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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 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 in the rear view mirror. He will then guide you into the different worlds experienced in the glasshouses where you will find flowering orchids, bromeliads […]
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 the marquee, there will be talks throughout the weekend on subjects as varied as Asian Hornets with Sam Marco Versteeg and Government Inspector Annabelle Lewis, […]
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 […]
Tipping Point – Luke Jerram
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe Botanic Garden will be ablaze this autumn with Luke Jerram's Tipping Point, a multi-sensory installation of forest fires using lights, sound, and smoke. Visitors will travel through the Garden […]
Sam Hickmott: Lytes Cary Manor, a quintessential family garden
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomSam completed his Royal Horticultural Society Level 3 qualification at the Botanic Garden. He is currently the youngest head gardener in the National Trust, managing gardens across two properties, Lytes […]
Sally Morgan: The Climate Change Garden
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomA botanist by training, Sally is an experienced organic gardener, smallholder and writer. She has long been interested in the way our changing climate is impacting upon our gardens and […]
Friends’ Lecture: The unknown danger: the threat of Asian hornets to western honeybees with Sam Macro Versteeg
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomThe unknown danger: the threat of Asian hornets to western honeybees Asian hornets and the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) separated from one another approximately 100 million years ago and since […]
Friends’ Lecture: February 2025
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomSpeaker details to follow. Winter Lectures will take place on the third Thursday of the month at the Frank Theatre, Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL. Lectures are […]
Friends’ Lecture: March 2025
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomSpeaker details to follow. Winter Lectures will take place on the third Thursday of the month at the Frank Theatre, Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL. Lectures are […]
Easter Sculpture Festival 2025
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomSave the date! More details to follow.