CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
5 out of 5 based on 3 review(s)
- ROYAL HOSP RD, SW3
SW3 4HS LONDON
Phone: 020 7352 5646
Fax: 020 73763910
E-mail: Send messagewww.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk
Short profile:
The Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673, as the Apothecaries' Garden, with the purpose of training apprentices in identifying plants.
Detailed description:
The Chelsea Physic Garden was founded by the Society of Apothecaries in 1673 in order to promote the study of botany in relation to medicine, then known as the physic or healing arts. As the second oldest botanic garden in England it still fulfils the traditional functions of scientific research and plant conservation and undertakes to educate and inform as well as to provide the amenity of a walled secret garden in the heart of London. Its aims are:
to demonstrate through its plantings and publications the range of species named or introduced to cultivation by a succession of distinguished curators; to pursue horticultural excellence, especially in the cultivation of rare and tender plants; to demonstrate to all who visit the many uses of plants and particularly the heritage of the plant world as our common medicine chest
Reviews
CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
Michelle Loomis Gigantic. A palette of colors. Again and again, a wonderful and fragrant experience. Each year this park has a new corner to discover .
11/02/2010 12:20:44CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
Llary MichelleBeautiful in every season! Pure relaxation or a setting for romantic photos.
11/02/2010 12:14:05CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
Ella Johnston Very romantic location for couples in love, absolutely recommend. But families can discover, too.
10/02/2010 10:50:34
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