A day course on learning how to identify wild and garden flowers using keys and other resources with Mark Duffell.
Start off the botanical new year by learning how to identify plants using a variety of resources including keys. This introduction to plant identification is ideal for the keen amateur and professional botanist and gardener alike, and will help you to unravel the seemingly mysterious and impenetrable language of botany.
Starting with an introduction on the basic botanical structures and terminology, we will then concentrate on the key features for a range of garden and wildflowers. Detailed study will be made of individual species and their particular characteristics and how they fit into their families. During this course you will have the opportunity to practice your plant identification skills using a range of identification resources, particularly Stace’s New Flora (3rd edition).
By the end of the course you will be familiar with a wide range of botanical terminology, learn to recognise several families and their floral arrangements, and be able to start to place a variety of plants into families.
The only requirement for this course is an enthusiasm for plants.
The cost is £45 and pre-booking is essential.