Jonathan Briggs - Mistletoe in Art and Science
| Place: | WorthAttention |
| Start date and time: | Friday 05, December 2008 |
| End date and time: | 19:45 - 21:00 |
| Price: | Tickets: £4.00 |
Jonathan Briggs has been involved in numerous mistletoe initiatives ranging from anthroposophic 
mistletoe conferences in Germany, through promotion of mistletoe growing by druids, to conservation of mistletoe in London Parks and promotion of the threatened mistletoe auctions in Tenbury Wells. He is a chartered biologist with a degree in botany. Jonathan is an active member of numerous nature and heritage conservation organisations and founder of Mistletoe Matters.
Mistletoe is becoming increasingly scarce outside the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, but thrives locally in the 
former orchard areas alongside the River Severn. In his talk, Jonathan will describe how this amazing plant became a symbol of love, is used as a complementary cancer treatment, and has been an inspiration for art work, especially for art nouveau.
