Botanic Garden Audio trail
Botanic Garden Audio trail Podcast
1) 21. Philip Pullman
The celebrated author shares his passion for the Botanic Garden and reads from the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy.
2) 20. The gunnera
The plant growing on the island in the lower garden pond.
3) 19. Green gardening
The new Merton borders - the latest Botanic Garden experiment.
4) 18. The Madagascan palm
The palm that's not a palm!
5) 17. Same or different?
A cactus and a euphorbia - an example of convergent evolution.
6) 16. The fight for light
The rainforest and the desert in the middle of the city of Oxford.
7) 15. The rosy periwinkle
A pink flowered plant that provides a life-saving anti-cancer drug.
8) 14. The cocoa tree
The most important tree in the garden - the chocolate giving tree.
9) 13. Insect eating plants
How the venus fly trap catches its food.
10) 12. The Victoria lily
Lili talks about the water lilies she looks after every day.