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

Happy Monday from beautiful Cambridge! 🌿🌺 If you could take a stroll anywhere in the Garden today, where would you go? #MondayMood #GardenWanders #PowerOfNature

This week’s #PlantPicks is a botanic treasure hunt! 🪴 Pick up our free Summer Sensations booklet at the Ticket Offices and explore the Garden with the family. Find colourful flowers, carnivorous plants or magnificent minibeasts 🪲 Tell us what you discover! 🌼 #BotanicTreasureHunt #PlantSpotting

🎶Sounds Green is back this July! 🌿 Join us every Wednesday evening for live music on the Main Lawn. Bring a picnic, enjoy refreshments and soak up summer evenings in the Garden. For the 2026 line up and tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/3PU6OlY #CUBG #SoundsGreen

Cambridge Botanic Lights returns ✨ Explore the Garden after dark with a spectacular illuminated trail inspired by the wonders of plants. Popular dates & times can fill quickly – sign up to have exclusive access when the tickets go on sale. https://bit.ly/4fsgv5o

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Festival of Plants on Saturday 🌿 Great to see so many taking part in tours, talks, activities, and enjoying live music, food and stalls. A brilliant day celebrating plants and people 🌱 Check out our summer events programme: https://bit.ly/43mbGDw

🌿Plant Picks of the Week This week’s standout plants are looking their best across the Garden. 🌱Galactites tomentosa 🌱Aloe polyphylla 🌱Oenothera macrocarpa 🌱Celtica gigantea 🌱Aesculus californica Seen any highlights on your visit? More here: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

🌿 The Festival of Plants is open! Our stall holders are ready and we’re looking forward to welcoming visitors for a day celebrating plants, gardens and discovery. Come along, explore the stalls and enjoy the Garden 🌱 #FestivalOfPlants

Don’t miss us on Cambridge Radio from 5.30pm today! 🌱 We’ll be chatting all about our Festival of Plants – coming to the Garden tomorrow. 🌸 Listen on FM 105MHz, DAB, online at cambridge105.co.uk or on your smart speaker. 🎧

🌿Festival of Plants is back this Saturday! 🌿 A day full of plants, science & family fun in the Garden. Free tours, talks, hands-on activities, live music, food & more. Children 16 & under go free! 🎫https://bit.ly/4uJRFms We can’t wait to see you!

We're delighted to welcome Campus Naturaleza, a pioneering conservation initiative at the University of Concepción in Chile, as a new conservation partner. Together, we'll support plant conservation & knowledge exchange through science & collaboration. Read more: bit.ly/43dmQu7

A shoutout to all our wonderful volunteers! 💚 To mark Volunteers’ Week, we want to highlight the amazing effort our volunteers put in each day. Guides, gardeners and behind-the-scenes supporters, your time, enthusiasm and knowledge help the Garden flourish – we couldn’t do it without you!

🌿Plant Picks of the Week Five standout plants are looking especially beautiful in the Garden: 🌱Ehretis dicksonii 🌱Eschscholzia californica 🌱Periploca graeca 🌱Achillea ‘Moonshine’ 🌱Cornus ‘Norman Hadden’ Have you spotted any on your visit? More here: https://bit.ly/4wiDohA

The excitement is building for the return of the Festival of Plants 🌱 Join us on Saturday 6 June for Garden tours, expert talks, live music, crafts, hands-on activities, Ask the Gardener and more 🌼 A perfect chance to see the Garden in full bloom this summer. https://bit.ly/4uJRFms

We are delighted to share that our Director, @beverleycubg.bsky.social, has been elected a Fellow of @royalsociety.org, recognising both her world-leading plant science research @camplantsci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk as well as her leadership of CUBG. Read more: https://bit.ly/43uObIf