Event type: Talk

Events

12
Mar
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12
Mar

Talk: Pamela Holmes on Elizabeth Blackwell

Sunday 12 March 2023 11:30am - 12:45pm
£25
Join Pamela Holmes, author of The Curious Life of Elizabeth Blackwell for a talk at Chelsea Physic Garden to mark International Women’s Day (8 March). Throughout March 2023 we are celebrating women in horticulture, which is one of our themes during Chelsea Physic Garden’s 350 anniversary year.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Unlocking our collections
25
Sep
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25
Sep

Darwin and Hooker – Chelsea History Festival

Sunday 25 September 2022, 10.30am - 11:30am
£6
To celebrate this year's Chelsea History Festival join Alexandra Stewart and Joe Todd-Stanton, the author and illustrator of new book Darwin and Hooker, for a draw-along storytelling event for families at Chelsea Physic Garden.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
23
Sep
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23
Sep

Philip Miller’s Herbarium – Chelsea History Festival

Friday, 23 September 2022, 4pm - 5pm
£20
To celebrate this year's Chelsea History Festival, join Jacek Wajer, a curator at the Natural History Museum, to find out about Philip Miller’s work at Chelsea Physic Garden, his herbarium collection and how it is used today.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
21
Sep
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21
Sep

Forsyth Letters – Chelsea History Festival

Wednesday 21 September 2022, 2pm - 3pm
£20
To celebrate this year's Chelsea History Festival, join Dr Christina Welch for a talk about her research into the archive of Alexander Anderson, a botanist who studied at Chelsea Physic Garden under William Forsyth in the 1700s.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
20
Sep
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20
Sep

Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron – Chelsea History Festival

Tuesday 20 September 2022 6pm - 7:30pm
£25
To celebrate this years' Chelsea History Festival, join food historian Sam Bilton for a talk and tasting focused on her latest book, Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
Chelsea History Festival
08
May
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08
May

How can rewilding influence garden design?

Sunday 8 May 2022 2pm - 3:30pm
£20
Urquhart & Hunt will discuss their upcoming wilded landscape at RHS Chelsea Flower show and explore what rewilding means on both a macro and micro scale, showing how wilding can be brought into landscapes and gardens, no matter what size.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
General
26
Jun
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26
Jun

Summer Solstice Celebration: Talk with the Apothecary’s Daughter

Sunday 26 June 2022 2pm - 4pm
£25
Make hay (metaphorically speaking) with The Apothecary’s Daughter as she discusses the meaning and rituals behind the summer solstice, whilst bringing to light a selection of her favourite seasonal plants, and those with particular connection to the magic of midsummer. 
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
General
20
Mar
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20
Mar

Spring Equinox Detox: Talk with The Apothecary’s Daughter

Sunday 20 March 2022 14:00 -16:00
£25
Join The Apothecary’s Daughter on this Vernal Equinox for a talk at Chelsea Physic Garden. In this talk she touches on the organs of elimination whilst discussing the merits of classic cleansing herbs, from dandelion to milk thistle, that encourage a lightness of being within the body and soul. 
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
General
24
Jun
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24
Jun

Demystifying Plant labels

Friday 24 June 2pm - 4:30pm
£50
Do plant labels confuse you? Would you like to find out more about what they tell you about the plant? Spend the afternoon with Letta Jones, Lecturer in Horticulture and Garden History and learn more about how to read and understand plant labels.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
General
13
May
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13
May

Objects, Stories and Significance of Chelsea Physic Garden

Friday 13 May 2:00pm - 4:30pm
£50
Chelsea Physic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in London, with a significant European historical relevance in botany and horticulture, you will spend the afternoon unpacking this with Letta Jones, Lecturer in Horticulture and Garden History.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Talk
General

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