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Remembering Cambridge in the summer (this one was taken in the Botanical Garden back in 2022).

#CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #BotanicalGardens #summermemories
A wooden bench next to a verdant tree on a well-kept lawn, with tall grass and heavy, green foliage in the background.
June 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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🌼Winter is smelling wonderful!

🌿Wintersweet flowering on bare branches, sweet box and honeysuckle scenting the air and Japanese mahonia blooming – the Winter Garden rewards anyone who slows down enough to notice!

#WinterGarden #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #WinterScents
A close-up of a yellow Chimonanthus praecox flower, also known as wintersweet, blooming on a branch with a blurred green background. Close-up of Lonicera x purpusii flowers with creamy white petals and prominent yellow stamens, against a blurred natural background. A close-up of bright yellow Mahonia flowers in bloom, surrounded by lush green leaves. Close-up of a Sarcococca plant, also known as sweet box, featuring shiny dark berries and small white flowers amidst glossy green leaves.
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Sometimes you just need to take a break and sit by the Lake 🦆🪷
##CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #MondayMood #TakeABreak
July 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Common Knapweed, also known as Black Knapweed, seen this week in #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
#Knapweed #WildflowerHour
June 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We’re feeling the love this Monday 💚

🌷Bleeding Hearts
🌺Peonies
🪻Iris
🌸Daisies

Tell us which plants you love most in the Garden! 🌿

#MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #PlantLove
April 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Sounds of Cambridge University Botanic Garden on this (much cooler) summer Monday - enjoy! 💚
##MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
June 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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🌿 When was the last time you stopped to listen to a plant?

Our new exhibition Talking Plants gives AI voices to plants - and it’s featured in today’s Sunday Times.

🗓 11 Feb–12 Apr | Glasshouse Range
🔗 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plants/

#TalkingPlants #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
A person kneels on a paved path in a lush indoor garden filled with various tropical plants. They are holding a smartphone, pointing it towards the plants. The surroundings are vibrant and green, creating a serene botanical setting. A group of eight people standing in a greenhouse surrounded by lush green plants. One person holds a potted plant. The scene appears vibrant and natural, with sunlight streaming through the greenhouse roof. This image features an excerpt from an article about the tropical greenhouse at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, highlighting a plant named Ebony and a Mymarodendron tree. It discusses interactions with plant life and quotes Professor Sarah Rios. The right side mentions the '20 plants you can't live without' event and provides a website link for more information.
February 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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There's a world of plants to see in our Glasshouse Range - here's just a snapshot! 🌿
##MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #GlasshouseRange #NatureForWellbeing
August 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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International 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
A serene garden scene featuring a sunlit tree with abundant white blossoms. Sunlight filters through the branches, creating a warm glow. Lush greenery and a variety of plants surround the tree, adding to the tranquil atmosphere. A cluster of vibrant turquoise jade vine flowers, gracefully arranged against a dark background, showcasing their unique claw-like petals. A close-up of a yellow and brown patterned orchid in full bloom, with curved, elongated petals set against a soft-focus green background. Outdoor photography exhibition displayed on large panels, titled "Exhibition Nineteen". Two individuals view the photographs on a grassy lawn with trees in the background under a clear sky.
March 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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🎨 Experience something different and immersive yourself into The Struggle of Light art exhibition - at the Garden for a limited time only!

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4qoYBns
##MondayMood #ArtInCambridge #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
August 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Take some time to find out how and why plants tell the time 🕝

Our beautiful Circadian Beds explains how plants know when to flower 🌻

Why not pick up a Rhythms in Plants trail booklet from the Ticket Office on your next visit to find out more?
##MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
August 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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There's a hive of activity in our beautiful Autumn Garden, which is putting on a colourful display 🏵🌸
##MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #SeasonalHighlights #AutumnGarden
July 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Talking Plants is hitting your screens tonight 🌿

Catch our new interactive exhibition on ITV Anglia (6.15pm) and BBC Look East (from 6.30pm).

Don’t just look - stop and chat 👉 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plants/

#CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #TalkingPlants #AIExperiment
A person is being filmed inside a greenhouse filled with lush greenery. The camera operator is focusing on this individual. Sunlight filters through the glass ceiling, illuminating the plants. A person stands in a greenhouse surrounded by lush green plants, focusing on their phone. Another person operates a camera, filming the scene. Two individuals work together filming in a lush, green greenhouse. One operates a camera mounted on a stabilizer, while the other holds a phone. They are surrounded by various plants. Two people are operating a video camera on a stabilizer while standing on a garden path surrounded by lush green plants and foliage.
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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🌱One week to go until Talking Plants opens!

📱Scan a QR code and strike up a conversation!

🪴Our team is busy preparing the plants and testing conversations before the exhibition opens on 11 February.

📍Find out more: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plants/

#CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
Two people are standing in a lush greenhouse, each holding a potted plant. One holds pink circular signs. There are various green plants in the background, and the ground is paved. A greenhouse door features a colourful poster for "Talking Plants" at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, running from 11 February to 12 April in the Glasshouse Range. The poster includes colourful plant illustrations, a QR code, and a note about free entry with garden admission. An individual stands in a greenhouse, holding a phone and looking at lush green plants and ferns. There's a sign in the background reading "Life Before Flowers." The setting is serene with natural lighting.
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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🪴Applications now open🪴

🌿Train as a horticultural technician at #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden

🌿Hands-on experience, expert teaching and a CUBG Certificate.

📍Apply here: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/join-support/job-opportunities/trainee-horticultural-technician-scheme-2026-2027/
Group photo of nine individuals standing on the grass in front of a large building on a sunny day. A person tends to a lush garden with various plants and flowers, under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, there are garden tools and wheelbarrows filled with gardening supplies. Two people loading mulch into a wheelbarrow from a red tractor trailer in a garden.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Cyclamen, said to be a 'flower of love' with its heart-shaped leaves, a few days ago on #ValentinesDay in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden

#Cyclamen #Cambridge #JacobinDay #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
February 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Bring family, friends, blankets and chairs as Sounds Green continues tomorrow with the wonderful Arun Ghosh Quintet 🎶

Pack a picnic or enjoy food from the Garden Cafe, Wandering Yak, Mimi's Churros and Jacks Gelato 🍦

See you there!
##SoundsGreen #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
July 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Sounds Green 2026 kicks off tomorrow and we can't wait! 🎶🎺

There's still time to get your tickets if you haven't already - find out more and book here: https://bit.ly/4v9EzOy
##SoundsGreen #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
June 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Keep an eye out for us on ITV Weather this evening!

The crew are with us in the Winter Garden, preparing for the live broadcast at 7.15pm – be sure to tune in!

#CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #ITVWeather
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Common Groundsel, seen this week in #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
#Groundsel #WildflowerHour
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Saved for sharing on a cloudy day - a #BlueSkyDay with #Reflections of #WeepingWillows (26 March 2025)
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April 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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From the #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden today, perhaps it was especially spun for #WildWebsWednesday 🕸️
May 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Celebrating the Oak's #JacobinDay with the splendid Cambridge Oak from the #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden
April 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Cyclamen, said to be a 'flower of love' with its heart-shaped leaves - today #ValentinesDay in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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February 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Millstone & spring flowers in Cambridge University Botanic Garden dedicated to the work of staff past & present; installed in 1990 & re-dedicated in 2012 at 60th anniversary of Cambridge University Botanic Garden Association #MillstoneMonday #Millstone
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March 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM