Cambridge experts recreate 336-year-old garden to commemorate ‘father of natural history’ (opens original article in a new tab)

Cambridge experts have recreated a 17th-century garden associated with naturalist John Ray to commemorate his 400th birthday, using historical records and plant species he documented.

• Cambridge experts recreate 17th-century garden of John Ray, 'father of natural history', to mark 400th anniversary of his birth
• Garden includes plants documented by Ray in 1660 text, using clues from 1690 engraving and Latin translations
• Garden aims to promote biodiversity, climate resilience, and connects to historical scientific figures like Isaac Newton