Botanic Gardens, Arboreta ……..
by Lewis, 29 October, 2010, 1 comments
There are over 2,200 botanic gardens in 153 countries around the world and the UK's oldest is Oxford's. It is fairly small considering how many plants it contains, covering about 4.5 acres, and it feels very like the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. This may not be too surprising as they were both founded to support the practice and teaching of medicine. The Oxford Botanic Gardens were founded in 1621 as the Physic Garden and after only a few years the yew tree (see photo below) was planted which is still in the garden today. Read more...
