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Surprising Winter Colour
The Garden is the regular subject of bloggers, some with unusual pseudonyms. ‘Squirrel Basket’ has just produced a wonderful set of photographs of January colour in the Garden which is well worth a look.
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BERRY CHRISTMAS.
Winter is here again, although it has been unseasonably mild, the bananas in the Double Walled Garden are snugly wrapped against the cold and the gunneras have their giant leaves cut off, turned upside-down like pixie hats, to protect their crowns from frost. Holly berries are traditional for the Christmas season, such as the variegated [...]
No CommentsThe Lure of the East
After getting his knees dirty on an archaeological dig on Waun Las, our Rob Thomas has been China to promote the Garden. Find out how our ‘history man’ links the 17th century Middleton Hall and modern day China by following his blog.
Comments OffThree Cheers for Good Old Veg
It was a dreary, dismal day when we went to the National Botanic Garden of Wales this week and, although I spent most of my time in the office, I did get to walk down to the gatehouse to deliver some things that were needed there. As I’ve said before I always enjoy walking in [...]
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Would you believe it!
We hadn’t been to the National Botanic Garden of Wales for a couple of weeks and when we went for our volunteering stint this week, there was a brisk cold wind blowing but it was sunny. It really feels like autumn now so it was not really surprising to be asked to go and collect [...]
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Garden Blog – It can’t be autumn already?
We haven’t been to the National Botanic Garden of Wales for about 4 weeks due to visits from children and grandchildren and visits to friends and family in Derbyshire and we noticed, when we were on our travels, that the trees had already started to change colour. Have you noticed how many hawthorn berries there [...]
No CommentsSage Advice
With its herb garden and comfort food associations, culinary sage (Salvia officinalis) is a pleasant plant but not a very exciting one. That role is left to some of its cousins, which would, if plants had personalities, belong in a Mexican fiesta, with hot sunshine, rum, tequila and probably the sound of revolvers being fired [...]
Comments OffGarden 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 CommentsGarden 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 [...]
No CommentsGarden Blog – Out for a Duck
I hoped to find a topic for a blog on our weekly trip to the National Botanic Garden of Wales today but I was busy in the office all the morning. We do get time off for good behaviour to eat our lunch and we usually like to sit outside, weather permitting. Today we sat [...]
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