http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk News feed from Cambridge University Botanic Garden Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The new RHS President, Elizabeth Banks, set off a media storm last week as she accused the BBC of dumbing down in its flagship television programme, Gardener's World, hosted by former Woodland Supervisor and trainee here, Toby Buckland. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=2 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT It’s not always the younger visitors who get all the fun at the Botanic Garden! This October, as part of Cambridgeshire Celebrates Age, the Botanic Garden is running two events especially for everyone over the age of 60. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=11 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Box blight prompts Fountain planting overhaul http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=13 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT From the Fenlands to the Himalayas http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=18 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT For the Grasshopper's Green Herbarian Band http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=17 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Work has now started on the re-landscaping of Cory Lawn at the heart of the Botanic Garden to create a contemporary landscape that both befits the Grade II* heritage landscape and complements the new Sainsbury Laboratory. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=14 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Botanic Garden is a top-ten winter wonderland, as selected by Stephen Anderton, garden writer for The Times http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=25 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Over 500 children came to the Garden's mini apple days during half-term to taste five different kinds of apples, kindly donated by Cam Valley Orchards. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=20 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Come and discover our beautiful new Cafe and delicious, refreshed menu http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=34 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Our working fruit and veg plot for schools is accredited! http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=38 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Her Majesty The Queen will formally open the Sainsbury Laboratory at the Botanic Garden tomorrow, Wednesday 27 April http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=45 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT New on-line plant science teaching resource and support. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=41 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Despite the May Bank Holiday washout, Cambridge has experienced one of the driest springs for over 100 years. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=53 Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botanic Garden has just taken delivery of a brand new tractor, a John Deere 3520. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=51 Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Are plants really as defenceless as they first appear? http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=49 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT A new exhibition of stunning plant portraits by Jacqueline Garget opens at PandIS http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=29 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sunny skies and crowds of well-wishers greet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to the Botanic Garden today http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=46 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Following a second assessment at 2pm this afternoon, Monday 12 September, the Garden will remain closed to the visiting public for the rest of the day. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=67 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT One of the muckiest and stinkiest jobs on the autumn maintenance rota is cleaning out the Tropical Rainforests display. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=74 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT In the last decade, annual visitor numbers to the Eastern region’s only botanic garden have more than doubled, and in November passed 200,000 for the first time in the Garden’s 165 year history. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=84 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hot off the press from Cambridge University Press, join us to celebrate the launch of a captivating new children’s book. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=72 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Architects of the Sainsbury Laboratory, Stanton Williams, enjoy success at the World Architecture Festival Awards 2011. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=77 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT This year’s apple selection mixed some old favourites with brand new varieties. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=76 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT In collaboration with the University Museum of Zoology and conservation partners, the Botanic Garden underwent a Bioblitz earlier this year, during which experts and the visiting public joined forces to log the wildlife discovered in a 24 hour period. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=79 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Young people from Gardening Club at CUBG will help choose the winner of this year’s Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards for science writing. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=69 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Trainee volunteer Garden Guide, Peggy Martin, uncovers layers of meaning to the Garden's logo http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=68 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT As World Water Week comes to a close, thirsty customers at the Botanic Garden Café have been drinking their way to delivering water projects in Africa. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=66 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Plant science is key to many of the challenges facing our planet over the next 50 years, and enthusiastic biology teachers play a crucial role in developing the new generation of scientists to tackle these issues. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=56 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT In collaboration with conservation partners across Cambridge, the University Museum of Zoology and the Botanic Garden are joining forces to run a 24 hour-marathon Bioblitz beginning at 5pm on Friday 22 July 2011. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=59 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Plants are smarter than humans' and 'masters of biochemistry' – that was the conclusion from the 30 teenagers who visited the Sainsbury Lab and the Botanic Garden last week, for a morning of science challenges. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=65 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botanic Garden shares skills and projects at the University's Festival of Ideas this October http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=70 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT New planting scheme by Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape Architects seeks to unite the heritage and the contemporary. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=62 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Delectable treats and festive favourites dress up the menu for Christmas. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=75 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Twenty people who shape the way that plant science is taught in the classroom joined Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) for two days recently in the impressive surroundings of the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Botanic Garden. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=86 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Emma Daintrey, Outreach Administrator, will be pleased to receive applications for gift memberships up until 4 December. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=83 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Cambridge collaboration including staff from the Garden has won a prestigious Silver Gilt Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show for an educational display for The Royal College of Pathologists. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=91 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A collaboration including leading local plant nursery, Scotsdales, and the Botanic Garden will put the spotlight on pollen at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year in a display created to mark the 50th anniversary of the Royal College of Pathologists. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=90 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Winner of a L'Oreal/UNESCO 'Women in Science' Award, Dr Heather Whitney reflects on the research inspired by a Hibiscus on the Systematic Beds. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=85 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Museums and collections across Cambridge are bringing adventure and creativity to the holidays! http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=100 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Just in time for the summer holidays, the demonstration and display team have got the re-planted grass maze sufficiently established to re-open the Garden's most popular 'letting off steam' feature! http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=98 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT A tribute to Botanic Garden staff rolls around the Garden! http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=88 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The sacred songs and rhythms of Morocco and Burkina Faso will be bringing some musical sunshine to the Botanic Garden at the first Sounds Green cushion concert tomorrow, Wednesday 4 July 2012. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=94 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT This year we have been experimenting with different meadow mixes, with spectacular results. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=96 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Our new and truly exciting brochure of courses and talks taking place in 2013 is now available at the ticket offices and to browse on-line via the link left. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=111 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University, an independent plant science research institute situated at the heart of the Botanic Garden, confounds the predictions of culture pundits to win the Stirling Prize, the highest accolade in UK architecture. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=109 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT We look back at a great creative summer project inspired by Edward Lear's nonsense plants, when a group of young carers from Centre 33 came to write poetry and get creative http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=107 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Peter, aged 12, great great nephew of plant hunter Augustine Henry, comes up with common name for tongue-twister tree http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=106 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT As we celebrate the Thresholds poets-in-residence project at a finale party at the Fitzwilliam Museum tonight, Dr Judy Fox reflects on the processes and revelations of Ann Gray's residency at the Botanic Garden. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=127 Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Join a free afternoon taster tour on Sundays at 3pm http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=126 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Hitchmough, celebrated for his annual meadows for the London 2012 Olympic Park, has designed our newly-sown, drought-tolerant perennial meadow. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=120 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Deisgned by Stanton Williams, this plant science research laboratory is situated at the heart of the Botanic Garden. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=101 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT All we got for Christmas was... 800mm (and more) annual rainfall! http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=116 Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Cambridge Summer Music Festival brings some sizzling summer music to the Botanic Garden’s evening openings this July. Line up announced.... http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=92 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Garden is celebrating a £9,800 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to unearth the stories of the people behind the plants. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=112 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Dr Beverley Glover has been named as the new Director of Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Dr Glover will take up the post, and the associated Professorship of Plant Systematics and Evolution to which she has been elected, in July 2013. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=117 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Coming up this spring are some brilliant beginner courses with our horticultural experts. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=121 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Presenter Rachel de Thame discovers the in-form plants of the Winter Garden in the company of Curator, Dr Tim Upson. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=124 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Cambridge Summer Music Festival returns to the Garden every Wednesday evening in July http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/NewsItem.aspx?p=27&ix=128