by Admin | Jan 12, 2016 | News
Our Original Botanic Ale has proven so popular this year that we have made the decision to develop a Limited Edition Pale Ale with our Friends Goddards Brewery here on the Isle of Wight. The beer is in the style of an American Pale Ale, brewed with our own handpicked...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2016 | News
Weather Update Throuighout the land we’ve seen examples of extraordinary weather affecting the UK. We seeAs of 9th January 2016 we’ve not had a frost for nearly three years, the last recorded on 18th January 2013. A look at the remarkable weather for...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2016 | Blog
A look at the remarkable weather for December 2015 from Chris Watts, VBG’s weather recorder Here is a quick assessment of the extraordinary weather we experienced in December. The mean temperature,11.9C, was up by 5.4C over the 1921-50 average for the Hospital....
by Admin | Jan 6, 2016 | News
Mirror Orchid Ophrys speculum flowers The unbelievably mild weather has brought forward many spring flowering plants at the Garden, but perhaps nothing more exquisite than the Mirror Orchid, Ophrys speculum. These are native to the Mediterranean where they love to...
by Admin | Jan 1, 2016 | News
287 different plants in bloom on New Years Day! On New Year’s Day we counted how many plants are in bloom at VBG and came to a record number of 287! This is a duty we carry out on an annual basis for fun, though recently we have seen trends linked to climate...
