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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: Nature-based beekeeping with Monica Barlow from Bees for Development
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomNature-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 […]
Friends’ Lecture: Killer plants – the world of carnivorous plants with Steve Nicholls
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomKiller 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 […]
Easter Sculpture Festival 2025
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomMartin 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 […]
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 1927 […]
Bee and Pollination Festival
The Bee and Pollination Festival returns, and incorporates the Bristol Beekeepers 93th annual Honey Festival. The Botanic Garden will be in its full late summer colours with displays, demonstrations, and […]