An unusual chance to enjoy the Botanic Garden on a winter weekend. Wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox, a welcome sight and smell in the Garden in December. Tours of the garden and […]

Simon Pugh-Jones Simon Pugh-Jones has travelled widely across the tropical world and led the Writhlington School Orchid Project in Radstock for 30 years before retiring and setting up his own […]

Steve Nicholls Be careful when you next go into your garden – it’s full of killers. We’re all familiar with carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap or sundews and pitcher plants but a surprising number of plants could be classified as carnivorous – including your geraniums and potentillas. On the other hand, many true […]

This is an introduction to the identification of some flowering plant families, including their ecology and uses. We will consider their ecosystem services, the effect of development and land-use change, invasive species, rare and legally protected species, and the use of indicator plants in interpreting change. The workshop is one stand-alone day. It will consider […]