by Admin | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog
BBC Gardener’s World Live 2014 At the end of April 2014 we were approached by Liz Walker, Destination Development Manager from Visit Isle of Wight Ltd, who each year as part of their exhibitions programme to promote the Isle of Wight take stand space at a range...
by Admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog
In 2013 VBG was visited by Dr Mike Maunder, lately Director of Fairchild Botanic Garden and Hawaii Botanic Garden, now Associate Dean of Florida International University. We are lucky to have him agree to join the VBG Advisory Group. On his visit we had lengthy...
by Admin | Dec 28, 2013 | Blog
Over the Christmas period it has been good to visit the Garden as someone who is interested in plants. I’m reminded straight away what a remarkable collection of half-hardy plants have been amassed at Ventnor over the years. So many plants have very personal...
by Admin | Nov 1, 2013 | Blog
The first voyage of James Cook on HMS Endeavour introduced the Australasian flora to European botanists for the first time. I’ve often wondered before about how daunting this must have been, to see familiar plant families diversified to such a degree in Australia...
by Admin | Sep 6, 2013 | Blog
On previous plant collecting trips we have often admired a large group of Ochavagia rosea outside Hardy Exotics Nursery in Penzance. Proprietor Clive Shilton had never any available for us to purchase until 2007 when he was generous enough to prize of a...
by Admin | Jul 11, 2013 | Blog
Despite the predation of rabbits and a highly unusual but nonetheless pleasantly dry June, our Olive Grove sub-flora has begun its primary colonisation. Our Heritage and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme student, Sara, dedicated the early spring to researching the floral...
