by Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Blog
On 10th June we were very pleased to greet John Vanderplank at the Garden. John is the National Collection Holder of Passiflora and well recognised as the leading authority on the genus in the UK (or anywhere else for that matter!). John visited us whilst on holiday...
by Admin | May 15, 2013 | Blog
Plants from the landscape of pre history Ventnor Botanic Garden has on loan a number of plant fossils from Dinosaur Isle. These date to the Cretaceous period, 125-110 million years ago. All of the plant material we have loaned is from the same period as the...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2013 | Blog
Well it had to happen once in thirty years! Snow fell at Ventnor Botanic Garden on the 7th March 2013. The whole of the UK was snowed in with drifts as the cold air blew in from the south east. The lowest temperature we recorded here was -1ºC, so in fact this has...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2012 | Blog
The Cornish climate is very suited to the large Tree Magnolia, Magnolia campbelii. In Britain they flower early in the year at a time when frost still reigns supreme, and will turn newly open blooms brown in bright morning sunlight. Therefore the prospects for us,...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2012 | Blog
I’m back! And something exciting is happening at Ventnor Botanic Garden. Activities and visits have begun with the local school, St Francis, following the welcome news that we have obtained a grant from the AONB Partnership. Tuesday and Thursday I did a mini beast...
by Admin | Aug 17, 2012 | Blog
Too often become desensitised with the Garden at Ventnor. Seeing it every day we don’t have the opportunity to compare it with other gardens open to the public. We casually walk past our plants; nearly every month has something flowering for the first time at...
