Katy Parry, Author at Chelsea Physic Garden

Tea, Talk and Walk

Katy Parry — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:53:24 +0000

Free monthly sessions at Chelsea Physic Garden provide social connections, light refreshments, and guided walks for local community members.

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Remembered Remedies – Community Story Sharing Project 2022

Katy Parry — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:42:43 +0000

In Spring 2022 10 people came together at Chelsea Physic Garden to share stories of plants and remember remedies from childhood and the past.

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Time Rhizome

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:48:09 +0000

6 billion years ago: The first photosynthetic bacteria emerge on earth. 7 billion years ago: Algae first evolve releasing oxygen […]

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Agave americana

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:34:06 +0000

Family: Asparagaceae Scientific Name: Agave americana Common Name: Maguey Origin: Arizona, Mexico, Texas We label this plant Agave americana, but […]

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Ganoderma applanatum

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:33:13 +0000

Family: Ganodermataceae Scientific Name: Ganoderma applanatum Common Name: Artist’s bracket Origin: Europe and parts of China Growing on this buddleja […]

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Xanthoria parietina

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:32:18 +0000

Family: Teloschistaceae Scientific Name: Xanthoria parietina Common Name: Golden Shield Lichen Origin: Globally distributed On this bench you will find […]

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Persea americana

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:27:29 +0000

Family: Lauraceae Scientific Name: Persea americana Common Name: Avocado Origin: Central Mexico to Costa Rica This tree was given the […]

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Crocus tommasinianus

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:26:30 +0000

Family: Iridaceae Scientific Name: Crocus tommasinianus Common Name: Early crocus Origin: Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Yugoslavia Here and throughout the Garden […]

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Lavandula dentata

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:24:43 +0000

Family: LAMIACEAE Scientific Name: Lavandula dentata Common Name: Fringed lavender Origin: Algeria, Baleares, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Spain, […]

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Viola odorata

Katy Parry — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:43:35 +0000

Scientific Name: Viola odorata Common Name: Sweet Violet Family: VIOLACEAE Origin: Garden cultivar Cultivar: ‘Czar’ Violets are associated with the […]

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