Purple Toothwort, Lathraea clandestina, doing very well inside #Cambridge #BotanicGarden today. #Botany #CUBG
February 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Purple Toothwort, Lathraea clandestina, doing very well inside #Cambridge #BotanicGarden today. #Botany #CUBG
March 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Tree trunk obscured by male and female Mistletoe plus Ivy in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social. An aging Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia', Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Cambridge #CUBG
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Cambridge #CUBG
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Tree trunk obscured by male and female Mistletoe plus Ivy in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social. An aging Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia', Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Cambridge #CUBG
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Cambridge #CUBG
Adiantum hispidulum, labelled as Rosy Maidenhair Fern from the 'Old World Tropics' keeping cosy in the glass house at #Cambridge #BotanicGarden today. 🏝️
#FernFriday #CUBG
#FernFriday #CUBG
February 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Adiantum hispidulum, labelled as Rosy Maidenhair Fern from the 'Old World Tropics' keeping cosy in the glass house at #Cambridge #BotanicGarden today. 🏝️
#FernFriday #CUBG
#FernFriday #CUBG
[1/2] Can genetics help us grow a better garden? That’s the question that Will Tingle asks in today’s The Naked Scientists Podcast as he talks to CUBG Director beverleycubg.bsky.social & Deputy Curator, Ángela Cano.
July 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
[1/2] Can genetics help us grow a better garden? That’s the question that Will Tingle asks in today’s The Naked Scientists Podcast as he talks to CUBG Director beverleycubg.bsky.social & Deputy Curator, Ángela Cano.
🌾 Swaying in the breeze and adding a gentle rustle, grasses can bring movement, texture and sound to a garden.
🌱 Discover some of the grasses growing at CUBG and ideas for adding them to your own garden.
Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column in Cambridge Edition: https://bit.ly/4y8u14K
🌱 Discover some of the grasses growing at CUBG and ideas for adding them to your own garden.
Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column in Cambridge Edition: https://bit.ly/4y8u14K
September 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🌾 Swaying in the breeze and adding a gentle rustle, grasses can bring movement, texture and sound to a garden.
🌱 Discover some of the grasses growing at CUBG and ideas for adding them to your own garden.
Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column in Cambridge Edition: https://bit.ly/4y8u14K
🌱 Discover some of the grasses growing at CUBG and ideas for adding them to your own garden.
Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column in Cambridge Edition: https://bit.ly/4y8u14K
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 AM
🎥Watch CUBG Director @beverleycubg.bsky.social talk to presenter Nick Bailey on Gardeners’ World this Fri 3 Oct at 8pm on BBC2. Nick & the crew visited the Garden this summer to film a piece on how flowers make colour & use it to attract pollinators.🌸🐝http://bit.ly/4838O1P
@camplantsci.bsky.social
@camplantsci.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🎥Watch CUBG Director @beverleycubg.bsky.social talk to presenter Nick Bailey on Gardeners’ World this Fri 3 Oct at 8pm on BBC2. Nick & the crew visited the Garden this summer to film a piece on how flowers make colour & use it to attract pollinators.🌸🐝http://bit.ly/4838O1P
@camplantsci.bsky.social
@camplantsci.bsky.social
A moment of calm from the Garden for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
May 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A moment of calm from the Garden for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
🌿As the evenings are drawing in, the Garden is now closing at 4pm each day until February.
🪴Our opening times are 10am to 4pm every day – see you soon!
#CUBG #Cambridge #botanicgarden
🪴Our opening times are 10am to 4pm every day – see you soon!
#CUBG #Cambridge #botanicgarden
November 1, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🌿As the evenings are drawing in, the Garden is now closing at 4pm each day until February.
🪴Our opening times are 10am to 4pm every day – see you soon!
#CUBG #Cambridge #botanicgarden
🪴Our opening times are 10am to 4pm every day – see you soon!
#CUBG #Cambridge #botanicgarden
Blossom is beginning to appear in the Garden and we're counting down to our Yoshino Cherry being in bloom. Here's how the buds are looking today.
🌸How many days do you think it will be until it's in full bloom (photo from 2024)?
👇Let us know below👇 #Blossomwatch
🌸How many days do you think it will be until it's in full bloom (photo from 2024)?
👇Let us know below👇 #Blossomwatch
March 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Blossom is beginning to appear in the Garden and we're counting down to our Yoshino Cherry being in bloom. Here's how the buds are looking today.
🌸How many days do you think it will be until it's in full bloom (photo from 2024)?
👇Let us know below👇 #Blossomwatch
🌸How many days do you think it will be until it's in full bloom (photo from 2024)?
👇Let us know below👇 #Blossomwatch
⛲ The Fountain at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden has had a well-deserved clean!
Our Horticulture Team drained and refreshed the water - now it’s sparkling and ready for visitors again. ✨
#CUBG #Cambridge #BotanicGarden
Our Horticulture Team drained and refreshed the water - now it’s sparkling and ready for visitors again. ✨
#CUBG #Cambridge #BotanicGarden
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
⛲ The Fountain at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden has had a well-deserved clean!
Our Horticulture Team drained and refreshed the water - now it’s sparkling and ready for visitors again. ✨
#CUBG #Cambridge #BotanicGarden
Our Horticulture Team drained and refreshed the water - now it’s sparkling and ready for visitors again. ✨
#CUBG #Cambridge #BotanicGarden
Das Urteil von Nürnberg 17/18
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June 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
February 22, 2024 at 2:04 AM
A moment of calm from the Garden for Mental Health Awareness Week.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature.
#BotanicalBreathers #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments
#CambridgeBotanicGarden
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature.
#BotanicalBreathers #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments
#CambridgeBotanicGarden
May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A moment of calm from the Garden for Mental Health Awareness Week.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature.
#BotanicalBreathers #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments
#CambridgeBotanicGarden
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature.
#BotanicalBreathers #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments
#CambridgeBotanicGarden
🎬Some of our plants are the stars of a new documentary series, Drink: A Look Inside the Glass. Episode 4, filmed in the Garden & Cambridge University Herbarium, features gin crafted by Cambridge Distillery from botanicals sourced from the Garden.
@docbroc.bsky.social
@docbroc.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🎬Some of our plants are the stars of a new documentary series, Drink: A Look Inside the Glass. Episode 4, filmed in the Garden & Cambridge University Herbarium, features gin crafted by Cambridge Distillery from botanicals sourced from the Garden.
@docbroc.bsky.social
@docbroc.bsky.social
A moment of calm from the Garden for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
May 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A moment of calm from the Garden for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden
How does Talking Plants work?🪴
Our helpful guide will show you how to spark up conversations with the 20 plants featured in our experimental exhibition, Talking Plants.
🌿Watch the video and start chatting!
More info: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plan...
#TalkingPlants #CUBG
Our helpful guide will show you how to spark up conversations with the 20 plants featured in our experimental exhibition, Talking Plants.
🌿Watch the video and start chatting!
More info: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plan...
#TalkingPlants #CUBG
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
How does Talking Plants work?🪴
Our helpful guide will show you how to spark up conversations with the 20 plants featured in our experimental exhibition, Talking Plants.
🌿Watch the video and start chatting!
More info: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plan...
#TalkingPlants #CUBG
Our helpful guide will show you how to spark up conversations with the 20 plants featured in our experimental exhibition, Talking Plants.
🌿Watch the video and start chatting!
More info: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/talking-plan...
#TalkingPlants #CUBG
How is climate change affecting the seasonal rhythms of plants? Join us for the next Science on Sundays talk with Professor Rosemary Fricker & learn more about this & the CUBG phenology project. Sunday 18 May 2.30pm. 12+& adults. Free with Garden admission. No need to book.
bit.ly/40byeTD
bit.ly/40byeTD
May 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How is climate change affecting the seasonal rhythms of plants? Join us for the next Science on Sundays talk with Professor Rosemary Fricker & learn more about this & the CUBG phenology project. Sunday 18 May 2.30pm. 12+& adults. Free with Garden admission. No need to book.
bit.ly/40byeTD
bit.ly/40byeTD
Winter gardening can feel like a chore, but a little attention now can make all the difference. Read Head of Horticulture, Sally Petitt's top tips to help prevent winter damage & set your garden up for a strong start in the spring in this month's Cambridge Edition magazine: bit.ly/4rMuMO2
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Winter gardening can feel like a chore, but a little attention now can make all the difference. Read Head of Horticulture, Sally Petitt's top tips to help prevent winter damage & set your garden up for a strong start in the spring in this month's Cambridge Edition magazine: bit.ly/4rMuMO2
✨ Cambridge Botanic Lights returns in just 4 weeks - with a brand-new theme: Night Pollination! 🌙
🌼 Moths pollinate 30% of the world’s flowering plants.
🦇 500+ species rely on bats - including the agave for tequila!
Celebrate our amazing night pollinators!
#CUBG #WinterLights #Cambridge
🌼 Moths pollinate 30% of the world’s flowering plants.
🦇 500+ species rely on bats - including the agave for tequila!
Celebrate our amazing night pollinators!
#CUBG #WinterLights #Cambridge
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
✨ Cambridge Botanic Lights returns in just 4 weeks - with a brand-new theme: Night Pollination! 🌙
🌼 Moths pollinate 30% of the world’s flowering plants.
🦇 500+ species rely on bats - including the agave for tequila!
Celebrate our amazing night pollinators!
#CUBG #WinterLights #Cambridge
🌼 Moths pollinate 30% of the world’s flowering plants.
🦇 500+ species rely on bats - including the agave for tequila!
Celebrate our amazing night pollinators!
#CUBG #WinterLights #Cambridge
🌱 A reminder to all our visitors - we look forward to welcoming you! 🌱
#CUBG #botanicgarden #Cambridge
#CUBG #botanicgarden #Cambridge
October 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🌱 A reminder to all our visitors - we look forward to welcoming you! 🌱
#CUBG #botanicgarden #Cambridge
#CUBG #botanicgarden #Cambridge
Merry Christmas-eve! We spotted the first little white heads of snowdrops just the other day at the Cambridge Uni Botanic garden (CUBG). The appropriately named “early seeding”. 🌱
December 24, 2023 at 10:28 AM
Merry Christmas-eve! We spotted the first little white heads of snowdrops just the other day at the Cambridge Uni Botanic garden (CUBG). The appropriately named “early seeding”. 🌱
A new nature Plants paper led by #CUBG Curator Professor Sam Brockington calls for gardens to work as a shared 'meta-collection' to tackle the biodiversity crisis.
Read the article here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Read the article here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers
An international group of researchers says that biodiversity conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s
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January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
A new nature Plants paper led by #CUBG Curator Professor Sam Brockington calls for gardens to work as a shared 'meta-collection' to tackle the biodiversity crisis.
Read the article here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Read the article here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...