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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.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 29d

🍁Come and explore, unwind & be inspired by the changing seasons in the Garden. We have an exciting line up of events & activities to enjoy this Autumn. Full event details on our website: bit.ly/4n3mJty

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 1d

Think summer is the end of garden colour? Think again. Sally Petitt, our Head of Horticulture tells us how to bring autumn colour to our own gardens in her column in October's issue of
Cambridge Edition magazine. Read it and her gardening jobs for October here: bit.ly/4mYuP5N

The Autumn Beds at CUBG featuring a branch of fiery red-leaved Euonymus alatus var. apterus in the foreground

The Autumn Beds at CUBG featuring Sedum 'Herbstfreude' and Aster pyrenaeus 'Lutetia'

A branch of Zelkova serrata (Japanese elm) in autumn with its yellow leaves backlit by sunlight

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 5d

We are monitoring the situation and the Garden may also be closed to the public tomorrow. Please check our social media and website for updates. [3/3]

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 5d

We are extremely disappointed that the event will not be going ahead, but you will still be able to find out more about fungi, see this year’s trail and find other fungi resources by visiting our seasonal trails on the website in the coming days: bit.ly/4mMX9Ig [2/3]

Seasonal Trails - Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 5d

Due to the yellow weather warning of high winds forecast for tomorrow (Sat 4 October) we have made the decision to cancel this year’s Fungi Field Day. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. [1/3]

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 5d

Don't forget to tune in to BBC Gardeners' World this evening at 8pm on BBC2 to see the Garden's Director,
@beverleycubg.bsky.social, talking to Nick Bailey on how flowers make colour & how they use it to attract pollinators.
Read more: bit.ly/4838O1P
@camplantsci.bsky.social

CUBG Director, Beverley Glover and presenter Nick Bailey while being filmed for Gardeners' World in the CUBG Glasshouse Range. Beverley is pipetting colour liquid and there are various flasks on the table in front of them and a TV camera and boom operator to one side

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 5d

The crocuses in the Garden look absolutely beautiful - fabulous photography!

Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 5d

Crocuses flowering in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social yesterday. 📷 #photography

Montage showing close-up photographs of bluish violet crocuses with darker blue veins.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 6d

🌱 A reminder to all our visitors - we look forward to welcoming you! 🌱

#CUBG #botanicgarden #Cambridge

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 7d

✨ Cambridge Botanic Lights ✨

❤️ A wonderful opportunity to take some time out and spend an evening with friends and family ❤️

Make memories at Cambridge University Botanic Garden 🌿

Buy your tickets at botanic.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-botanic-lights-2025

#CUBG #winterlights #Cambridge #botanicgarden

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 8d

🎥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

Nick Bailey and Beverley Glover standing together, both smiling, outside the CUBG Glasshouse Range

CUBG Director, Beverley Glover, seen through a TV camera lens, looking at a jar of red cabbage

A cameraman getting a close-up of CUBG Director Beverley Glover examining a red flower while filming for an episode of Gardeners' World in the CUBG Glasshouse Range

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 9d

We look forward to welcoming you!

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 9d

It’s a beautiful day in the Garden! 🌺 Our dahlias are glowing - photos don’t do them justice, come see for yourself!

We were on @itvanglia.bsky.social - watch it here: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/live-from-the-garden-itv-anglia-climate-change-special/

#CUBG
@camunivmuseums.bsky.social

Presenters of ITV Anglia news, David Whiteley and Becky Jago, posing in a garden.

A pale pink and white dahlia with other types of dahlia and green foliage in the background.

Dark red dahlias with purple dahlias in the foreground.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 12d

A lovely shot of our fabulous Glasshouses!

Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 18d

So many lines and angles making up the structure of the @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social glasshouses, seen yesterday against a lovely blue sky too
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLines #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles

The glasshouses in Cambridge University Botanic Garden, surrounded by plants and trees at the side and behind it, with a gravel path and lawn in front of it, a wooden bench and a large planter on either side of the central doors; a weathervane on the top and a blue sky above

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 13d

We’re going live on @itvanglia.bsky.social! Tune in tomorrow 6-6.30pm to watch a special climate change programme live from the Garden, featuring our Director @beverleycubg.bsky.social discussing how the Garden is responding to the changing climate.

View across the Mediterranean Beds to the Glasshouse Range at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 15d

Did you know that over 90% of fungi are still unknown to science? 🍄 Join us at Fungi Field Day 2025 to discover more fungi facts! 📅 Sat 4 Oct | 10am – 4pm
Talks, walks, crafts & more - free with normal Garden admission. To find out more: bit.ly/48ABVcS

A child in a pink jacket paints a colourful fungi-themed picture at a Fungi Field Day at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 16d

It feels like autumn has truly arrived with this chill in the air 🍂
It’s another beautiful day in the Garden - we’re admiring the Salvias in the September sun and watching the autumn colour change on Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' and Acer palmatum 'Sango-Kaku'!

#CUBG #MondayMood #Cambridge

Beds with a variety of flowers and green plants beside glasshouses and either side of a gravel path.

Close-up of vibrant red and orange leaves on a Liquidambar tree, with spiky seed balls.

Red, yellow and green trees surrounding a pond, with tall grasses in the foreground.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 22d

[2/2] Get your copy from the Cambridge University Botanic Garden shop or from Curating Cambridge: bit.ly/46DTCa9

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 22d

🐝We’re buzzing that Secrets of Bees has won The Children’s Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction - the world’s top award for nature & conservation writing! Created with expert input from the Garden this children's book from @nosycrow.bsky.social brings the fascinating world of bees to life. [1/2]

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 23d

🌿 Apple Day is back at the Garden — Sunday 19 October, 10am–5pm!
🍎 Join us for apple tasting, food trucks, live music, crafts, tours & more.
🍏 A perfect autumn day out with friends, family or neighbours
🍎 Tickets on sale soon via our website.

#CUBG #AppleDay #CambridgeEvents

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 26d

Autumn’s creeping in at the Garden! 🍂
This week: we welcomed new trainees, explored gardening & climate, and shared great events like Fungi Field Day & Apple Day.

Weekend fun:
🪶 Magic Forest trail
🎨 Autumn Art Adventure
🌿 Free tours

#CUBG #Cambridge #autumn #whatsOn

Branches of a crabapple tree filled with bright red crabapples.

A selection of colourful shrubs under a blue sky.

Yellow crocus flowers surround the base of a tree.

A leaflet for The Mapgies' Magic Forest trail against the bark of a tree.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 27d

🍄 Fungi Field Day is almost here!
🍄 Save the date: Saturday 4 October
🍄 Come along from 10am to 4pm

Celebrate all things fungi with art, crafts, face painting, talks, forays and games - there's something for everyone!

We look forward to welcoming you! 🌿

#CUBG #FungiFieldDay #CambridgeEvents

Promotional poster for Fungi Field Day event on Saturday, 4 October from 10am to 4pm. Features illustrations of various types of mushrooms.

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 29d

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · Sep 8

We’ve said goodbye to our 2024/25 trainees & Team Leader Tom – best of luck! 🌿 Today we welcome 9 new horticultural trainees to the Garden as they begin their year with us. 🌱 Follow along for updates! #horticulture #CUBG

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌿 We’re hiring a Team Leader for our Garden Landscapes team!
Lead a skilled crew, care for our plant collections, and support research, learning & conservation at a world-class botanic garden.
📆 Apply by 12 Oct
🔗 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/team-leader-garden-landscapes/

#CUBG #horticulture #job

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · Sep 3

🪶 A magical new family trail is coming!
🌳 Join The Magpies’ Magic Forest and explore folklore, myths & hidden magic of trees throughout the Garden.
🍂 Ages 8+, free with admission (curious adults welcome!)
🔗 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/the-magpies-magic-forest/
#VisitCambridge #whatson

Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · Aug 31

Join our Learning Team! We have two roles:
Family Learning Coordinator: Create nature experiences for families
Interpretation & Learning Coordinator: Share stories of our plant collections & lead adult learning programmes
Apply at: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/join-support/job-opportunities/

Job Opportunities - Cambridge University Botanic Garden

www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

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