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POSTPONED – Plant Potting Workshop for Children
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomTHIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE TBC. This workshop is about the life of a flower and how they grow from bulbs to full bloom! We will learn about […]
Jekka McVicar: The Myth and Magic of Herbs
ZoomWe are delighted that our President has agreed to give us another lecture. The illustrated talk will explain how herbs have been used through the ages and some of the […]
Life in the Freezer: the Secret Lives of Arctic Plants
Linnaeus study room University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomElisabeth Cooper is a Bristolian, living and working in the Arctic. She is a Professor of Plant Ecology at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, and has many years of field experience far North of the Arctic Circle, both in summer and winter. She will introduce us to the landscapes and vegetation of Norway, […]
Traditional Botanical Painting and Drawing with Jenny Brooks
Linnaeus study room University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe four-day course running during March and April will be linked with themed workshops, covering the different stages of botanical painting. Beginners will be welcome to work with more advanced […]
Friends’ lecture by Zoom after the Annual General Meeting at 7pm
ZoomDr Miranda Bane: Pollinator Paradise – Pesticide reduction and long-term monitoring in the Channel Islands Dr Miranda Bane is a pollinator ecologist whose varied portfolio of work centres around the […]
Easter Sculpture Festival
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomLover's walk, by Toni Burrows The Easter Sculpture Festival returns again this April. Amble around in the serene atmosphere of the Botanic Garden and discover art among the plant life. […]
National Garden Scheme open day
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe National Garden Scheme (NGS) open day returns to the Botanic Garden this year where you can see the Garden in all its summer glory. The NGS has been running since 1927 initially to support district nurses; there are now over 3500 gardens across the country open as part of the scheme which last year raised […]
Summer Evening Tours 2023
After a hard day at work, battling with childcare or coping with the normal stresses and strains of everyday life, what could be more relaxing and enjoyable than spending the evening touring the Botanic Garden with an experienced, enthusiastic and knowledgeable garden guide? Come rain or shine there will be plenty to see. Tours are […]
POSTPONED Science picnic: wheat blotch, friend or foe?
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomWheat is a global crop seen in diets around the world in the form of bread, pasta, and noodles. However, production of the crop is threatened by an equally global foliar wheat pathogen called . Where the plant grows so too does the pathogen, causing a disease called Septoria tritici blotch which is characterised by […]
Cyanotype workshop with Wendy Leocque SOLD OUT
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomSOLD OUT Wendy Leocque is a photographic artist and creative facilitator that has worked in various darkrooms around Bristol. As a way of introducing newcomers to alternative photographic process, Wendy teaches Lumen Printing, and Cyanotype processes. These processes are a perfect fit for gardens, as your art will be created by the shrubs, blooms and […]
Science picnic: Dr Andy Bailey’s academic life in fungi.
Join Dr Andy Bailey as he talks about his life in molecular mycology, a fascinating world and an expert in his field. He has researched all sorts of aspects of fungal biology, ranging from their development, the diseases they cause to plants and insects, possible use for biological control, managing fungi by chemical methods, fungi as […]
Jazz Concert: The Blue Notes with Hannah Wedlock
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomWe are once again delighted to hold our annual jazz concert with the Blue Notes and Hannah Wedlock and with additional entertainment from the local ukulele band, South Bristol Ukes who played for us in 2022. All tickets should be purchased in advance. Blue Notes Band perform at the Garden Bring a picnic and drinks […]
NEW DATE Phytogram workshop with Sophie Sherwood
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomPlease note this workshop has been moved to Wednesday 2nd of August (previously Wednesday 26th July) Join Sophie Sherwood for this phytogram workshop. Using vitamin C tablets and washing soda, you will learn how to make your very own light sensitive chemistry. This can then be applied on to light sensitive materials such as 35mm […]
Plant potting workshop for children
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThis workshop is about the life of a carrot and a beetroot and how they grow from seed to delicious vegetables to eat! We will learn about germination and different parts of the plant (roots, shoots, leaves and stems) and what plants need to live (water, soil and sunshine). The children will be given beetroot […]
Science Picnic: Why should we care about bryophytes?
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomA rose moss; Rhodobryum roseum. Image by George Greiff. Join George Greiff from the University's Faculty of Life Sciences as he unveils the wonderful world of bryophytes; plants including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. These are plant pioneers that have been ever present for 450 million years. George will provide a general overview and talk about […]
Bee and Pollination Festival
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe Bee and Pollination Festival returns, and incorporates the Bristol Beekeepers 93rd annual Honey Festival. The Botanic Garden will be in its full late summer colours with displays, demonstrations, and stalls in the main marquee and throughout the Garden. Exhibitors include: The University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences; students and researchers will share some of […]
Four-day workshop: Traditional Botanical Painting.
Linnaeus study room University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThis four-day course running during September and October will be linked with themed workshops, covering the different stages of botanical painting and drawing; suitable for both beginners and more advanced […]
UPDATE Friends’ Lecture – Facsimile Ancient Woodlands
The Frank Theatre Tyndall Avenue, BRISTOL, United KingdomThe greening of Ascension Island UPDATE: Please note that there is an error in the Autumn 2023 Friends' Newsletter, and this event will take place on Thursday 21st of September, […]
Whitebeam Wonders Discovery Walk
Why are the whitebeams in the Avon Gorge a wonder? Whitebeam, Sorbus avonensis, over the Avon Gorge Just what is it about Bristol’s amazing Avon Gorge that gives us 5 […]
The Drag Queen Gardener
The Winston Theatre The Richmond Building, 105 Queens Road, Bristol, United KingdomJoin Tom Leonard, aka Daisy Desire the Drag Queen Gardener, someone who brings “the couture to your manure”. Tom Leonard is a trained horticulturist from Warwickshire, who happens to have […]