Chelsea Physic Garden occupies four acres in what is now central London, although it was established in 1673 outside the old city by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (pharmacists) for the instruction of their members and apprentices. Over the years many famous names in botany and horticulture have been associated with the gardens: Philip Miller, Sir Joseph Banks, William Forsyth, William Curtis, Robert Fortune and John Lindley. Linnaeus himself visited the garden.
The pond with Sarracenia (and apartments in the
background.)
Hans Sloane who rescued the garden from its early troubles and secured its future.
