Garden Blog – Getting your eye in

Via the wonders of email I had heard about flowers on one of the tulip trees at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.  Now, I understand that this was a ‘first time event’ and presumably this was the said tree reaching maturity.  Better go and have a look.  I have seen the flowers on other [...]

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Expo garden is made in Wales / Gardd o Gymru’n cael ei harddangos

The National Botanic Garden of Wales has been invited by the Welsh Government to come up with a bespoke design to grace the Chongqing National Garden Expo. Chongqing is Wales’ regional partner in China and it is the first time that that nation’s premier exhibition has been staged there. In building social bridges and breaking [...]

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Bees' role in superbug fight

Bees’ role in superbug fight

Find out how the Garden is involved in this exciting new research

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Action Man Visits the Garden

Visitor Sophie Berg (from Sheffield) was at the Garden with her mum and her little friend Jon last week. Now Jon is very little because he is a model, recently released to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the first Action Man. He visited all parts of the Garden – can you recognise where?

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Special moments / Y foment arbennig

Special moments / Y foment arbennig

The summer exhibition in the National Botanic Garden’s ‘Seasons’ Restaurant is by the Llanelli Photographic Society. It features a rich variety of images from around South West Wales – with the Garden featuring prominently! – from a large number of society members. It will be on show throughout  June, July and August. The Llanelli Photographic [...]

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Take your partners . . .Arglwydd y ddawns…

Take your partners . . .Arglwydd y ddawns…

Troupes from all over Wales will be performing alongside dancers from Russia and Sweden at the International Dance Festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Saturday (July 9). The first step in this colourful day of dance is taken at 10.30am when all participants take part in the Big Parade from the entrance [...]

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Thunia x gattonensis

This wonderful large orchid has just come into flower in our Tropical Glasshouse. Thunia are a genus from South-east Asia.

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