University of Oxford Botanic Garden - 400 years of gardening and botany
Essex Gardens Trust in association with The Gardens Trust present Timothy Walker, former director of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, on the subject of the oldest botanic garden in Britain, now in its 400th year at the University of Oxford. Since 1621, the Oxford Botanic Garden has stood on the banks of the River Cherwell in the centre of Oxford. It has evolved from a collection of medicinal herbs for seventeenth century physicians into the most compact, diverse collection of plants in the world, where 4,500 species can be seen in its 4½ acres, which support teaching and research at Oxford and beyond. This glorious garden is surrounded by a high stone wall, set off by a lovely gateway, and within which there are many ornamental trees and shrubs as well as rectangular ‘order' beds and a wealth of other features.
Time: 10:30 BST
