A Wonderful Day Out

We came across this lovely blog abbout the Garden, ‘A Wonderful Day Out in January‘  by the West Wales Holiday Cottages blogger.

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The Rill In January

This winter view down the Broadwalk was taken by our Head of Science and Research, Dr Natasha De Vere.

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Food Fair is a feast!

Food Fair is a feast!

Squirrel is on the menu at the National Botanic Garden of Wales at the end of the month (January 28-29). The Food Fair is the final event in the Garden’s ‘FREE January’ programme and is set to be a real sizzler. Making their first appearance at the Garden are the food firm ‘Taste of the [...]

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Visitors flock to garden for antiques fair

The Carmarthen Journal reported on our hugely successful Antiques Fair.

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What a Good Start for 2012

This week we went to the National Botanic Garden of Wales for the first time since before Christmas.  I hadn’t really expected there to be all that much to see, in spite of the fact that we saw some catkins before we even got to the Garden, but being one of life’s ever-hopefuls I had [...]

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Mild weather causes high numbers of wild flowers to bloom early

BBC News have been down to the Garden to find out why so many plants are in flower at the moment.

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Winter’s reward and spring heralds

Learn how to combine spring shoots and blooms with winter evergreens to create delightful flower arrangements, at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) area demonstrator Gloria Davies leads this lifelong learning course, entitled ‘Winter’s reward and spring heralds’, on Saturday, February 4, from 10.30am until 3pm. To book, [...]

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Wood Craft weekend

Wood Craft weekend

Toy-makers, wood-turners, and lovespoon-carvers are taking over the Great Glasshouse and Marquee for a weekend of demonstrations and displays at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The Garden’s Wood Craft Weekend takes place on Saturday and Sunday (January 21-22) – and admission is FREE. Organiser (and exhibitor) Les Bryan said there will be lots to [...]

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Wedi 3

See the Garden on S4C’s afternoon magazine programme Wedi 3 – the clip is about 8 minutes in.

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Antiques fair first for Garden

The biggest single-span glasshouse in the world will play host to its very first antiques fair on January 14-15 as ‘FREE entry’ month continues at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The event is organised by Derwen Fairs and is promising two days of high-quality antiques stalls with china, jewellery and furniture. Derwen’s Brita Rogers [...]

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