Now that spring is here it’s a good time to visit Oxford’s Botanic Garden, which has stayed open as much as possible throughout the coronavirus pandemic. There is plenty of room in the garden for social distancing as staff at the attraction off High Street look forward to a special anniversary. A gardener with a wheelbarrow at the Botanic Garden The botanic garden was founded 400 years ago in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medical research. In 2013, anticipating the 400th milestone, botanic garden staff began a 400-week countdown from November 24. They announced they would tweet a picture of a different plant every week and publish it on their website – the plants being relevant to the season.
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