by Admin | Sep 4, 2014 | News
Free beer! Help us bring in our hop harvest September 4th Free Beer! Hop Picking 10th September 2014 Volunteers needed! The 2014 hop pick is currently Wednesday 10th September 2014, keep your eyes on this site for the final decision soon. Sign in then make...
by Admin | Jul 17, 2014 | News
High level polycarbonate cladding now replaced Built in 1986, the original polycarbonate cladding of the Tropical House was guaranteed for 14 years but survived for nearly 30years. An inspection in 2013 revealed that it had become critically degraded and the winter...
by Admin | Jul 14, 2014 | News
Flowers of the new Giant Waterlily hybrid made at the garden last summer have begun to open. Uniquely at VBG we used an un-named cultivar of V. amazonica as the father plant, so our hybrid is entirely new. A bicolour flower trait that distinguished the father plant...
by Admin | Jun 12, 2014 | News
Puya flower spikes emerge Flower spikes of 3 Puya species have emerged at Ventnor Botanic Garden. P. chilensis, with its striking yellow flowers, P. spathacea showing one spike and P. berteroana with its amazing blue flowers. This year we are hopeful that P....
by Admin | Apr 25, 2014 | News
Luke Gunner, Garden Team Leader at Ventnor Botanic Garden, has been accepted on the prestigious Kew Diploma course at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The diploma attracts applications from hundreds of prospective students annually for only 15 places. Luke, 26, has...
by Admin | Feb 21, 2014 | News
The VBG Outdoor Classroom Opens for Business February 21st At a special launch event at the garden, VBG has launched our programme for school’s education, driven and assisted by the VBG Friends’ Society. Joy Monro of the VBG Friends has brought the...
