Prof Simon Hiscock with the Oxford Physic Rose at Sunday s event Picture: ED NIX A ‘GLORIOUS’ new pink rose was unveiled as the Oxford Botanic Garden marked its 400th anniversary. Called the Oxford Physic Rose, the pastel-pink flower’s name is a reminder of the university garden’s origins as a place where students were taught about the medicinal properties of plants. Prof Simon Hiscock, director of the Oxford Botanic Garden on Rose Lane, described the new rose as a ‘beauty’. “The colour is such a subtle, soft pink and the leaves are vibrant green and you don’t see a single black spot of fungus on the leaves,” he said.
Roses out, olives in: the new English garden in a time of climate crisis
Oxford Botanic Garden is 400 years old, but the climate emergency is forcing a review of what seeds it sows for the future
University of Oxford Botanic Garden: reconfiguring for changes to come. Photograph: Ian Wallman
University of Oxford Botanic Garden: reconfiguring for changes to come. Photograph: Ian Wallman
Sun 25 Jul 2021 04.00 EDT
It has survived for 400 years – the oldest of Britain’s botanical gardens, a haven of medicinal plants and ancient trees enjoyed through the centuries by famous names such as JRR Tolkien and Lewis Carroll. Yet after the Oxford Botanic Garden’s anniversary today things may look substantially different in future, due to the impact of the climate crisis on British weather.
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A GIANT Alice puppet dominated Oxford city centre on Saturday as people came together to celebrate a major anniversary. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass, with a range of events laid out for Alice’s Day. Forced to go entirely digital last year due to Covid-19, Alice’s Day was able to return to the streets with a mixture of in-person and virtual events this year. The day is coordinated by The Story Museum, which hosted an ‘UnBirthday Party’ in Broad Street. A giant Alice made her way to Broad Street and the newly unveiled ‘Broad Meadow’, with games and prizes on offer.