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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 students. Sharpen up your pencils to improve your drawing skills, working from observation of different plant specimens. Explore different watercolour techniques of wet and dry […]
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 […]
Fundraising Friends’ Lecture – An Evening with Adam Frost
The Powell Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, Select a State or Province:, United KingdomA special fundraising lecture for the Friends' Education and Training Fund An evening with Adam Frost Join Adam Frost as he shares his life in gardening, starting out with his […]
Willow lantern workshop
Linnaeus study room University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomJoin Maya Wolf and learn how to use willow to create a structure for a lantern. You will add lights and cover your structure, using tissue paper & glue to […]
Elisabeth Cooper: Challenges facing arctic plants and ecosystems.
Linnaeus study room University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomWe welcome Elisabeth Cooper back to Bristol to tell us more about arctic plants, the challenges facing them, and arctic ecosystems in these times of change. Elisabeth is a Bristolian, […]
Friends’ lecture 2024: Ecological Civilization – Chelsea Guangzhou Garden
The Frank Theatre Tyndall Avenue, BRISTOL, United KingdomPeter Chmiel and Chin-Jung Chen The Guangzhou Garden was co-designed for Chelsea Flower Show in September 2021 by landscape architects Peter Chmiel and Chin-Jung Chen. The garden explores how our […]
Friends’ lecture 2024: Sarawak Orchid project
The Frank Theatre Tyndall Avenue, BRISTOL, United KingdomSimon 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 […]
Winter Garden Tour | February | £12 or Free
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomAn unusual chance to enjoy the Botanic Garden on a winter weekend. Wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox, a welcome sight and smell in the Garden in December. A tour of the garden […]
NEW DATE Friends’ lecture 2024: Pathless Forest:The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers
The Frank Theatre Tyndall Avenue, BRISTOL, United KingdomCHANGE OF DATE AND LECTURE Please note the AGM and lecture will take place on Wednesday 20th March, rather than the previously advertised date of Thursday 21st March Wednesday 20 […]
Friends’ Annual General Meeting
The Frank Theatre Tyndall Avenue, BRISTOL, United KingdomThe 48th Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 7pm at the Frank Theatre, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL followed by a lecture by Dr Chris Thorogood […]
Easter Sculpture Festival
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomTrio of blue tits by Jo Whiteland The Easter Sculpture Festival is back once again to unveil nature’s artistry at the botanic garden. As we welcome spring with the blooming […]
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 April and May over four Sundays will be linked with themed workshops, covering an introduction to the different stages of botanical painting and drawing. Beginners […]
Curator’s tour
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomJoin Curator, Nick Wray, for a spring tour of the Botanic Garden. In April there are bulbs on the ground and blossom in the trees as the season has winter […]
The Guangzhou Garden: official opening
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomJoin us for the formal opening of the latest addition to the Botanic Garden, The Guangzhou Garden. This exciting new garden first appeared at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower […]
National Garden Scheme (NGS) 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 […]
Flowering plant (Angiosperm) families, or the field Botanist’s mind bungalow
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThis 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, […]
Jazz Concert
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomFriends’ annual jazz concert with The Blue notes and Hannah Wedlock Saturday 27 July 2024 We are again delighted to hold our annual jazz concert with the Blue Notes […]
Bee and Pollination Festival
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe Bee and Pollination Festival is back again! Immerse yourself in this fascinating world; beekeepers of Bristol showcase the work of their industrious friends with their annual honey show in […]
Dr Elizabeth Dauncey: Poisonous Plants – and how to live with them
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomDr Elizabeth Dauncey is a freelance botanical toxicologist, having studied botany at the University of Durham before completing a PhD in plant taxonomy at the University of Reading. Over the […]