A Mid-Summer Expedition to Yunnan, China with Seamus O'Brien
Join renowned plantsman and adventurer Seamus O’Brien for a richly illustrated talk recounting his recent expedition to Yunnan Province in western China—one of the most botanically diverse regions on Earth. Home to half of China’s plant and animal species and twenty-five distinct ethnic groups, Yunnan offers a breathtaking natural and cultural landscape.
This talk is based on an eighteen-day journey in June–July 2024—peak flowering season and the height of the Indian monsoon—following in the footsteps of famed plant hunter Captain Frank Kingdon Ward, who explored the region in 1911 and 1913.
Beginning in the ancient city of Lijiang, Seamus retraces routes through the Tibetan frontier, discovering sacred peaks cloaked in rhododendrons and rare blue poppies, alpine lakes fringed with candelabra primulas, and woodland glades glowing with giant Himalayan lilies beneath a canopy of ancient trees.
This is a unique opportunity to learn from Seamus O’Brien—himself one of Ireland’s great modern-day plant hunters—and to discover the wonders of a distant and extraordinary landscape.
This talk takes place indoors.
Venue: Burtown House and Gardens
Time: 11 a.m.
Admission: €12.50
Opportunity to view the gardens at Burtown House adults €8, children €4, under 8 free.
House tours €10.
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Join renowned plantsman and adventurer Seamus O’Brien for a richly illustrated talk recounting his recent expedition to Yunnan Province in western China—one of the most botanically diverse regions on Earth. Home to half of China’s plant and animal species and twenty-five distinct ethnic groups, Yunnan offers a breathtaking natural and cultural landscape.
This talk is based on an eighteen-day journey in June–July 2024—peak flowering season and the height of the Indian monsoon—following in the footsteps of famed plant hunter Captain Frank Kingdon Ward, who explored the region in 1911 and 1913.
Beginning in the ancient city of Lijiang, Seamus retraces routes through the Tibetan frontier, discovering sacred peaks cloaked in rhododendrons and rare blue poppies, alpine lakes fringed with candelabra primulas, and woodland glades glowing with giant Himalayan lilies beneath a canopy of ancient trees.
This is a unique opportunity to learn from Seamus O’Brien—himself one of Ireland’s great modern-day plant hunters—and to discover the wonders of a distant and extraordinary landscape.
This talk takes place indoors.
Venue: Burtown House and Gardens
Time: 11 a.m.
Admission: €12.50
Opportunity to view the gardens at Burtown House adults €8, children €4, under 8 free.
House tours €10.
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