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Tutor: Matthew Jeffery
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2026
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: £40
Location: Classroom


In this half-day course, you will learn about the stages of seed collecting and storage that are important to consider from the perspective of a gardener, from assessing ripeness and determining quality to successfully storing seed at home using everyday equipment. You will get hands-on experience in the Botanic Garden with plants, fruits and seeds, as well as behind the scenes access to the Garden's seed processing and storage facilities. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to collect, clean and store seed successfully for use in your own garden, as well as an understanding of how the Botanic Garden conserves plant diversity through its seed collections and research.

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Cancellations

If you need to cancel your booking, please inform the Learning Office in writing as soon as possible at 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE or email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk The cancellation is effective from the date that your written confirmation is received. If you cancel with more than 4 weeks' notice we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration. For cancellations made with less than 4 weeks' notice we regret that we are unable to make any refund unless we can fill your place on the course. If we are able to fill your place we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration.

Amendments

Cambridge University Botanic Garden reserves the right to alter any part of the programme if necessary. We will only cancel courses after careful consideration, but reserve the right to do so under exceptional circumstances. In the event of a cancellation, participants will be informed in writing as soon as possible and course fees will be refunded in full.