Trinity College gardeners recreate John Ray’s 17th-century botanic garden in Cambridge
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Trinity College gardeners recreate John Ray’s 17th-century botanic garden in Cambridge

18 Jun 2026 · Originally published 18 Jun 2026 9/10 Original headline: Cambridge experts recreate 336-year-old garden to commemorate ‘father of natural history’
Gardeners at Trinity College have reimagined the historic garden planted by 17th-century naturalist John Ray to mark the 400th anniversary of his birth. By using a 1690 engraving and Ray’s own botanical records, the team has restored the space where the man known as the father of natural history first began his systematic study of plants.
Source: The Guardian UK Cambridgeshire
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