Gardening courses

Propagation for Beginners - September

Are your seedlings long and spindly? Do your cuttings sit and sulk for ages, and then die? Learn how to give your seeds and cuttings the best chance of turning into healthy plants. With CPG Propagation Manager or another senior member of the gardening team. Read more

Tree Identification Seminar: Fruits & Seeds

This seminar will help you identify trees more easily and get to know more about special specimens within the Garden. It starts in the classroom with a practical session studying seeds, fruits and other details of trees helpful with identification, followed by a tree walk. With Letta Jones, Lecturer in Horticulture and Garden History. Read more

Compost Clinic

Whether you have a heap, bin or wormery, we lift the lid on the world of compost and teach you how to make the ultimate ‘black gold’. Learn how to improve the quality of your soil through simple processes to enable your plants to flourish. With CPG Head of Education, Michael Holland. Read more

Latest

Dioon spinulosum

In habitat, Dioon spinulosum grows in rocky, limestone evergreen forests in Mexico at up to 1500 feet above sea level.

Theobroma cacao

Theobroma means 'food of the gods' in Latin, and cacao is derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec language) word xocolatl.

Trichomanes speciosum

The sporophyte generation of this species that grows at the Garden is only found in 16 UK locations in the wild.

Nesocodon mauritianus

In the 1970s, a single population of this plant was found growing on a waterfall cliff side in Mauritius.

Opening times and prices

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Place

Tucked away beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in London and houses around 5,000 different medicinal, herbal, edible, and useful plants.

How to find us

We are right on the edge of the river Thames in London, and very easy to find via public transport.

Weddings

Hidden in the heart of London, Chelsea Physic Garden is a beautiful and magical setting for your special day.

The Physic Garden Café

The Physic Garden Café offers a relaxed and welcoming space, with simple fresh cuisine. The daily menu of interesting brunch options, a varied lunch menu and seasonal daily changing specials, is complemented by a wide range of cakes and full afternoon tea. There is an extensive wine list plus botanical cocktails, mocktails and juices.