Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Sheffield Botanical Gardens is a 19 acre garden, first opened in 1836. Originally designed by Robert Marnock, in the Gardenesque style, the site contains the largest collection of listed buildings in a Sheffield garden and a number of other interesting features. The Gardens are also well known for their Grade II* listed curvilinear Glass Pavilions, some of the earliest ever built.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world-renowned scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation. The Garden offers educational courses and events for adults and children; and also trains specialists. RBGE has four Gardens, together known as the National Botanic Gardens of Scotland - Inverleith in Edinburgh, Benmore Botanic Garden in Argyll, Logan Botanic Garden in Galloway and Dawyck Botanic Garden in the Scottish Borders.

The Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight is a place where the pleasure of plants can be enjoyed to the fullest, it is also a place where people of all ages can learn more about the wonderful world of plants and the inextricable link that we have with them. As you will see from these pages there is much happening at Ventnor and there is a firm commitment to the furtherance of peoples' understanding of the plant kingdom.The Garden is owned by the Isle of Wight Council and is held in perpetuity as public open space. It is free of charge to enter the grounds and the Temperate Showhouse and only car parking is charged for.At the Garden we have a regard for environmental issues and we are particularly proud of our stance on Agenda 21. The local community is vital to the success of the Garden and there is much involvement with all walks of life. Our growing and active Friends' Society organises many events and actively participates in the work of the Garden

Kew Gardens covers over 300 acres, it's a big space, so a little time planning will help you see the highlights you want... The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is widely recognised as one of the leading centres for advice and action on aspects of plant and fungal conservation. Conservation programmes are undertaken on a wide range of endangered and threatened plants and their habitats. An advanced range of techniques, including storage and cryopreservation of seeds, embryos and pollen, and micropropagation, are used to support both ex situ and in situ conservation projects. We are increasingly called upon for advice and to help with the development of international conservation strategies.

The Botanic Garden is situated less than a mile to the south of the City centre and only five minutes walk from the railway station. This tranquil 40 acre (16 hectares) garden offers year round interest to visitors. The Garden has a collection of over 10,000 labeled plant species in beautifully landscaped settings, including Rock Garden, Lake, Glasshouses, Winter Garden, Woodland Walk, and nine National Collections.