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Botanic Gardens: The Botanic Gardens - the pine tree
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  • KennetRose
  • By KennetRose on June 4, 2003
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  • The pine tree - Oxford
    The pine tree
    by KennetRose
    Pantalaimon, Lyra's daemon (don't ask, just read the book!), who has the form of a pine marten, delights in leaping from branch to branch in the "huge many-trunked pine tree" in the Botanic Gardens of her own world. To Lyra's delight, the tree exists in our world too, and here it is!

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    Botanic Gardens: The Botanic Gardens - the bench
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  • KennetRose
  • By KennetRose on June 4, 2003
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  • *That* bench! - Oxford
    *That* bench!
    by KennetRose
    The last page of The Amber Spyglass is as moving a conclusion to a novel as I have ever read. It won't spoil much if I quote the final paragraph (the heart-wrenching stuff is already behind us!). In her own universe, Lyra has gone, after midnight, to her special bench - easily identified as this one - to reflect.

    Somewhere in the garden a nightingale was singing, and a little breeze touched her hair and stirred the leaves overhead. All the different bells of the city chimed, once each, this one high, this one low, some close by, others further off, one cracked and peevish, another grave and sonorous, but agreeing in all their different voices on what the time was, even if some of them got to it a little more slowly than others. In that other Oxford where she and Will had kissed goodbye, the bells would be chiming too, and a nightingale would be singing, and a little breeze would be stirring the leaves in the Botanic Garden.

    I wish I'd written that...

    I wonder who will be sitting on this bench at noon on Midsummer Day?

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    Botanic Gardens: The Botanic Gardens - the gate
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  • By KennetRose on June 4, 2003
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  • The gate - Oxford
    The gate
    by KennetRose
    Through this gate the visitor to the Botanic Gardens passes through a high wall when crossing from the neatly laid-out formal gardens in the main part, closest to Magdalen College, to the younger and wilder garden at the far end. It's through here that Lyra leads Will, shortly before their final parting, to find the bench which they agree to sit on at noon every Midsummer Day in their respective universes.

    Walls and barriers, gates and windows are an important recurring motif throughout His Dark Materials. There's something poignant about those roses, climbing towards each other but not meeting, and I like to think it's not too far fetched to suppose that they formed part of Pullman's inspiration.

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    Botanic Gardens: Botanical Gardens
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  • Updated By jo104 on August 4, 2008
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  • Its so big - like a rose among the thorns Han - Oxford
    Its so big - like a rose
    among the thorns Han
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    This botanical garden is the UK's oldest botanical garden and it holds 7,000 different species of plants. After kew gardens for me it was a bit disappointing but then again entry was only GBP3. They hold events here throughout the summer encouraging picnics & socialising it is also next to the river.

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  • Address: Rose Lane OX1 4AZ
  • Directions: before Magdalen Bridge
  • Website: www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk
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    Botanic Gardens: Visit Botanic Garden...And...
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  • By Oana_bic on September 12, 2002
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  • Botanic Gardens - Oxford
    by Oana_bic
    Visit Botanic Garden...And this is not a joke, when was founded there were so much money spent on the walls and arhitecture that little was left for plants...anyways, that's a nice quiet green place right on the High Street and next to Magdalen College

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    Botanic Gardens: Botanic Gardens
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  • Updated By barryg23 on June 3, 2003
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  • Botanic Gardens - Oxford
    Botanic Gardens
    by barryg23
    One of the most scenic places in Oxford is the Botanic Gardens, Britain's oldest such gardens. I've very little knowledge of horticulture or gardening; instead I like visiting here just to relax and read.

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  • Address: Rose Lane
  • Directions: Just off High Street before Magdalen Bridge
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    Botanic Gardens: Botanic Gardens
    aliante1981
  • By aliante1981 on December 2, 2004
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  • Situated just opposite the Magdalen College, the Botanic Gardens were founded as far back in time as 1621 by Henry Danvers for growing medicinal plants. Now you can find pretty much every variety of plant there.

    Unfortunately, these are fun only in good, sunny weather – so check out your weather forecast before planning a trip to Oxford.

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    Botanic Gardens: Botanic Gardens
    illumina
  • By illumina on July 5, 2006
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  • Botanic Gardens - Oxford
    by illumina
    Established in 1621, the University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain, and the third oldest scientific garden in the world. The core of it is a beautiful walled garden, which is quite formal and consists of narrow beds with plants arranged in families. There are some pleasant water features, benches and plenty of shady trees. I particularly liked the collection of apple trees which is gorgeous in spring. The section below the 17th c walls was originally allotments belonging to Christ Church college, but was incorporated into the gardens in 1947; it now contains a rock garden and water garden amongst other features. Lastly there are the glasshouses (examples of which have been here for over 300 years!), which contain some fascinating plants from all over the world.

    Admission is £2.70 (£2 concessions, children free) and the gardens are open from 9-16.30 Nov to Feb, 9-17.00 Mar Apr Sep Oct, and 9-18.00 May to Aug. Last admission 45mins before closing.

  • Address: High Street
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    Botanic Gardens: Entrance to the Botanic Gardens
    Ginaravens
  • By Ginaravens on March 19, 2003
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    Botanic Gardens: Centrepiece of the Botanic Gardens
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  • Botanic Garden Fountain - Oxford
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