Apart from the pear tree in which sat the partridge, there are no plants in the 12 days of Christmas according to the folk song. Sadly, even that reference is erroneous, because partridges are ground dwelling birds. And yet at Christmas we are surrounded by plants. This talk by Accredited Lecturer Timothy Walker puts the record straight and rewrites the zoocentric song replacing partridges with poinsettias, and maids with mistletoe.
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Comments
great fun. informative, quirky, well presented; note to self - leave the ivy alone, it's doing a great job; our hedge this year covered with bees feeding.
Brilliant! Amusing and full of interesting snippets.
What an enjoyable presentation. So many points of interest and I have to admit that there were a good number of times I thought "I did not know that".
Thank you
Really enjoyed this talk. Well presented with a wry sense of humour.
Loved this talk, hilarious and beautiful and informative, thank you!
Most enjoyable , so much information new to me and delivered in an engaging style. I loved it and Timothy is ahead of the game as BBC Life of Plants is airing in 2022.
Feel a bit dizzy after all these wonderful snippets of information, woven into a beautiful Christmas fabric - lovely! But I had hoped for a new musical version we could all sing too - maybe next year, Timothy?
Thank you Timothy. Excellent talk. Fascinating.
What a super talk- & humour, another happy few minutes in the day. Thank you to the organisers.
That was really interesting and different. Thoroughly enjoyed on all levels