Liminality by Benjamin Storch

The Upper Broadwalk has a new temporary artwork until mid May 2011. ‘Liminality’ has been created by Llanbrynmair based artist Benjamin Storch. Made with hammer & press-formed Corten steel, the term liminality describes a state of being on a threshold, which is associated with transition, transformation, openness, but also uncertainty in facing the ‘unknown’. The sculpture [...]

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Spiketastic

Our mystery bloom has finally come into flower. Inside the Great Glasshouse, the spectacular Puya chilensis (the Chilean Puya) has finally come into flower. We’ve waited 11 years to see it bloom, and now know that the petal colours are of a similar yellowy green as our local Derwydd Daffodil (which is still in bloom near our Ice [...]

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Wales Online

Why the under-rated daffodil deserves to be pick of the bunch

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BBC Earth News

Wales to DNA Barcode Its Plants

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From Another Kingdom: Discover the Magic of Mushrooms

From Another Kingdom: Discover the Magic of Mushrooms

From Another Kingdom is the first major exhibition in the UK to focus on the fascinating world of fungi – and it is opening at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Saturday March 19. This interactive exhibition reveals the intimate details of fungi in a way they have never been shown before, challenging misconceptions [...]

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Biggest bud in Wales

Biggest bud in Wales

Excitement is growing at the National Botanic Garden of Wales where an eight-foot-tall puya plant is about to burst into bloom for the first time in a decade. A native of Chile, the Puya chilensis – which can be found in the Great Glasshouse – boasts the biggest bud in Wales and is set to [...]

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