proposed university research park A "safe green space" for slot xo visitors during the pandemic is celebrating its 175th anniversary.The Cambridge University Botanic Gardens were moved to the current site in 1846 by Professor of Botany John Stevens Henslow, Charles Darwin's advisor.
Curator Sam Brockington said it was currently A "living museum" that "exhibits a rare diversity" of 8,000 species.This includes the moon flower, which attracts worldwide attention in February.
It's the anniversary with tours, live music and photo contests.
The 40-acre (16-hectare) garden is closed between April and June 2020, but can remain open throughout the subsequent lockdown with visitor limits.Dr. Brockington said: It "really insists" on providing "safe green spaces" to people during the pandemic.
This isn't the first time the garden has played a key role during a national crisis.Twenty acres (eight hectares) were converted to allotments during World War II.The university reclaimed them from 1950 onwards, creating demonstration gardens to highlight research in plant science.This includes a chronological border,