Dr 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 past 30 years she has worked for organisations including the National Poisons Information Service at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust in London and […]

The 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 and among the fires of the Evolution Dell and Mediterranean displays in this new work by Luke Jerram. Tipping Point draws attention to the alarming […]

Sam 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 Cary Manor and Tintinhull Garden. His focus is on the development of these two gardens, combining fresh planting design with organic management techniques to improve […]

A 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 green spaces. Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines, most recently Amateur Gardening and Bloom. Her latest books include The Resilient Garden and Allotment (2024), […]

The 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 then have evolved separately. However, with the advent of global trade these two disparate species are once again in contact...  Sam Macro Versteeg is a […]

Nature-based beekeeping Many of you will have heard Monica Barlow talk at Bee and Pollination Festivals held every summer at the Botanic Garden. In this talk she will tell us about how the international charity Bees for Development has worked for over thirty years to create nature-friendly and sustainable livelihoods, lifting more people out of […]

Killer plants - the world of carnivorous plants Steve Nicholls is an award-winning writer, documentary producer and director. He has been a wildlife filmmaker for 40 years, including with the BBC Natural History Unit, and has travelled to many remote parts of the planet. A lifelong interest in botany and horticulture means that in every […]

Martin McGirr - Pharaoh Art and nature will be on display this Easter at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden annual Sculpture and Arts Festival. The event will also celebrate 20 years of the garden being at The Holmes in Stoke Bishop. Around 25 local artists will be displaying their sculptures and artwork made from […]

Come and join the spring fun and join our drop in seed sowing for children and young families at the University Botanic Garden. Seed sowing, compost selection and interaction for young children as available on Tuesday 27 May 12noon to 3.30pm. Parents can come to the Botanic Garden and drop in (normal entrance pricing applies […]

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 […]