Grass flowers rule our world – but how much do we know about them? 🌾 Join Dr Madelaine Bartlett of the Sainsbury Laboratory to explore the amazing plant that gives us rice, wheat and corn. 📌Sun 16 August, 2.30pm 🎫Free with normal Garden admission Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4bLofNd

🌺 A rare tropical orchid has flowered for the first time in the Garden! Dimorphorchis lowii produces two types of flowers, but only one is scented. Why? It could attract pollinators to all flowers, or different pollinators to maximise seed production. Come and see it in the Glasshouse Range!

🌱We’re hiring: Seed Bank Coordinator Help safeguard our internationally important living collections in this new role. Coordinate seed collections, records, storage, distribution and exchange, while helping develop future seed conservation work. 📅 Closing date: 16 August 🔗 https://bit.ly/4fR0lCn

There's a world of plants to see in our Glasshouse Range - here's just a snapshot! 🌿 #MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #GlasshouseRange #NatureForWellbeing

🌿 Looking for a new way to explore the Garden this week? Look out for these beautiful plants: 🌻 Palm-leaf marshmallow 🌺 Japanese pagoda tree 🌸 Salvia ‘Nachtvlinder’ 💛 Stanhopea oculata 🌿 Ironweed Find out more: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

🌿 We're hiring! Join Cambridge University Botanic Garden as our new Horticultural Participation Coordinator, helping people connect with horticulture through volunteering, community programmes and wellbeing activities. 📅 Closing date: 16 Aug https://bit.ly/3Uki7W7 #Horticulture #Jobs

🏡 Gnome is where the heart is... 💚 Help us create a magical gnome display at #CambridgeBotanicLights! Have a good quality, waterproof, family-friendly garden gnome? Give it a new home by donating it at one of our collection boxes. Because no gnome should be left behind ✨ https://bit.ly/4c3atpa

🌿 Step into the tropics without leaving Cambridge! Our Tropical Houses are filled with remarkable rainforest plants. Discover how they've adapted to thrive and how you can bring a touch of the tropics home. Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column via the link below 👇 https://bit.ly/4wbuyky

The Systematic Beds are putting on a colourful display 🏵 #MondayMood #StopAndSmellTheFlowers

🌿 Visiting the Garden this week? Look out for our latest Plant Picks, including a spectacular trumpet vine and plants with surprising medicinal histories. 🌻 Shrubby hare's ear 🌺 Trumpet vine 🌸 Albizia 'Rosea' 💛 Mexican prickly poppy 🌿 False black helleborine Find more: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

Sometimes you just need to take a break and sit by the Lake 🦆🪷 #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #MondayMood #TakeABreak

🌿5 amazing plants to find in the Garden this week! Including a waterlily that changes its sex & a pollen-throwing water plant 🌱 🪴 Hibiscus trionum 🪴 Quercus castaneifolia 🪴 Rudbeckia laciniata ‘Herbstsonne’ 🪴 Thalia dealbata 🪴 Victoria cruziana https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

Love the Garden?🌿 Become a Friend & enjoy: 🌱 Free Garden admission 🛍️ Shop discounts 🎤 Exclusive events, talks and tours 🚌 Trips to beautiful gardens This summer we're visiting Bressingham Gardens & Leicester Botanic Garden & Attenborough Arboretum. Find out more:https://bit.ly/4fvIhMN

🌿 Looking for an affordable summer day out? Adult admission to the Garden is just £7.60 (£8.50 with Gift Aid) until 1 September, and children aged 16 and under visit free all year round! Explore 40 acres of gardens, family trails and hands-on activities. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4foCo3J

There's a hive of activity in our beautiful Autumn Garden, which is putting on a colourful display 🏵🌸 #MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #SeasonalHighlights #AutumnGarden

🌿Looking for inspiration on your next visit? These 5 plants are looking beautiful this week: 🌱Rhaponticum centauroides 🌱Hibiscus ‘Blue Bird’ 🌱Thunbergia mysorensis 🌱Echinacea purpurea ‘Bressingham Hybrids’ 🌱Echinops sphaerocephalus More here: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

Looking for something to do with your little one tomorrow? Join us for a Welly Walk around the Garden! Perfect for pre-school children to explore plants and wildlife. Free children's tickets: https://bit.ly/44ui2kQ Adults don't need to book, but standard Garden admission applies.

We’re so excited to welcome The Basin Street Brawlers to the Garden as Sounds Green continues tomorrow 🎶 Settle in with family, friends, great food and drink for an evening of brilliant music in a beautiful setting. See you tomorrow! 🌿 Book now: https://bit.ly/4wHNs2T #SoundsGreen #CUBG

🌿Plant Picks of the Week Here’s some of the plants looking lovely this week: 🌱Koelreuteria paniculata 🌱Achillea millefolium ‘Pomegranate’ 🌱Erythrostemon gilliesii 🌱Colchicum striatum 🌱Aesculus parviflora Have you seen any highlights on your visit? More here: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

What can a 300-year-old plant specimen reveal? Join Juliet Anderson for our next Science on Sundays talk and explore the hidden treasures of Cambridge University Herbarium. 🗓️ 12 July, 2.30pm 🌿 Free with normal Garden admission https://bit.ly/4f1hzLD

Join us for #SummerAtTheMuseums! 🌿☀️ We're delighted to be joining @camunivmuseums.bsky.social with a programme of family-friendly activities, including a self-guided trail and free drop-in craft sessions at the Garden throughout the summer holidays. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/4p9FXzu

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

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

Sounds of Cambridge University Botanic Garden on this (much cooler) summer Monday - enjoy! 💚 #MondayMood #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden

🌿Plant Picks of the Week Here’s some of the plants looking particularly beautiful this week: 🌱Catananche caerulea 🌱Dierama igneum 🌱Echinacea paradox 🌱Cotinus coggygria x C. obovatus ‘Flame 🌱Echinops ritro Have you seen any highlights on your visit? More here: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

🌿 Glasshouse Range is fully open again! Explore our incredible plant collections from around the world 🌱 Thank you for your patience while essential corridor repairs took place. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/4gt0KLU

✨ Cambridge Botanic Lights tickets are now on sale! A glowing trail of light, colour and sound through the Garden after dark this winter 🌿 Early slots sell quickly – book soon to secure your preferred evening! 📅 27 Nov – 23 Dec 🕟 From 4.30pm https://bit.ly/4fsgv5o

🌱 How do we restore nature at scale? Find out and join us this Sunday as Prof David Coomes explores UK nature recovery and what it takes to help landscapes thrive. 📅 21 June | 2.30pm 🎟️ Free with Garden admission https://bit.ly/4vuxTLK

🌿 We’re hiring: Horticulture Team Leader (Landscape & Arboriculture) Join Cambridge University Botanic Garden and help shape our landscapes and tree collections 🌳 Lead a skilled team caring for a world-class living plant collection. Closes: 28 June 2026 Apply/share: https://bit.ly/3SevF4H

✨ There’s still time to get early access to Cambridge Botanic Lights tickets 🌿 Newsletter subscribers can book from 19 June before general sale on 20 June. Discover the Garden after dark with a magical illuminated trail 💡 Sign up: https://bit.ly/4fsgv5o