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Downing College Spring Garden Tour with Afternoon Tea

Guided by Jack Sharp, Head Gardener, experience spring at Downing College by scrolling through the College grounds. On a spring tour: Soak up the sight and fragrances of trees coming into leaf and new woodland blossoms. Enjoy plants ‘waking up’ across the borders, beds and woodland. Spot the first bulbs and Hellebore flowers in early Spring. See the Downing College tulip created specifically and currently exclusively for Downing College growing in situ in April. Enjoy the Alliums and Roses all over College but notably at their late Spring best in May in the tranquil Rose garden

  • 7th April 2027 - 7th April 2027
  • 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Guided by Jack Sharp, Head Gardener, experience spring at Downing College by scrolling through the College grounds.

On a spring tour:

  • Soak up the sight and fragrances of trees coming into leaf and new woodland blossoms.
  • Enjoy plants ‘waking up’ across the borders, beds and woodland.
  • Spot the first bulbs and Hellebore flowers in early Spring.
  • See the Downing College tulip created specifically and currently exclusively for Downing College growing in situ in April.
  • Enjoy the Alliums and Roses all over College but notably at their late Spring best in May in the tranquil Rose garden

In addition, all tours allow you to:

  • Discover Downing’s garden history
  • See how Jack’s team maintain and enhance the site
  • Ask questions and chat over refreshments
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Did you know?

The imposing lamppost in the centre of Parker’s Piece bears the words Reality Checkpoint – believed to be a reference to the end of the university ‘bubble’ and the beginning of the real world, aka the rest of the city.