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Garden Blog – Apothecaries’ Garden Revisited
It was such a beautiful day when we went to the National Botanic Garden of Wales this week that I really wanted to be out in the Garden rather than working in the office. Luckily I was able to do just that and armed with my camera went out to see what was to be [...]
No CommentsCome out to play
Cross-dressing, shipwreck and a bizarre love triangle are on the menu at the National Botanic Garden of Wales this month. Taking Flight Theatre are back at the Carmarthenshire attraction on Sunday July 31 with their production of Twelfth Night. The players will give two performances of the bitter-sweet Shakespeare comedy – at 12noon and 4pm. [...]
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What Katie did next
Artist Katie Allen is bringing her wonderfully colourful work to the National Botanic Garden of Wales from August 3. Katie’s exhibition of limited edition prints focuses primarily on the landscapes of her native South Wales and their changing seasons and shades. She transforms them into a rich textile of patterns, forms and colours. The paintings, [...]
No CommentsLava world tour comes to Wales
There’s a musical Maori treat in store at the National Botanic Garden of Wales at the end of the month (July 30 & 31) when the group Lava stop off in Wales as part of their world tour. From Wellington in New Zealand, Lava comprises the talented O’Connor family (mum, dad and two teenage daughters) [...]
Comments OffWhere will we find new antibacterial drugs? In honey?
See what the Guardian of 25 July 2011 says about the Garden’s science team.
No CommentsGarden break for runner Rosie
Charity champion and relentless runner Rosie Swale-Pope MBE dropped in at the National Botanic Garden (today, Friday July 22nd) as part of her latest fundraising campaign. Horticulture staff at the Carmarthenshire attraction formed a Guard(en) of Honour in tribute to 64-year-old Rosie and her latest effort – to run from Tenby to Brecon in aid [...]
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Dig starts to uncover mansion buried underneath National Botanic Garden
No CommentsGet on board the Towy Valley Explorer! / Dewch am daith ar y Dyffryn Tywi Explorer!
Please note that the information supplied here applies to 2012. We do not yet know if there is anything planned for 2013. Get on board the Towy Valley Explorer And catch the train, that meets the bus, that takes you to the Garden. The Explorer will meet the train from the Heart Of Wales line [...]
2 CommentsBotanic garden traces its roots / Yr Ardd Fotaneg yn olrhain ei gwreiddiau
There is a touch of the Time Teams going on at the National Botanic Garden of Wales over the next two weeks. Following a successful bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant of £45,400 the Garden has embarked on a journey back in time to explore the medieval history of its grounds. Teaming [...]
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Carvers do Garden a good turn / Cerfwyr pren yn yr Ardd
Woodworkers are carving out a niche for themselves at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. From Saturday (July 16), members of the British Wood-Carving Association will be holding a week-long exhibition at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Local woodturner Les Bryan, who has helped organise the event said: “The exhibition will feature a whole [...]
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