One of the largest university-owned botanic gardens in the world, CUBG's diverse collection of 8,000+ plant species supports leading scientific research. Welcoming 350,000+ visitors annually, it also inspires a love of plants, learning & horticulture.https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3ml4i3w47qk2iFrom showy flowers to attract pollinators to pollen released from subtle catkins, read about the ingenious pollination strategies used by trees in our Head of Horticulture, Sally Petitt's column in the May issue of Cambridge Edition magazine: bit.ly/3OGcMGw05 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4i3w47qk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mkyymhiowr2xBank Holiday Monday 🌿 We’re open today – a great chance for a spring walk if you’re off work 🌼 📍Open 10am-6pm https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/visit-us/ 04 May 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyymhiowr2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mktxojxr3d2xOpen this Bank Holiday weekend 🌸 We’re open from 10am to 6pm and ready to welcome you – a great time for a spring walk through the Garden 🌿 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/visit-us/ 02 May 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktxojxr3d2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mks7qnp4s62mPlant Picks of the Week 🌿 Five standout plants catching our Head of Horticulture’s eye across the Garden: 🌱Strophanthus speciosus 🌱Aristolochia manshuriensis 🌱Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Rock’s Variety’ 🌱Wisteria sinensis 🌱Clematis coactilys Have you spotted them? More here: https://shorturl.at/nSDUm 01 May 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks7qnp4s62mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mkpy2mhqtg2xSee the Garden differently this spring 🌿 Our Friends enjoy special events, including: 🌱Mediterranean Beds Tour 🌸Flower Pressing Workshop 🪴Evening Highlights Tour Not a Friend yet? Join to access exclusive events and support the Garden’s future. Find out more: shorturl.at/tkPXq30 Apr 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpy2mhqtg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mkkx3xwsys25We’re #GettingCurious about #CarnivorousPlants this #NationalGardeningWeek. See them in the new display by the Glasshouse Range, including pitcher plants (Sarracenia), Venus flytraps (Dionaea) & sundews (Dosera). All with ingenious ways to attract, trap, and digest prey to fuel their growth.28 Apr 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkx3xwsys25https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mkie2rjcns2nWe’re feeling the love this Monday 💚 🌷Bleeding Hearts 🌺Peonies 🪻Iris 🌸Daisies Tell us which plants you love most in the Garden! 🌿 #MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #PlantLove27 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkie2rjcns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mk3ongiylm2tHighlighting our help to bees this Earth Day 🐝 The bee hotels by the Glasshouse Range are helping solitary bees by providing a home for them to nest and raise young, so they can continue their vital work. #OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthDay #CUBG 22 Apr 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ongiylm2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mjwtwprwr627The Garden’s beautiful blooms, brightening up Mondays everywhere! 💚 #MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden20 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtwprwr627https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mjvs3mbnrl2mA little reminder for our visitors🪴20 Apr 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvs3mbnrl2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mjtid63ex62t🌿Access to the Glasshouse Range🌿 Parts of the Glasshouse Range will be closed from 20 April for a few weeks while essential repairs are carried out to the internal walkway. During this time, half of the Glasshouse Range will be inaccessible to visitors. We apologise for any inconvenience.19 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtid63ex62thttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mjhqdbagcp22A lovely way to mark National Gardening Day 🌱 Our Friends of the Garden visited @pembroke1347.bsky.social Garden with Head Gardner Sarah Claydon – and picked up plenty of inspiration 🪴 Including a creative sustainability idea: using expired Friends’ membership cards in dead hedging. 14 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhqdbagcp22https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mjex6yittm2oThis Plant Appreciation Day, we’re celebrating the British bluebell 💙🌿 Together with colleagues from Cambridge University Herbarium, @camplantsci.bsky.social and @slcuplants.bsky.social, we explore the science behind this much-loved native plant. Read more: https://shorturl.at/Iauxq @cam.ac.uk 13 Apr 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjex6yittm2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3miyqztznds2lLast few days to experience Talking Plants 🌿 Chat with 20 plants in our Glasshouse Range and uncover their stories – from life-saving medicines to decoy leaves. 📅Until 12 April Don’t just look, stop and chat https://shorturl.at/aNbX8 08 Apr 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyqztznds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3miw3pavvv425Our Rock Garden is packed with beautiful & resilient alpine plants-built to thrive in extreme cold, wind & poor soils. Be inspired to grow them at home by our Head of Horticulture, Sally Petitt, in the April issue of Cambridge Edition magazine: https://bit.ly/4bSlpFd 07 Apr 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw3pavvv425https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3miqbtxfxfa2jHappy Easter from Cambridge University Botanic Garden! 🐣 We are open every day over the Bank Holiday weekend and school holidays, come and enjoy the sights and smells of spring with us. https://shorturl.at/fgqhF05 Apr 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqbtxfxfa2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3miom5yuu7k2lExplore our Talking Plants exhibition with Michael and Ellen from the Plant Based Podcast! Join them as they delve into how AI is giving plants a voice, the questions visitors ask and how digital storytelling could shape the future of botanic gardens 🌱 The podcast will be available from 5 April. 04 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miom5yuu7k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mim7ustc742iWe’re delighted to be named Best Tourist Attraction (again!) in the Cambridge Edition People’s Choice Awards! 🌿 A huge thank you to everyone who voted – and to our brilliant team and volunteers 💚 Read more: https://shorturl.at/YhZy9 03 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim7ustc742ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mij2rvh3s327Only got a little time? Our 15-minute plant talks are a great way to dive into the world of plants – quick, interesting and easy to drop into 🌱 🕐 1.30pm daily 🎫Free with admission Perfect for adding something extra to your visit. https://shorturl.at/218ZN 02 Apr 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij2rvh3s327https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mig7wvv7rp2lWe’re excited to feature on BBC Radio 4’s Open Country with Martha Kearney. Martha met our Deputy Curator, Dr Ángela Cano, to uncover the story behind the daffodil. Tune in to hear what she discovered! 🏵️ 2 April, 3pm 4 April, 6:07am https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tc07 01 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mig7wvv7rp2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mic72zcn5p2iA critical gap in botanical education will be eased with the Garden’s new Certificate in Botany – with the help Henslow’s historic teaching materials. The course reconnects core skills with modern plant science. Read more: https://shorturl.at/4ULU3 30 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic72zcn5p2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mi45sxl2h72lPreserved for 200 years, these watercolour illustrations used by Darwin’s mentor, John Henslow, have been featured for the first time in today’s Guardian. And they will soon be used again as teaching materials in the Garden’s new Certificate in Botany course. Find out more: https://shorturl.at/SxCej28 Mar 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi45sxl2h72lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mi2gcchixr27Looking for something to do this Easter? Head to the Garden and explore: 🐣NEW Easter Plant Puzzle 🎨Spring paper flower making 🌸Cherry blossom family Saturday 🌱Seed sowing activities 🚶Tours and talks 📸Photo exhibition Plus, colourful spring displays! More: https://shorturl.at/i3SHw 27 Mar 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2gcchixr27https://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhvqus5qmf2uJade vine looking incredible in the Tropics House 💚 Meet the ‘sassy ceiling swinger’, part of our Talking Plants exhibition 🌿 Scan the QR code and ask about its unusual pollination and celebrity status! More: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plants/ #JadeVine #TalkingPlants #CUBG25 Mar 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvqus5qmf2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mht23upzu52dInternational Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition is in the Garden! 📸 Don’t miss these award-winning images of gardens and plants from around the world 🌱 Until 6 May, near the Grass Maze Find out more: https://shorturl.at/61XcS #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #IGPOTY #Photography 24 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht23upzu52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhsysg527k2iWe love spring - the Garden is looking spectacular! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsysg527k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhqjxnn3s22bSpringtime glimpses from the Garden this Monday 🌸 #MondayMood #CUBG #Spring23 Mar 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqjxnn3s22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhiya75yjp2bOne of our wonderful horticulturalists will be heading to the finals of the Young Horticulturalist of the Year Competition tomorrow! Good luck, Ross! Read more: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talented-cambridge-horticulturist-through-to-regional-final-of-prestigious-competition/ 20 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiya75yjp2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhghrg5wpl2eOur free, informal plant science talks return 🌿 Join us on Sunday for a short, engaging talk on trees, marking the International Day of Forests 🌳Learn how human ideas about progress can impact forests and the people who rely on them. 📆Sun 22 March, 2.30pm 📍Garden Classroom https://shorturl.at/dk6Na19 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhghrg5wpl2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cubotanicgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhdwvow2jp2pHidden in our Glasshouses 🪴 Saint Helena ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) was thought extinct – until its rediscovery in 1980. Now it’s part of our Talking Plants exhibition 🌱 Don’t just look, stop and chat! https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plants/ #CUBG #TalkingPlants 18 Mar 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:grqk5m2vmkhjjbdnzk2k2jxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdwvow2jp2p