{"id":2060,"date":"2021-02-17T10:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeuniculture\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:47:03","slug":"50-stories-for-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/50-stories-for-50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"50 stories for 50 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Dundee Botanic Gardens are turning 50 years old this year, over the course of the year they will be publishing 50 stories for 50 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2041\" style=\"width: 748px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/botanic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/botanic-1-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"A picture from the gardens. \" width=\"748\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/botanic-1-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/botanic-1-1024x381.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/botanic-1-768x285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/botanic-1.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture from the gardens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They have started posting these on their Facebook page for you to follow along and have already included stories about the journey of botany in Dundee and how the Peony flower was used medically in early physics gardens, the meanings behind their mysterious sculptures and there is many more to come.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2061\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/sculpture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2061 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/sculpture-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"One of the many sculptures in the gardens.\" width=\"502\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/sculpture-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/01\/sculpture.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the many sculptures in the gardens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at their Facebook page to read some of these fascinating stories and give them a follow for more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UoDBotanicGarden\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UoDBotanicGarden\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Dundee Botanic Gardens are turning 50 years old this year, over the course of the year they will be publishing 50 stories for 50 years. 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