We’re very excited to welcome Dr Chris Thorogood, a BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time regular, international bestselling author, botanical illustrator, and artist, for a talk on carnivorous plants, plant diversity, and his latest book ‘Chasing Plants: Journeys with a Botanist Through Rainforests, Swamps and Mountains’, published in 2022 by Kew.

Dr Chris specialises in the evolution of parasitic and carnivorous plants, and plant diversity in floristic hotspots including the Mediterranean Basin, Macaronesia, Southeast Asia, and Japan.

A Q&A will follow with the audience and book copies of Chasing Plants: Journeys with a Botanist Through Rainforests, Swamps and Mountains will be available for sale and signing.

This talk is part of our Chelsea Physic Garden’s 350 anniversary year and part of the Heralding Spring events.

Booking Information:
Tickets are £25 per person

(Concessions: £20 per person)
(Concessions: Students, Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Refugee Status and Asylum Seekers)

This event will take place in our first floor ‘Gallery’, unfortunately this space is not wheelchair accessible. Please email  if you would like to discuss accessibility.

Tickets include entry to the Garden. No discounts for members.

The Speaker:
Dr Chris Thorogood

Dr Chris Thorogood is Deputy Director and Head of Science of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum. His research focuses on the evolution, conservation, and biomimetic applications of plants. He is a wildlife artist, botanical illustrator, and an international best-selling author of specialist field guides and popular books.