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The Garden's Lake in summer time, reflecting the blue summer sky, with the Rock Garden in the foreground, with visitors wandering through.
Drifts of mainly purple and red flowers which make up our Bee Borders, surrounded by mature trees with a curving grass mown path
Fiery autumn colours of the trees surrounding the Lake and tree reflections in the Lake
A frosty day along the winding path of the Winter Garden
Drifts of yellow daffodils naturalised in grass amongst trees
landscape view of the main lawn with the fountain in the foreground and glasshouses in the background
Snowdrops nestled with bright yellow winter aconites
Cloud-like white blossom of Yoshino cherry on the Main Lawn beneath a blue spring sky
The Bee Borders at Cambridge University Press full of purple, blue and white flowers, including alliums and foxgloves
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Plant picks

Sally Petitt, Head of Horticulture, picks this week's must see plants.

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1. Echinacea paradoxa

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2. Dierama igneum

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3. Salvia yangii

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4. Austroderia fulvida

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5. Impatiens tinctoria ssp. elegantissima

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6. Catananche caerulea

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7. Echinops ritro

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8. Cotinus coggygria x C. obovatus 'Flame'

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9. Cephalaria gigantea

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10. Platycarya strobilacea

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Sounds Green 2026: Week 1

Wednesday 1 July 2026
6.30 - 8.30pm

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The Wonder of Worms

Saturday 4 July 2026
10am - 1pm

Education, Free event, Normal Admission

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Sunday 12 July 2026
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