What is Chelsea Physic Garden?
The '''Chelsea Physic Garden''' was established in [[London]] in 1673. It was called the '''Apothecaries' Garden''' because the [[Worshipful Society of Apothecaries]] needed it to grow plants for medicines.<ref>{{cite web|website=Chelsea Physic Garden|url=https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/Pages/Category/history|title=History}}</ref> It is a four [[acre]] physic garden, and is one of the oldest [[botanical garden]]s in Britain. The [[University of Oxford Botanic Garden]] was founded in 1621, and the [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]] was founded in 1670. == Features == Its [[rock garden]] is the oldest English garden devoted to [[alpine plant]]s. The largest fruiting [[olive]] tree in Britain is there, protected by the garden's heat-trapping high brick walls. The gardens claim to have the world's northernmost [[grapefruit]] growing outdoors. The Garden became in 1983 a [[Charitable organization|registered charity]],<ref>THE CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN COMPANY [https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=286513&SubsidiaryNumber=0]</ref> and was opened to the general public for the first time. The garden is Grade I listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England by [[English Heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000147|title=Chelsea Physic Garden, Kensington and Chelsea - 1000147|first=|last=|date=|website=Historic England}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:17th-century establishments in England]] [[Category:Chelsea, London]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]] [[Category:1673 establishments]]