The 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 […]

Dr 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 interactions between plants, pollinators, and people. With a PhD in pollinator ecology from the University of Bath, Miranda’s research first focused on the dynamics of […]

The 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 […]

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 […]

Wheat 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 […]

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 […]

We 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 […]

Please 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 […]

This 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 […]

A 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 […]

This 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 […]

The 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, […]

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 […]

Join 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 […]

Help 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 […]

This 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 […]