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03/04/2026

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01/04/2026

🌿Extended Opening Hours Start Today! 🌿

That time of the year is here again, when the days are longer and there’s more time to enjoy the gardens 🌼🌳

From today, Sheffield Botanical Gardens will be open for extended hours, giving you even more time to soak in the beauty of nature 🌿🌸

Make the most of it 💚

01/04/2026

April has us all aflutter with more beautiful butterflies and moths to look for in our gardens and green spaces 🌷🦋

What have you seen recently?

14/03/2026

My first magnolia of the year

13/03/2026

12/03/2026

Boundary concerns worry neighbours. These adopted the block the way technique.

10/03/2026

Get your Garden summer ready 😎

10/03/2026

Another dry stone wall. The birdsong today was a gorgeous backdrop

07/03/2026

Primroses are our Wildlife Wonder Plant of the Month for March! Providing a boost for wildlife in the early months of spring, here's everything you need to know about them:

🌸 An essential early spring nectar source, they bloom very early - sometimes as early as December in mild years. The early-flowering supports brimstone and small tortoiseshell butterflies as well as bee flies (a fluffy fly with a long proboscis for long tubed flowers).

🌸 They're the larval food plant of the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, while their seeds are removed and dispersed by ants and small mammals.

🌸 Part of the Primulaceae family, they're excellent in woodlands and hedgerow habits. They’ve also been recognised as an ancient woodland indicator in the UK, meaning they’ve been in wooded areas for centuries.

🌸 Their name originates from Medieval Latin “prima rosa”, meaning “first rose”, reflecting early flowering, while in folklore they're linked with fairies, youth and protection.

🌸 They'll grow in sun or light shade as well as most soils, providing they aren't too wet or dry. However, they don't like a very limey (alkaline) soil or soil that’s prone to drying out. You can improve the soil with organic matter, but they won't flower in deep shade.

Find out more about helping wildlife in your garden by growing primroses: https://www.rhs.org.uk/garden-inspiration/plants-we-love/everything-you-need-to-know-about-primroses