Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] appointed first Professor of in the in the 18th-century; nevertheless, Bradley 1724 Professor Richard Bradley (1688 - 1732) was unsuccessful in his efforts to found a Botanic Garden in Cambridge during his tenure. 1727 King George II 1727- 1760 appointed second Professor of Botany at Cambridge. Martyn donated his personal Hortus siccus (Herbarium collection) to establish the University Herbarium in 1761. This collection was to be held in the Great House at the Botanic Garden. Martyn wrote his illustrated treatise, 1733 Professor John Martyn (1699 - 1768) Historia Plantarum Rariorum, or History of Plants, 1737. 1760 to 1820. The King's ill health led to his son George becoming Prince Regent between 1760 George III 1811 - 1820. appointed third Cambridge Professor of Botany at the age of 27. He succeeded his father John Martyn as the Chair, a post he held until his death in 1825. Martin wrote Plantae 1762 Professor Thomas Martyn (1735 - 1825) Cantabrigiensis (1763) and Flora Rustica (1794). Charles Miller’s role was both botanical and managerial. Charles Miller was the son of Philip 1762 Charles Miller, first Curator of the Botanic Garden Miller of Chelsea Physic Garden. Dr Richard Walker (1679 - 1764), Vice-Master of Trinity College, Cambridge founded the original Botanic Garden in the city centre. It was five acres in size and included a lecture room in the 'Mansion House'. The Garden was set out as a typical Physic Garden created for the cultivation of herbaceous plants for use in the teaching of medical students. The Botanic Garden remained on this site until 1844 when a larger Garden was secured by . The first garden was also referred to as the Walkerian Garden, after its founder who purchased the land and gave it to the University. The Walkerian Society is still run by 1762 Original Botanic Garden founded Cambridge horticultural students in the Botanic Garden. Thomas Martyn issued the first catalogue of plants in the Botanic Garden, Horti Botanici Cantabrigiensis, in his role as Curator. Martyn was 'one of the earliest English exponents of the Linnaean system'. He gave no lectures after 1796 'as the subject was not popular'. The 1771 First Botanic Garden catalogue teaching of formal Botany languished until his death, in 1825, at the age of 89. appointed as Curator of the first Botanic Garden. John Donn wrote several catalogues of the Garden's collection, 'Hortus Cantabrigiensis: An accented catalogue of indigenous and exotic 1790 James Donn plants cultivated in the Cambridge Botanic Garden', dating between 1796 - 1812. 1820 - 1830. His father, George III's ill health meant that George acted as Prince Regent from 1820 King George IV 1811. appointed as fourth professor of Botany at the age of 29. Henslow was Professor of between 1822 - 1827 before resigning the Chair, having been elected as Professor of Botany in 1825. During this period, he was also ordained as a clergyman. Henslow was interested in the growth of trees and in the nature of species. Henslow first established the Herbarium of British Flora in 1821. Henslow is best known as mentor to , who studied at Christ's College, Cambridge between 1828 - 1831. It was Henslow who suggested Darwin as naturalist 1825 Professor John Stevens Henslow (1796 - 1861) on the HMS Beagle's voyage to . became Prime Minster (Tory). In 1853, John Lindley suggested that a new giant tree brought from California, should be named after after Wellington - Wellingtonia gigantea. Wellington had died in 1852. Eventually the species became known as Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Sequoia, a native of North America. The Americans had wanted to name the tree after 1830 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Washington but the genus name Washingtonia was already assigned to a palm. By the early 19th-century, the original city centre Botanic Garden was too small and space was needed to grow a wider range of plants, including trees. Architect Edward Lapidge drew up a 'gardenesque' design for the new site, one mile south of the city centre, on behalf of the Vice- Chancellor, William Chafy. The innovative curving paths around the Garden and the concept of a lake, systematic beds and glasshouses can still be seen in the contemporary Botanic Garden. Unfortunately for Lapidge, the cost of developing the Garden was prohibitive. Legal delays Architect Edward Lapidge commissioned to design meant that it would be over a decade later, in 1845, that planting in the western section finally 1830 New Botanic Garden began. 1830 William IV becomes King 1830 - 1870. He was succeeded by his niece, Victoria. 1830 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey Prime Minister 1830 - 1834 A parcel of agricultural land, 16 hectares or 38-acres south of the city centre - and owned by Trinity Hall - was transferred by Act of Parliament. The original Physic Garden in Cambridge was no longer sufficient and Henslow persuaded the University that it was necessary to move to John Stevens Henslow achieves the acquisition of a a larger site. However it would be another 13 years, until the agricultural tenancy expired, that 1831 new Botanic Garden the Garden was finally available. Victoria inherits the throne of of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837. She reigns 1837 Queen Victoria becomes monarch for 63 years until her death in 1901. John Stevens Henslow (Professor of Botany 1825 - 1861) had become Rector of Hitcham, Suffolk in 1839. Henslow's young deputy, Charles Babington (Professor of Botany 1861 - 1895) represented him on the Syndicate (Governing Body) established to managed the New Botanic 1844 New Botanic Garden begins Garden. Appointed as first Curator of the New Botanic Garden, Andrew Murray began planting in 1845, following the 'gardenesque-style' plans that had been drawn up a decade earlier by Edward Lapidge. At this time however, only the western section of the New Botanic Garden site was 1845 Curator, Andrew Murray, begins planting developed. Andrew Murray publishes a catalogue of 5,500 hardy Around 2,000 hardy plants had been transferred from the original Physic Garden. The task was 1850 plants completed by his successor, James Stratton, who took over in 1850. 1850 Andrew Murray dies Curator, Andrew Murray dies after falling into Hobson's Conduit and contracting pneumonia. 1850 James Stratton takes over as Curator of the Botanic Garden following Andrew Murray's premature death. James Stratton oversees the building of the first glasshouse range on the north-eastern 1855 First Glasshouse range built boundary of the Botanic Garden succeeds John Stevens Henslow as Professor of Botany in 1861. Together with Henslow, Babington helped to plan the new Botanic Garden. Babington wrote several works including Manual of British Botany (1843) and Flora of (1860). He was editor of Annals 1861 Professor Charles (1808 - 1895) and Magazine of Natural History. Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] appointed as Curator of the Botanic Garden. Mudd has been called the 'father of British 1865 William Mudd (1829 - 1879) Lichenology'. The Botanic Garden's first Rock Garden, now known as the Terrace Garden adjacent to the 1872 Original Rock Garden is completed Glasshouse Range, was finally completed Curator of the Botanic Garden for 40 years (1879 - 1919). Richard Lynch was extremely influential during his curatorship at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. It was Lynch who developed the glasshouse collections and the first Bamboo Garden in Britain. He was also the 1879 Richard Irwin Lynch first to grow and name new plants described as Cantab. Richard Irwin Lynch and - later Sir Arthur 'Father of Ecology' - develop 'native 1879 Ecological plantings begin plantings'. Today these are known as ecological plantings. The Glasshouse range begun by James Stratton, in 1855, is rebuilt by James Boyd and Sons of 1888 Glasshouse Range reconstructed Paisley using white painted pinewood. Zoologist, William Bateson, publishes book on the mechanism of heredity supporting Darwin's theory of evolution. The science of plant genetics flourishes in Cambridge over the following years. Colleagues include Edith Saunders (Newnham), RC Punnett (Gonville and Caius), RH Biffen (Emmanuel) and Miss E Kilby. Bateson uses land in the eastern section of the Botanic 1894 William Bateson and colleagues Garden. appointed Professor of Botany at Cambridge. Botany had been rather neglected as a subject until Marshall-Ward took the Chair. It was Marshall-Ward that commissioned the Botany School building, now the Department of Plant Sciences. The building was officially opened in 1904 by 1895 Professor Harry Marshall-Ward (1854 - 1906) King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. William Bateson and Edith Saunders rent an allotment and use the glasshouses at the Botanic William Bateson awarded a grant from the Royal Garden for plant genetics experiments following the award of a grant from the Evolution 1897 Society committee of the Royal Society. awarded a prestigious by the Veitch Memorial Trust. Lynch was unusually honoured, receiving the award twice; a second Medal was awarded to him in 1923. The Veitch prize honours 'persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding 1901 Richard Irwin Lynch contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture'. 1901 King Edward VII Edward took over from his mother Queen Victoria in 1901 and reigned until his death in 1910. appointed Professor of Botany at Cambridge (1906 - 1936). Seward co-edited 'More letters of 1906 Professor Albert Charles Seward (1863 - 1941) Charles Darwin' with Darwin's son Francis in 1903. The ornamental gates from the original Botanic Garden were moved to the new Botanic Garden 1909 Wrought iron Gates moved entrance on Trumpington Road in 1909. 1910 George V 1910 - 1936 Sculptor Dr Robert Tait Mackenzie produced a bronze memorial to World War I. The Duke of York, later King George VI, unveiled the memorial in 1922. The figure of the soldier was 1914 World War I modelled on Cambridge undergraduate, Kenneth Hamilton. Curator of the Botanic Garden 1879 - 1919, awarded honorary degree of MA by University of 1916 Richard Irwin Lynch Cambridge appointed as the first Superintendent (previously the title was known as Curator) following the retirement of Richard Lynch due to ill health. Preston supported the Director, Humphrey Gilbert- 1919 FG Preston Carter, when he took over his new role in 1921, until Preston's retirement in 1947. is appointed as first Academic Director of the Botanic Garden (1921 - 1950). Gilbert-Carter was a taxonomist and noted teacher. Previously Gilbert-Carter had worked as an economic botanist 1921 Humphrey Gilbert-Carter (1884 - 1969) for the Botanical Survey of India between 1913 - 1921. studied the origin of modern in the Botanic Garden. Hurst was a pioneering geneticist who had worked with William Bateson. He wrote several books on genetics and 1922 Charles Chamberlain Hurst worked to produce orchid hybrids. The Guide to the University Botanic Garden Cambridge by the new young Director, Humphrey Gilbert-Carter was published in 1922. Gilbert-Carter was multi-lingual and his interest in a 1922 The first Botanic Garden Guide published broad range of subjects - from classics to Persian and Hindi - can be seen in the volume. Cory Lodge was designed as a house for the Director of the Botanic Garden by local architect, Mackay Hugh Baillie-Scott (1865-1945). Benefactor, Reginald Cory funded the project in 1924 Cory Lodge funded by Reginald Radcliffe Cory collaboration with Director, Humphrey Gilbert-Carter. Benefactor and 'one of the best friends of the university botanic garden' died in Wareham, Dorest. Cory, a keen plantsman, horticulturalist and an alumnus of Trinity College, left a bequest to the Garden in his will. It was some years before the Garden was able to make use of the funding. The Cory Fund enabled the development of the eastern section of the Botanic Garden as well as the Cory Laboratories. 1934 Reginald Radcliffe Cory dies The original 1888 glasshouse design was recreated in Burmese teak, complete with a 90 ft corridor at the rear. 1934 Glasshouse range re-built in Burmese teak 1936 King Edward VIII The King acceded to the British throne in January and abdicated in December. 1937 Neville Chamberlain (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1937 - 1940 1939 World War II 1st Sept 1939 - 2nd Sept 1945 1940 Winston Churchill (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1940 - 1945 An initial amount of £1,000 was received from the Cory Fund for the maintenance of the Botanic 1943 First income from Cory Fund Garden. The balance of the £9,000 annual income was to be used for capital expenditure Money from the Cory Fund bequest enabled the Botanic Garden to purchase of numerous 1945 Cory Library extended important publications for the Cory Library. 1945 Clement Attlee (Labour) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1945 - 1950 Humphrey Gilbert-Carter was Director of the Botanic Garden between 1921 and 1950. During his directorship, Gilbert-Carter wrote several publications, including the first Guide to the Botanic 1950 Humphrey Gilbert-Carter retires after 29 years Garden in 1922. The Festival of Britain included the 1951 Exhibition of Science at the Science Museum in South 1951 Festival of Britain and 1951 Exhibition of Science Kensington, London. The sections on Biology included genetics and plant growth. Director of the Botanic Garden 1951 - 1973. transformed the eastern section of 1951 John Gilmour 1906 - 1986 the Botanic Garden from allotments into innovative plantings. Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] Wicken , the first nature reserve to be managed by The in 1899, was recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Importance (SSSI) in 1951. The Reserve is also designated as a Nature Conservation Review Site and as a National Nature Reserve. Botanists designated a Site of Special Scientific from the Cambridge University Botanic Garden have longstanding research interests at Wicken 1951 Importance Fen. 1951 Winston Churchill (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1951 - 1955 John Gilmour was concerned about the disappearance of trees, such as the Hop Hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia (Betulaceae, Birch Family). Such deciduous trees flourished in Britain during the Tertiary period, approx. 65.5 - 2.6 million years ago. During Gilmour's directorship 1951 - 1951 First Tertiary Trees planted 1973, ancient tree species were planted. Money from the Cory Fund enabled the director John Gilmour and Bob Younger, the Superintendent, to begin developing the eastern half of the garden. Paths in this new section 1952 Work begins on the eastern section of the Garden echo the 'gardenesque' style of the historic 19th-century Garden. 1952 King George VI dies A beautiful watercolour map created in 1952 by artist, Roger De Simone, focuses on the historic western section of the Botanic Garden. It is an artistic representation of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden in 1831. The calligraphy down the left side of the map mentions the 1952 Illustrated map of garden created allotments to the east, the 'New Development Plan 1953'. Following the death of her father in the previous year, Elizabeth is crowned Queen of the United 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Kingdom and of the Commonwealth Realms The Eastern Garden was also known as the New Garden or the New Extension. It took several years to clear the allotments before planting could begin. Grand plans drawn up in the 1940s 1953 New Development Plan for the Eastern Garden included a concert hall and band stands. These were never realised. A home movie of The Garden Party held on Saturday 4th July 1953 can be viewed on the Cambridge University Botanic Garden Website's Voicing the Garden page. The black and white video has a voice-over by Peter Thoday, a horticultural trainee at the Botanic Garden in the 1953 CUBG Summer Garden Party 1950s. The film features the annual round-the-garden race and a fire-breathing dragon. The first Winter Garden was created in 1953 - 1954 by Garden Superintendent, Bob Younger. The first Winter Garden was positioned along the northern perimeter of the new Eastern section. It was later moved in the 1970s as the area was incorporated into the private research section 1953 The 'Old' Winter Garden of the Botanic Garden. A Limestone Rock Garden was created to the north-east of the lake. The construction of the Rock Garden was a considerable feat that took four years to complete. 'About 900 tonnes of the finest limestone stone pavement blocks from north Lancashire were used in its creation,' says Professor John Parker. 'Since its construction, our ideas about habitat conservation have changed radically. Limestone pavement is now top of the the UK list for conservation of 1954 Limestone Rock Garden constructed threatened habitats.' John Gilmour and co-author Wild Flowers: Botanising Britain' is published by Collins. In 1955, Gilmour & Walters produced 1954 'Wild Flowers' a second collaboration New Naturalist No. 5: Wild Flowers. publishes his classic book 'The Old Shrub Roses'. Thomas was a horticultural trainee and volunteer at the Botanic Garden and included Charles Chamberlain Hurst's genetic work in his publication. He wrote numerous books, including several on Roses. Thomas was awarded an OBE in 1975 for his work with the National Trust. He acted as the Trust's Garden adviser for 20 years and worked at Sissinghurst Castle, Hidcote Manor and Mottisfont Abbey. This latter Garden was bequeathed Thomas' rose collection. During his career, Thomas was awarded several RHS Medal, including the Veitch Memorial Medal in 1966 and the Victoria Medal of 1955 Graham Stuart Thomas 1909 - 2003 Honour in 1968. 1955 Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1955 - 1957, following the retirement of Sir Winston Churchill. After several years of hard graft clearing the site, the eastern area was finally ready for initial planting. The land was levelled and sown with grass in preparation. In the summer of 1956, 1955 Allotment clearing finally complete local sheep were grazed on the grass before planting began in the autumn. Director, John Gilmour and Garden Superintendent, Bob Younger, with a group of students on 1955 Outing to High Down Gardens, West Sussex an outing to High Down Gardens, West Sussex. CAMBIENT, the Cambridge and Isle of Ely Naturalists' Trust, establish an office in the Botanic 1956 CAMBIENT establish an office in the Garden Garden. In 1958, the Trust establishes Nature in Cambridgeshire, a local natural history journal. 1957 Harold Macmillan (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1957 - 1963 Cory Laboratories and experimental glasshouses 1957 constructed The Chronological Border follows a 'living' timeline of herbaceous and shrub plants that have been introduced into Britain from Roman times through to the Age of Discovery (15th - 17th century) up to the present day. The display follows the story of the age of exploration, western 1958 The Chronological Border planting complete expansion and exploitation over the centuries. CAMBIENT's annual journal, Nature in Cambridgeshire, is established. The journal was edited 1958 Nature in Cambridgeshire journal established by Philip G Hall from 1958 - 1966. Margaret Stanier became co-editor between 1965 - 1966 This Sensory Garden focuses on scented flowers and plants that can be touched or heard. The 1960 The Scented Garden created garden was supported by Cambridge Rotary Club and was designed with blind visitors in mind. It had taken the team of student gardeners, a stump-drawer and a bulldozer several years to clear the allotments ready for incorporation into the Botanic Garden. Planting had begun with 1960 Broad layout of Eastern Garden 'is now complete'. the Scented Garden in 1955 and the Chronological Border in 1958. The Limestone Ecological Mound is a major focal point for displays of limestone-loving British wild flowers. The planting demonstrates the diversity of habitats found in eastern . The mound developed from spoil excavated from digging the foundations of the path network in 1962 Wild Flower Limestone Mound the eastern Garden.

Work was carried out on the Filmy Fern House, thanks to a generous bequest by Mrs Ruth 1962 Filmy Fern House opens Roberts 1963 Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1963 - 1964 1963 Harold Wilson (Labour) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1963 - 1970 Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] John Gilmour (1951 - 1973) pioneered a Cambridgeshire Fenland plant display in the Botanic Garden. This allows students and visitors to experience the flora of the local fenland habitat. The original display was updated in 2003 and transformed into the contemporary Fenland 1965 Original Fenland display display seen today. The Lily Fountain was commissioned as a focal point at the end of the Main Walk from the renowned silversmith David Mellor of . Mellor's Fountain has seven bronze water lily leaves and jets of water that echo the towering Giant Redwoods, Sequoiadendron, on the Main 1967 David Mellor's Lily Fountain installed Walk. Humphrey Gilbert-Carter was Director of the Botanic Garden between 1921 - 1950. In his memory, a woodland grove of trees was planted in the southern section of the Garden after Gilbert-Carter's death in 1969 at the age of 84. Many of the trees planted in the memorial garden are associated with specimens that Gilbert-Carter himself had planted in 1922. He was 1969 Gilbert-Carter Memorial Woodland Garden is created particularly passionate about catkin-bearing trees, such as the Cambridge Oak. 1969 Prams allowed into the Garden 1970 Edward Heath (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1970 - 1974 Earth Day is an international event celebrated each year on 22nd April to highlight support for 1970 First Earth Day environmental protection. awarded the prestigious Veitch Memorial Medal by the RHS. Roy Lancaster studied on the 1972 Charles Roy Lancaster horticultural traineeship scheme at the Botanic Garden in the 1950s. During his two decades as Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, John Gilmour (1951 - 1973) oversaw the transformation of the Eastern extension into the Botanic Garden. His legacy can be seen throughout the Garden including the Limestone Rock Garden, the 1973 John Gilmour retires Limestone Mound and the Chronological Border. Director (1973 - 1984). Max Walters studied Botany at Cambridge with Humphrey Gilbert- Carter and Professor Sir Harry Godwin. He became Curator of the Herbarium in 1949 and 1973 Dr Stuart Max Walters taught at in the Botany School. In 1973, Walters took over the directorship from John Gilmour. 1974 Harold Wilson (Labour) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1974 - 1976 Bob Younger retired a year after his colleague, Director, John Gilmour. Together Gilmour and 1974 Bob Younger retires Younger had transformed the eastern section and created inspirational new landscapes. Superintendent of the Botanic Garden. Peter Orriss joined the garden in 1944 as a junior trainee. After World War II, Orriss returned as propagator for the glasshouses. Following Bob Younger's retirement in 1974, Peter Orris took over day-to-day responsibility for the Garden until 1974 Peter Orriss 1995. 1976 James Callaghan (Labour) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1977 Conservation Section created in the Botanic Garden 1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II An International Botanical conference was held at King's College, Cambridge to celebrate the collaboration of the Flora Europaea in 1977. The conference attracted 131 delegates from 30 1977 Flora Europaea Conference led by Max Walters countries. 1977 British Red Data book of endangered species Originally planted in 1958, the Chronological Border was renovated and moved to its current 1977 The Chronological Bed moved location in 1977. The Conservation Section was an initiative begun by Max Walters who was passionate about 1977 The Conservation Section of Garden opened the conservation of rare or endangered plant species from Britain and across the world. The NCCPG was established as a charity to encourage the propagation and conservation of National Council for the Conservation of Plants and cultivated plants in the British Isles. In 2009, the organisation changed its name to Plant 1978 Gardens established Heritage. The Cambridge University Botanic Garden holds nine National Plant Collections. Peter Orriss and Norman Villis develop this new Winter Garden, designed to be seen at its best New Winter Garden is developed in the eastern during the cold winter months. It replaced an earlier Winter Garden which was no longer 1978 Garden accessible to the public due to a reorganisation of the research area of the Botanic Garden. 1979 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1979 - 1990 The Cambridge University Botanic Garden celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the purchase of the land south of Cambridge city centre in 1831. Planting began in the western half of the New Botanic Garden in 1846 with the planting of a Tilia x europaea by the then Vice-Chancellor, 1981 150th Anniversary of the Botanic Garden Rev. Ralph Tatham. Cambridge University Botanic Gardens is one of the largest collection holders in Britain with nine National Plant Collections registered with Plant Heritage. These include , 1981 National Collection of Plants Alchemilla, Bergenia, Geranium, Lonicera, Ribes, Ruscus, Saxifraga and Tulipa. As part of the 150th Anniversary of Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Max Walters 1981 The Shaping of Cambridge Botany published publishes The Shaping of Cambridge Botany, a history of the Botanic Garden. 1982 The Falklands War Argentina invades the Falkland Islands After ten years as Director (1974 - 1983), Max Walters retired on 30th September 1983. His role was temporarily taken on by Professor Richard West, Head of Botany, and assisted by Peter Orriss, Garden Superintendent, until the appointment of Donald Pigott on 1st October 1983 Max Walters retires 1984. Garden Superintendent, Peter Orriss and former trainee, Roy Lancaster, feature in BBC TV's 1983 BBC Gardeners' World Gardeners’ World programme about the Limestone Rock Garden. Cory Lodge was built in 1924-25 as a residence for the Director of the Botanic Garden. Its construction was funded by Reginald Cory, friend of Director Humphrey Gilbert-Carter (1921 - 1950). In 1984, Cory Lodge was converted into office accommodation for the Garden's 1984 Cory Lodge converted to offices horticultural staff. It now also houses the Cory Library. Director of the Botanic Garden 1984 - 1995 and Fellow of Emmanuel College. Professor Pigott is an authority on the genus Tilia. During his directorship, Professor Pigott oversaw the 1984 Professor Donald Pigott construction of the Gilmour Building and the rebuilding of the central Palm House. The Winter Garden features in Anglia TVs ‘Gardens for All’, a 30-minute programme about 1986 Winter Garden on Anglia TV English gardens. Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] The Nature Conservation Council (NCC) secure a three-year contract for British Native Plants, lead by Gigi Crompton, to survey rare species in eastern England. They are given offices in the Botanic Garden. Director, Max Walters employed conservation gardeners to study the rare 1987 Nature Conservation Council contract British species. Established in 1987, the Botanic Gardens Conservation International now represents 700 The Botanic Gardens Conservation Secretariat member Gardens in 118 countries worldwide. The BGCI now have offices in London, Kenya, 1987 established USA, Singapore and China On the evening of 15th October 1987, a great storm hit England. Winds reached speeds of 122 mph in Norfolk. In the Botanic Garden, 50 trees - including 'foundation trees' - were blown down during the night. Foundation trees were planted in the 19th-century when the new Botanic 1987 The Great Storm of 1987 Garden was moved from the city centre. Tropical Palm House opened by HRH The Duke of 1989 Edinburgh The first public building in the Botanic Garden, the wooden cruciform-shaped Gilmour Building was opened in 1989. It commemorated John Gilmour, (Director 1951 - 1973). The Gilmour Building contained a meeting room, a cafe and toilets. It was removed in 2008 to make way for the construction of The Sainsbury Laboratory of Plant Science. The new Garden Cafe in The Sainsbury Laboratory complex has been named the Gilmour Suite, in remembrance of John 1989 Gilmour Building opened Gilmour. The Ozone Project was conducted together with local schools for the Royal Society for Nature 1989 The Ozone Project Conservation The future of the Botanic Garden was the subject of a five-year Review as the Cambridge General Board of University appointed to Review the University's General Board examined its relationship with the Department of Plant Sciences and 1990 Botanic Garden the University. Between 1990 - 1991, landscape renovations were made on the Limestone Rock Garden to 1990 Renovation of Rock Garden refresh the plantings and bring it up-to-date. Between August 1990 - February 1991, a UN coalition force invaded Iraq following Iraq’s annexation of its neighbour Kuwait. The retreating Iraqi troops set fire to hundreds of oil wells in 1990 Gulf War - Operation Desert Storm Kuwait. 1990 John Major (Conservative) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1990 - 1997 In order to secure the finances of the Botanic Garden and to safeguard its future as a world- class scientific and research institution, an entrance fee was introduced. Then Director, Donald Pigott (1984 - 1995) said that it was 'inevitable' that a charge would have to be made to cover 1991 Entrance charges introduced costs of running the Botanic Garden's Collections. Cambridge University's School of Botany changes its In 1991, The School of Botany at Cambridge changes its name to become the Department of 1991 name Plant Sciences New Guide to the Cambridge University Botanic 1991 Garden published The Visitor's Guide to the Garden is updated. The first United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) conference addressed a range of issues including concerns about global climate change and water 1992 First Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro resources. Peter Yeo worked as Botanist, Taxonomist and Librarian in the Botanic Garden for forty years - between 1953 - 1993. Dr Yeo's work on the hardy Geranium genus led to the Botanic Garden been awarded National Collection Scientific Status in 1999. He authored and co-authored 1993 Peter Yeo retires several books, including The Pollination of Flowers, in 1973. The woodland at Buff Wood, East Hatley, was sold to a local landowner to raise finances. The 38.5 acre ancient woodland became a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1958. Buff Wood is now managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. The site was used for scientific research and managed 1993 Buff Wood, East Hatley, sold by the Cambridge University Botanic Garden until 1993. Peter Orriss joined the Cambridge University Botanic Garden as a junior trainee at the age of 14, in 1944. Peter retired from the post of Garden Superintendent in 1995, a position he had 1995 Peter Orriss retires undertaken since 1975. Sadly Peter died the following year on 18th October 1996. The University Review Board Report supports the Botanic Garden as a institution. The Botanic Garden continues as a Sub-Department of the Department of Plant 1995 University Review Board publishes report Sciences. Acting Superintendent of the Botanic Garden between 1995 - 1997. Norman Villis joined the Botanic Garden in 1957 as a young horticultural trainee. In 1974, he was promoted to Garden Supervisor and worked together with Garden Superintendent, Peter Orriss. Together Villis and Orriss designed and created a range of pioneering plantings, including the renowned New Winter Garden. Norman Villis took over as Acting Superintendent from Peter Orriss following 1995 Norman Villis Peter's retirement in 1995. Director of the Botanic Garden between 1984 - 1995. Donald Pigott retires after eleven years. During the first half of the 1990s, the Botanic Garden was subject to a University Review to reassess its future. Professor Pigott was instrumental in helping to persuade the University to 1995 Professor Donald Pigott retires keep the Botanic Garden as a world-class scientific and research institution. In the 1950s, Charles Roy Lancaster was a horticultural trainee at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Roy returns regularly to the Botanic Garden. In 1995, he visited for the launch of his 1995 Roy Lancaster book signing book 'What to Plant Where'. Professor John Parker takes over the directorship of the Botanic Garden and Curatorship of the Herbarium for the next 15 years (1996 - 2010). At the same time, John Parker was Professor of Cytogenetics in the Department of Plant Sciences. During his time as Director, Professor Parker strengthened the Botanic Garden's relations with the University and began a programme of 1996 Professor John Parker public engagement and education. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Biological Diversity signed on 11th December 1977; the international environmental protocol came into force on 16th 1997 Kyoto Protocol signed February 2005. Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] Dr Tim Upson appointed as Garden Curator - previously the title was Garden Superintendent. Tim Upson studied at Reading University and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. As Curator he has responsibility for the Garden's collection of over 8,000 plant species, together with the 1997 Dr Tim Upson horticultural landscaping displays. 1997 Tony Blair (Labour) Prime Minister of Great Britain 1997 - 2007 Cambridge’s climate is classified as ‘semi-arid’. This Dry Garden, designed by Garden Supervisor, Norman Villis, has over one hundred drought-tolerant British and Mediterranean plants. The planting was sponsored by Cambridge Water Company to demonstrate that it is 1997 Dry Garden developed possible to keep an attractive garden without the need for watering. An influential horticulturalist who worked in the Botanic Garden for most of his career, Norman Villis acted as Garden Supervisor between 1974 - 1995. Norman was promoted to Acting Superintendent in 1995, following the retirement of Peter Orriss, a role he undertook until his 1997 Norman Villis retires own retirement two year's later. The Grass Maze allows children to enjoy following the shape of the maze to reach the central wooden chair. The soft Pheasant Tail Grass, Anemanthele lessoniana, allows children to take a 1997 The Grass Maze created direct route back to their parents and carers. Humans have been selecting seeds and crops since the earliest days of farming. As Professor of Cytogenetics, Professor John Parker introduced the complexities of plant genetics to visitors to explain some of the science behind crop development. The present Genetics Garden was moved from its original position in 1998. Each year the Genetics Garden displays demonstrate the development of wheat varieties as well as many varieties of green vegetable - including 1997 The Genetics Garden Brassica oleracea Wild Cabbage and Beta maritima Sea-beet. The Cory Laboratory were given a refurbishment to bring it up-to-date. The Laboratory was originally constructed in 1957. In 2008, the Cory Laboratory was once again outdated and its 1997 Cory Laboratory refurbished buildings were demolished to make way for the Sainsbury Laboratory of Plant Sciences. Professor John Parker introduced Apple Day to the Botanic Garden in November 1997. Apple Day celebrates all things apple and encourages the appreciation of the diversity of varieties. It is a chance for visitors to try apple in many forms, including apple juice and cider, along with crab 1997 Apple Day introduced apples and pears. Education and Interpretation Officer and temporary The Garden's first Education and Interpretation Officer was appointed and a temporary 1998 classroom classroom allowed a range of courses and classes to be held. The Plant Communities series of five volumes 'is the first systematic and comprehensive 1998 British Plant Communities published account of the vegetation types' of Great Britain. Plans were drawn up for the construction of a new Botanic Garden Education Centre. The new 1998 Plans drawn up for Botanic Garden Education Centre Classroom opened in 2009, meanwhile a temporary classroom was in use from 2001. Peter Kerley joined the Botanic Garden as a trainee. He took over the role of Garden Supervisor after Norman Villis. Peter handed over to Sally Petitt in 2006. Today, Peter is 1999 Peter Kerley takes over as Garden Supervisor Superintendent of the Garden's Display and Demonstration section. Labelling is at the heart of the Botanic Garden's collection of plants from across the globe. Labels indicate the Latin and Common names, each plant's geographical distribution, its 2000 Labelling provenance - where it came from - as well as the date on which it entered the Collection. A temporary classroom opens at Brookside as a venue to host classes and courses. The New 2001 Temporary Classroom opens Education Centre (pictured) with a permanent classroom completed in 2009. The new BG-Base allows interactive management of the plant records. In 2001, the existing out-of-date database was upgraded. Before the introduction of electronic databases, hand- 2001 New plant-recording database written accession books had been the method of managing the Garden's Plant Collections. 2002 Convention on Biological Diversity Healthy Herbie is an educational pharmacological planting designed to demonstrate the use of 2002 Healthy Herbie plant chemicals in modern drugs As part of the British national heritage, the Botanic Garden's Dawn Redwood is awarded 'One of The first Dawn Redwood named 'One of 50 Great the Fifity Great British Trees', in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II. 2002 British Trees' The tree was Britain's first specimen of the giant Dawn Redwood, a rare tree from China. Professor John Parker updated the Botanic Garden Guide for visitors with a full-colour 2002 New Botanic Garden Guide published publication. 2004 Cambridge Botanic Garden Silver Jubilee 2004 New Fenland Display opens The enormous tropical Amorphophallus titanum caused a media sensation when it bloomed in 2004 Amorphophallus titanum flowers for five days the Garden's glasshouses Co-authors, Dr Tim Upson and Susyn Andrews, publish a monograph on the popular genus, 2004 The Genus Lavandula Lavandula. 2005 Schools' Garden opened Children, accompanied by an adult, are given free entry into the Botanic Garden throughout the 2005 Free admission for children week The Department of Plant Sciences' Plant Growth Facility enables plants for research 2005 Plant Growth Facility opens experiments to be grown in closely-controlled environments. 2005 DNA Science display in the Conservatory In 2006, the Garden was presented with a Blue Plaque to commemorate the foundation of the Garden by John Stevens Henslow. The plaque was dedicated in 2006 and later remounted on 1 Blue plaque celebrates Garden founder, John Stevens Brookside in 2009, where it was formally unveiled by the University Chancellor, HRH The Duke 2006 Henslow of Edinburgh. During the renovation of the Temperate House, space was created inside the restored teak glasshouse to host functions and events. In line with the Botanic Garden's sustainability policy, 2006 Temperate House and small Fern House renovated the original 1934 teak frames of the two houses was dismantled and rebuilt. Sally Pettit joined the Horticultural team of the Botanic Garden in 1988 as a horticultural trainee. Today, she heads up the seven Horticultural departments with 16 permanent staff and six 2006 Sally Petitt promoted to Head of Horticulture trainees. 2007 Gordon Brown (Labour) Prime Minister of Great Britain 2007 - 2010 No 1 Brookside is converted into Botanic Garden 2007 offices Work began on the conversion in 2007 and the offices moved in 2008. Start Date [1] Headline[2] Text[3] Understanding Flowers and Flowering, published by Professor Beverley Glover received the Marsh Book of the Year Award in 2009, for her book's 2007 Professor Beverley Glover contribution to the science of ecology. 2007 Rock Garden 50th Anniversary The Limestone Rock Garden was contructed between 1954 - 1959. A popular visitor display in the Garden since 1960, the Scented Garden received a major 2008 The Scented Garden renovated renovation to make it even more visitor friendly and accessible. RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal for an exhibit The Botanic Garden, together with the Royal College of Pathologists and Health Protection 2008 on Malaria and treatment plants Agency, are awarded a Gold Medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. New purpose-built glasshouses constructed and opened in 2008. Here the horticultural trainees 2008 Reserve Glasshouse collections rehoused are being trained on techniques in the potting area of the glasshouses. The popular Bee Borders offer visitors the chance to learn about the importance of pollen-rich 2008 Glasshouse Range and Bee Borders plants. The new entrance gate and ticket office on the corner of Trumpington Road and Bateman Street. Brookside Gate was officially opened on 24th October 2009 by HRH The Duke of 2009 New Visitors entrance at Brookside Gate Edinburgh. A permanent classroom at Brookside opens for public educational courses, workshops and talks 2009 New Education Classroom at Brookside for both adults and children. As a student at Cambridge University, Charles Darwin became a friend of Professor John Stevens Henslow, the founder of the new Botanic Garden. It was Professor Henslow who recommended Darwin as a naturalist on board the HMS Beagle's voyage to South America. The plant specimens collected by Darwin on this historic journey are now preserved in the 2009 Bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin University Herbarium. 2009 University of Cambridge celebrates 800 years 2009 Summer Proms in the Garden Professor John Parker was Director between 1996 - 2010. During his directorship, Professor Parker oversaw many changes in the Botanic Garden and fostered closer ties with a range of University Departments. John Parker also began a programme of public engagement, including 2010 Professor John Parker retires employing an Education Officer. Following the retirement of Professor Parker, Garden Curator Dr Tim Upson took on the role of 2010 Tim Upson Acting Director (2010 - 2013). In 2013, Dr Tim Upson became Deputy Director. Prime Minister from 2010. The Conservatives formed a coalition government with the Liberal 2010 David Cameron (Conservative) Democrats, with David Cameron as PM and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg as Deputy PM. 2011 Sainsbury Laboratory for Plant Sciences The £82 m research centre is opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The new Garden Cafe is situated in the Gilmour Suite, part of the Sainsbury Laboratory 2011 New Garden Cafe development. 2011 Botanic Garden welcomes over 200,000 visitors For the first time in the Garden's 165-year history, visitor numbers exceeded 200,000 per year. The University of Cambridge Herbarium moves from its former home in the building of the Department of Plant Sciences to its new location in the Sainsbury Laboratory for Plant 2011 University of Cambridge Herbarium moves Sciences. 2011 The Sainsbury Laboratory publication Sainsbury Laboratory: Science, Architecture, Art by Stephen Day, John Parker and Steve Rose. Urban Greening: Not to be Sneezed At, a collaboration between the Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Scotsdales of Great Shelford presented a garden with the lowest possible pollen count. This educational display celebrated 50th anniversary of the Royal College of 2012 Silver-gilt Medal at RHS Chelsea Pathology. The Botanic Garden celebrates with a field of golden flowers, including marigolds and 2012 Olympic Games held in London Californian poppies. In 2012, the Diamond Jubilee wildflower meadow is planted with red, white and blue flowers in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 50 year reign. The Eastern section of the Garden was created from the 1950s and may be considered a 'New Elizabethan Garden', having been 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II created and developed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The Architectural practice, Stanton Williams, were awarded the Royal Institute of British 2012 Sainsbury Laboratory wins architecture award Architects (RIBA) prestigious Stirling Prize for its design of the Sainsbury Laboratory. 30th Anniversary of the Friends of Cambridge Botanic 2012 Garden Dr Tim Upson and Juliet Day produced a new edition of The Guide: Cambridge University 2012 New Guide to Botanic Garden Botanic Garden. Two oral and social histories of the Gardens are made possible by two funding awards. Changing Perspectives, an Arts Council of England project, focuses on the changes to the Botanic Garden through innovative plantings and the key people who shaped the Garden since Cambridge University Botanic Garden awarded funding the 1950s. Voicing the Garden, a Heritage Lottery Fund oral history project, collects stories 2012 for two social and oral history projects from those who worked, played or lived in the Garden. In October 2012, the WWI memorial is moved to outside the Botanic Garden. This eases traffic 2012 War Memorial moved to outside Botanic Garden at the junction of Hills Road and Station Road. The Cambridge University Botanic Garden Association for past and present staff held its 60th 2012 60th Anniversary of CUBGA anniverary. The current Director of the Botanic Garden took up her post in July 2013. Professor Glover is also Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution in the Department of Plant Sciences at the 2013 Beverley Glover University of Cambridge. An overnight snowfall failed to prevent Professor James Hitchmough - designer of the London 2012 Olympic Park meadows - from sowing the new drought tolerant perennial meadow in the 2013 Perennial Flower Meadow for Cory Lodge area outside Cory Lodge. 1. (Required) 2. (Required) 3. (Optional)