Welcome to the University of Leicester Botanic Garden: a world of plants in one place

Botany for Beginners: new course begins 4th May

Choose any/all 5 modules, each featuring a different plant group; classroom based tuition & field trips, to help you become more familiar with at least 100 local wild plants, increasing your appreciation and understanding of the plant diversity of Leicestershire & Rutland. Course information and registration details here.

The Botanic Garden Lecture: 16th May 2013

"Withering- the English Linnaeus and the flowering of pharmacology", a lecture by Dr. Peter Sheldon about William Withering, physician, botanist & mineralogist, whose pioneering work on the medicinal properties of the foxglove led to a more scientific approach towards its exploitation as treatment for disease.

Venue: Ken Edwards lecture theatre 3, University main campus at 8pm. More details on events page.

Plant Exchange: 15th & 16th June 2013 11am-3pm

Following its success last year, the Plant exchange is offered again, thanks to the Friends of the Botanic Garden. Bring unwanted plants from your garden, swap them for other people's offerings. Refreshments available.

Plant Sale & Family Day: 30th June 2013

Our annual fundraising specialist plant sale, with entertainments, arts/crafts stalls and ecology-themed activities. 11am-5pm. See events page for more details. 

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cactus in flower 

Cactus flowering in the desert house.

Friends of the Garden

The new programme of Friends of the Garden visits and lectures for 2013-14 is now available. See the Friends pages or click here

Contact us: Botanic Garden office

University of Leicester Botanic Garden,
Stoughton Drive South,
Oadby, Leics.
LE2 2NE

Phone/fax 0116 271 2933 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
botanicgarden@le.ac.uk

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Summer Cafe in the Garden

The Botanic Garden cafe will re-open for the summer from Sunday 30th June until 22nd September. Located in Southmeade House, it will be open every day between 11am and 4.30pm.

Awards

Our popular Education Programme has received two national awards: Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge and the RHS Growing Schools Award in recognition of our outstanding work for learners of all ages.

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