Oxford Art Society Associates present
Botanical Art Today presented Dr Shirley Sherwood
5.45 Monday 10th November, Ashmolean Headley Lecture Theatre
£10 on the door, students free.
Oxford University Botanic Gardens
Christmas Fair 6th – 7th December
For more information and tickets please click here
Autumn Science Lectures – October – December 2025
6th November – Dr James Clark, prize fellow and lecturer at the Milner Centre for Evolution, Univerity of Bath;
20th November – Professor Jennifer McElwain FRS, Professor of Botany at Trinity College Dublic and Director of Trinity College Botanic Garden;
4th December – Dr Julia Gravendyck, lecturer in systematic botany at University of Bonn.
Winter Science Lectures – January – March 2026
22nd January | Adam Frost | Garden Designer & Presenter
5th February | Martha Swales | TV Producer and Urban Gardener
19th February | Jon Dunn | Natural History Writer & Photographer
5th March | Claire Ratinon | Writer & Organic Food Grower
12th March | Plantsman & Horticultural Educationalist
IHR – History of gardens and designed landscapes seminars
Autumn term 2025 – Design in the Landscape: The Evolution of Land Art
6th November Art and Educational Practices with Artic Land and Communities – Maria Huhmarniemi
20th November Art, nature and ethics: a biocentric critique of art installations in natural ecosystems –Riccardo Guarino
4th December A Gift to the Community? Public Art, Land Restoration and Public Relations – Deborah Chambers
The Garden Museum
Urban Greening Symposium Part II: The Gardened Public Space – in Partnership with The Landscape Institute
Tuesday 3 February, 8 30am – 6 pm.
£100 standard; £70 Garden Museum Friends, Landscape Institute Members, £40 Students
Booking here
Ashmolean Museum
In Bloom: How plants changed our world
What do we really know about the plants and flowers in our gardens and window boxes?
Beyond their beauty, many have hidden histories – tales of exploration, obsession, and knowledge.
This major new exhibition takes visitors on a journey from Oxford to the farthest corners of the world and back, uncovering the global stories behind some of Britain’s most beloved blooms – from roses and tulips to camellias and peonies.
Featuring over 100 artworks and objects, including drawings, paintings, rare prints, and ceramics, In Bloom explores our changing relationship with the natural world.
From the fascinating stories of curiosity and ingenuity of early plant explorers to the networks that shaped global trade, this exhibition reveals how the pursuit of exotic plants transformed landscapes, economies, and cultures, leaving a legacy that still shapes our world today.
Tickets available autumn 2025 for March 2026 opening.
The Alpine Garden Society has a programme of events, zoom lectures, seed exchanges and regional groups
The Cottage Garden Society has a North Oxford Group
The Oxford Special Interest Group The Oxfordshire Flora Group specialising in plant identification meetings