Events and Activities
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden. Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May, 10am - 4pm.
Local green wood worker Chris Helliwell will be in the garden. He will be demonstrating and giving people a chance to try a pole lathe and shave horse.This event is kindly funded by the 'Friends of the Garden'.
New Storylines for Living with Environmental Change.
This is a unique opportunity to see music and art working together with Durham's research.
Gather your team and take part in a fun day of mini competitions at the garden. Egg and spoon, sack race - all the favourites will be there.Teams of 4 required. Minimum age 5. 2 adults over 18 per team minimum.
To register your team please email botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk
Cars from the Durham MG owners club showcase their cars at the Garden.
A fun event for children and children at heart.
Liz Sparks is a Nottinghamshire based artist with a degree in Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University and City and Guilds Certificate in Constructed Textiles for which she was nominated for a gold award of excellence in 2011. Her work explores the physicality of the human body, its relationship to our environment and the tension of the dynamic between the two.
