Upcoming events.
Summer Solstice at The Chelsea Physic Garden
Summer Solstice Lecture at the Chelsea Physic Garden
Sunday 26 June 2022 2pm - 4pm
£25
Make hay (metaphorically speaking) with The Apothecary’s Daughter as she discusses the meaning and rituals behind the summer solstice, whilst bringing to light a selection of her favourite seasonal plants, and those with particular connection to the magic of midsummer.
St John’s Wort, Chamomile, Lavender and Sage are just a handful that will be harvested and celebrated. This is a time to purify and connect with the spiritual fires within, and to gather one’s protective mantle in preparation for the darker times ahead.
Please note that the lecture will be held in the Chelsea Physic Garden Gallery which is upstairs (above the café) with no lift. Apologies if this causes any inconvenience.
Medicinal Plant Summer School at The Chelsea Physic Garden June 2022
Medicinal Plant Summer School at The Chelsea Physic Garden
Monday 20 June – Thursday 23 June 10:15am - 4:15pm
£500 includes all materials and lunch each day
This four-day course will explore the history of medicinal plants and botanical gardens from a European context, from the 1st Century AD to the present.
It will focus on eight key medicinal plants to tell the stories of their uses, histories and identification, and highlight the importance and relevance of modern botanical gardens via:
Walks and tours around CPG
A plant identification workshop
The chance to see some of the same plants in ancient Herbals, books and herbarium specimens in our collection.
Practical sessions to prepare them into usable natural remedies
Days 1 & 2 will focus on the history and identification of the eight key plants (with Garden tours) and Days 3 & 4 will be practical herbalism.
If you’re interested in how and why herbs have been used past and present, this is a course for you.
Ticket price all materials and lunch from the Physic Garden Café each day
No previous knowledge needed, just enthusiasm for the subject.
Please note that day 1 of the course will be held in our Gallery which is upstairs with no lift. Apologies if this causes any inconvenience.
Medicinal Plant Summer School at The Chelsea Physic Garden
This four-day course will explore the history of medicinal plants and botanical gardens from a European context, from the 1st Century AD to the present.
It will focus on eight key medicinal plants (White Willow, Pot Marigold, St. John’s Wort, Common Thyme, Hawthorn, Stinging Nettle, Lavender and Echinacea) to tell the stories of their uses, histories and identification, and highlight the importance and relevance of modern botanical gardens via:
Walks and tours around CPG
A plant identification workshop
The chance to see some of the same plants in ancient Herbals, books and herbarium specimens in our collection.
Practical sessions to prepare them into usable natural remedies
Days 1 & 2 will focus on the history and identification of the eight key plants (with Garden tours) and Days 3 & 4 will be practical herbalism.
If you’re interested in how and why herbs have been used past and present, this is a course for you. No previous knowledge needed, just enthusiasm for the subject.
Please note that days 1 and 2 of this course will be held in our Gallery which is upstairs with no lift. Apologies if this causes any inconvenience.
Find out more about the course here: https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/event/medicinal-plant-summer-school/
Monday 21 June – Thursday 24 June: 10am - 4pm
£400 includes all materials and lunch each day
SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION: A dispensary of herbal midsummer madness with the Apothecary’s Daughter
Make hay (metaphorically speaking!) with The Apothecary’s Daughter as she discusses the meaning and rituals behind the summer solstice, whilst bringing to light a selection of her favourite seasonal plants, and those with particular connection to the magic of midsummer.
St John’s Wort, Chamomile, Lavender and Sage are just a handful that will be harvested and celebrated. This is a time to purify and connect with the spiritual fires within, and to gather one’s protective mantle in preparation for the darker times ahead.
Under The Guidance of it's Chancellor, Viktor Wynd, and Directors Allison Crawbuck & Rhys Everett, The Last Tuesday Society offers a whole new way of experiencing and interacting with the world. To find out more about their Zoom Lecture Series on The Occult, Death, Art, Sex, Whales, Crows & Everything in Between as well as the Museum of Curiosities, absinthe parlour and Literary Salon, click here.
SPRING EQUINOX DETOX An Apothecary’s Cabinet for the Vernal Cleanse
As part of The Last Tuesday Society’s Zoom Lecture Series join The Apothecary’s Daughter on this Vernal Equinox as she touches on the organs of elimination whilst discussing the merits of classic cleansing herbs, from dandelion to milk thistle, that encourage a lightness of being within the body and soul. An equinox signifies an equal length of time between night and day, and is the ideal time to assess the equilibrium in one’s life: what needs to be eliminated and sacrificed to make way for the planting of new seeds. This annual rite of spring extends beyond popular notions of detox, and is about living in tune with the seasons, recognising the wonder of weeds, and preparing rituals for self-care and nourishment.
Under The Guidance of it's Chancellor, Viktor Wynd, and Directors Allison Crawbuck & Rhys Everett, The Last Tuesday Society offers a whole new way of experiencing and interacting with the world. To find out more about their Zoom Lecture Series on The Occult, Death, Art, Sex, Whales, Crows & Everything in Between as well as the Museum of Curiosities, absinthe parlour and Literary Salon, click here.
HERBAL APHRODISIACS & CURES FOR THE HEART WITH THE APOTHECARY’S DAUGHTER
As part of The Last Tuesday Society’s Zoom Lecture Series, let The Apothecary’s Daughter take you on a journey through a lover’s garden, unpicking a carefully curated selection of plants that will soothe a broken heart, alleviate nerves on a blind date or increase fire in the loins. She will offer an illustrated lecture including old favourites like Rose, native gems like Hawthorn, and old legends like Mandrake, and hope that this will make you fall in love all over again with the natural wonders that surround us. You may wish to include these in your potions, but please do so at your own risk.
Under The Guidance of it's Chancellor, Viktor Wynd, and Directors Allison Crawbuck & Rhys Everett, The Last Tuesday Society offers a whole new way of experiencing and interacting with the world. To find out more about their Zoom Lecture Series on The Occult, Death, Art, Sex, Whales, Crows & Everything in Between as well as the Museum of Curiosities, absinthe parlour and Literary Salon, click here.