Gardens' glasshouses and cafés re-open

Glasshouses, exhibition spaces and cafés have opened in a number of gardens around the country, including Kew and Wakehurst Place, the Eden Project and Birmingham Botanical gardens. Glasshouses have opened with either one-way systems or limited, pre-designated routes in place with visitors entering and exiting via different doors, and staff monitoring and guiding attendance and flow. All visits still require pre-booked tickets and toilet facilities vary from venue to venue.

New projects are being planned such as a new urban garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, while in August Kew will stage a bespoke botanical sculpture themed around international travel, created by the winners from the acclaimed Netflix television programme ‘The Big Flower Fight’, which aired in May. Along with many other garden centres Dobbies has opened its 68 restaurants across the UK, including Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.