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Hobbies a hit at the Garden
There’ll be hobbies and handicrafts of all kinds at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on June 2-5. From displays of dolls houses by West Glamorgan Dolls House Society, model railways, jewellery, quiltwork, lace makers and photography to horticulture, gardeners sessions, and canoeing on the lakes, there’ll be something for all the family. Train enthusiasts [...]
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Transport of delight
Visitors will benefit from a successful fundraising campaign at the National Botanic Garden. Donations collected by volunteers during the Garden’s free January have earned the Carmarthenshire attraction a brand new buggy. Membership and volunteers co-ordinator, Jane Down is delighted at the news: “A lot of people worked very hard to raise this money and it’s [...]
No CommentsSpectacular Ghost Forest art installation
The Ghost Forest is coming to the Garden. Wales Online have the story.
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Landscapes in Lino by Ian Phillips
Exploring the beautiful Welsh landscape and the weather in all its diversity is the mission of artist Ian Phillips who will be exhibiting in our Courtyard Art Gallery from June 2nd to July 31st 2012.. A founder member of Aberystwyth Printmakers, Ian’s work has been acquired by public bodies including the National Library of Wales and [...]
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Crack the Garden code
The new National Botanic Garden of Wales visitor leaflet is packed with more than just vital statistics and pretty pictures. The 2012 Garden leaflet has an inbuilt discounted entry offer – locked in the QR code on the cover. Anyone with a smart phone and a QR-code-reading ‘app’ will be able to unlock a ‘buy [...]
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Special Offer – Subsidised School Visits
Two great new initiatves will help Welsh schoolchildren come to the Garden. The first is to help Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils come here to learn about sustainable development. We have received funding from SFIA to enable four lucky schools, within community first areas, to visit the Garden in the autumn term 2012. [...]
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This is the time of year in the Great Glass House at the National Botanic Garden when every few feet you have to stop, admire and exclaim. The variety and range of the plants housed there is just superb. I’ve always loved the Great Glass House but it just seems to get better and better. [...]
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Give Yourself a Treat this Weekend
Would you like to own a genuine piece of Welsh-made hand-crafted treasure? Do you feel like you deserve something new and beautiful in your life? Then beat a path to the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Saturday and Sunday May 19-20 for the second of its 2012 ‘Four Seasons Craft Fairs’. . Amongst the [...]
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Top marks for Garden
The readers of Which? Magazine have given a top rating to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. A survey of more than 4,000 subscribers of the Consumers’ Association’s magazine saw the Carmarthenshire attraction rated at 79%, based on overall satisfaction and the likelihood to recommend. This put it level-pegging with the Eden Project in Cornwall [...]
No CommentsFood Festival is a proper treat – 12th & 13th May 2012
The West Wales Food Festival boasts the best in local food and drink and demonstrations from the best chefs in Wales along with talks, walks, music, magic and many other delights. Top Welsh chef Bryn Williams will be demonstrating his skills on both days in the Festival kitchen while in the Local Producer Marquee you [...]
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