With From Mosses to Ferns, we bring this year’s journey through plant evolution to a close. We travel back to a distant past, to a time when plants were gradually leaving the water behind and beginning to colonise the land. Spore-bearing plants were once a major part of the vegetation of the Palaeozoic era, and their ancient relatives grew to the size of today’s trees. Over the course of their long evolutionary history, mosses, lycophytes, horsetails and ferns have adapted to profound changes in their environment, and their representatives can still be found on Earth today. What makes them so special? How do they reproduce without flowers or seeds? Why is water so important to them, and what role does wind play? And what remarkable things can their tiny, inconspicuous spores do? Come and explore their world up close. The exhibition has been designed to be accessible and engaging for a wide audience, including visitors with special needs. Many of the exhibits can be touched, while others invite you to explore them through different senses. Visitors can borrow blindfolds and experience the exhibition without using their sight. Guides and staff of the Garden will be on hand in the Exhibition Hall to assist visitors and introduce them to the different parts of the exhibition. The exhibition is suitable for visitors of all ages. date and time Mon—Sun 9:00—19:00