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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Apple day: help make a proper Bristol cider!
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomHelp make a proper Bristol Cider! More apples than you can use? Donate them to be part of our local cider project and enjoy a free cider! Apple Day aims […]
October Friends’ Lecture – The Bishop’s Palace Gardens Past, Present and Future
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomJoin James Cross, head gardener at The Bishop's Palace, as he discusses The Bishops Palace Gardens Past, Present and Future. James trained at Hadlow College in Kent and worked his […]
Introduction to Bryophytes
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThis is a one-day course to introduce and develop understanding of bryophytes and to develop skills in their identification. It is aimed at beginners. The number of species in this […]