by Admin | Apr 2, 2013 | News
The Giant Waterlily, Victoria spp., is an annual plant grown every year from seed. Its prodigious growth rate takes it from a pea sized seed to a plant nearly 10m in diameter with leaves able to bear the weight of a child within a few months. In 2013 we sowed the...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2013 | News
2013 has been an early year for Acacia at VBG, in fact the Cootamundra Wattle, Acacia baileyana,(below) has been open since the last week of December This specimen (above) is from a ten year old plant seed raised from our own seed. This was collected from a...
by Admin | Nov 23, 2012 | News
A rare Buddleja cordata from Mexico has staked its claim on our Arid Garden and is filling the top of VBG with exotic scent. This is one of the largest Buddleja and in its native land is capable of attaining heights in excess of 80 feet (25m) according to its...
by Admin | Nov 21, 2012 | News
As part of our drive to operate in a sustainable way we struck up a conversation with Eco Island (another CIC) on our vision of what we can do at VBG. We hope to work with Eco Island go beyond the basics we have already tackled on packaging and water use and start...
by Admin | Sep 17, 2012 | News
We have been busy building a new space in the library to relax, read, have a Barista coffee, an elegant loose leaf tea, a glass of fine wine or a light ultra-fresh lunch. The “but I only want a cup of coffee” chant we heard this summer begged a...
by Admin | Aug 31, 2012 | News
Volunteers needed! The 2014 hop pick is definitely Wednesday 10th September 2014. Sign in then make your way to the Hop Yard at the cliff top behind the garden from 10am. Pickers will be rewarded with a free sample of the latest batch of Ventnor Botanic Garden...
