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University Botanic Garden, Cambridge

With a framework of mature trees and shrubs, this paradise of plants at the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden comprises diverse, superbly landscaped settings including: the Rock Garden representing the alpine plants from the mountains of every continent; the Lake and Water Garden, teeming with bird life; tropical rainforest, the alpine house and seasonal displays in the Glasshouses and the historic Systematic Beds displaying 1600 hardy representatives of more than 80 families of flowering plants. The Garden also boasts many important plant collections including lavenders, hardy geraniums, British native plants displayed on the Ecological Mound, and the finest collection of trees in the East of England. 

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University of Cambridge Botanic Garden,
Cambridge, CB2 1JF
Tel 01223 336265
www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

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