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Welcome to the latest Fascination of Plants Day news and events! Embark on a global journey with us as events unfold worldwide in celebration of the international Fascination of Plants Day around May 18, 2024. Join us to amplify the buzz surrounding FoPD events in every country. Share the exciting details of your upcoming FoPD events here and across our vibrant social media channels. Send us the news of your upcoming FoPD events, and together, let us cultivate a worldwide fascination with the extraordinary beauty of plants!
Success stories: Italy
Everybody is welcome to join the Fascination of Plants Day initiative! Universities, research institutes, botanical gardens, parks, schools and academies, companies, museums and other entities in Italy contributed to FoPD 2024 by organising guided tours, workshops, exhibitions, extraordinary openings and conferences. The educational activity “It’s time for chestnuts: come with us to discover the biodiversity […]
Success stories: Argentina
Thanks to Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste Corrientes, Argentina who keeps celebrating the fascination of plants and promotes this event on social media with a lovely image used also here below https://x.com/IBONEinfo/status/1924234910270738586 Last year Argentina organised 8 events. In September 5-12, 2024 were held workshops with the title “Not enough vitamins? Call 0800-FRUIT’” at the […]
Success stories: China
For Fascination of Plants Day 2024, a total of 39 events were organized across China featuring science popularisation sessions on “desert plants,” hands-on practical exercises exploring “the Survival Wisdom of Desert Plants and Promoting the Spirit of Scientists,” as well as public-participatory nature observation initiatives like “Autumn Tree Observation” and “Investigating the Microscopic World of […]
Success stories: Africa
Last year the Fascination of Plants Day #FoPD2024 has brought great excitement to plants enthusiasts in participating countries across Africa (Angola, Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa). Here are some examples: In Kenya, 6 events have been held including a fun kitchen garden competition. The event was a vibrant showcase of creativity and agricultural skills as students […]
Bedding Plant Production of Flowers and Vegetables in Greenhouses
About this course We start early February planning our activities. The students have to choose 4 species to grow for sale on Fascination of Plants Day in mid May. We sow together, the students transfers to pots when the seedlings are ready. Both vegetatively and seed propagated plants shall be included in the four chosen […]
Wageningen scientists share their fascination for plants with school pupils
How do plants convert light into energy? And how do they respond to extreme conditions such as heat, drought and heavy rainfall? During an excursion to Wageningen, 250 secondary school pupils received answers to these questions on Wednesday, 16 April. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the Jan IngenHousz Institute conducted guided tours, […]