On Monday 8th October at 7.15 pm Dr Andrew Ward will give a talk on "Astounding Asteraceae". On Tuesday 23rd October at 10.30 am the talk is by Bob Clinging on "Land Snails and Slugs of the Sheffield Area". The talks will take place in the Dorothy Fox Education Centre. Also meet there for the [...]

Every Spring a few unusual trees are planted. Sponsor a tree. For more information telephone 0114 2500500.    

The Gardens will be most part closed to the general public on Wednesday 31st October to Monday 5th November for the setting up and staging of "Illuminate the Gardens". Access will remain open to the Curator's House Restaurant during normal daytime opening via the Clarkehouse Road entrance but will only be accessible via the event [...]

Every Spring a number of unusual trees are planted. Why not sponsor a tree? For more information telephone 0114 2500500.

The last summer holiday event is on Wednesday 23rd August. Starting at 1.00 with storytelling for younger children (about 20 minutes) followed by a minibeast hunt where children find, collect and with help identify minibeasts before drawing them. Meet in the Dorothy Fox Education Centre. See Education for more information. All children welcome.

Outdoor theatre production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on 24th and 25th August at 7.00pm. Book online www.thepantaloons.co.uk. See listings.

Regular plant sales throughout the summer and autumn in the glasshouse behind the Dorothy Fox Education Centre. Check "Listings" under "What's On" to see details of the next plant sale.

Professors Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough will be giving a talk to FOBS on Tuesday, 24th January at 10.00 am on "Horticulture and Landscape Design: Education for the future". Visitor welcome £3.00.

Because of the building work there are no organised children's activities such as story telling but do say hello to the Bear in the Bear pit and his friends the elephants.

Look at What's On, Listings to see the outside theatre productions which are being put on during July and August.