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...
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...
