Orchid collections. Liverpool has an important place in the ‘Orchidelerium’ or orchid mania which swept Victorian Britain.
It featured keynote talks by orchid expert, author and lecturer, Philip Seaton (Secretary of the Orchid Specialist Group) with shorter papers on the history of orchids in the Liverpool Botanic Gardens, orchids in Victorian England, and creative work. There was also an opportunity to see several new ‘Liverpool Orchids’.
Many thanks to LJMU RILCH for covering all of our costs, which meant that all the ticket income from the 51 attendees went into our funds.