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Animal magic in the Garden

Come and meet a meerkat at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Worcester-based Tropical Inc will be showing off some incredible creatures at Mini-Beasts Weekend, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday (April 21-22) at 11.00, 12.30 and 2pm. The Mini-Beasts shows are part of the Garden’s ‘Month in the Mediterranean’, which focuses on the [...]

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Pirates, plague and plants for health

Visitors to the National Botanic Garden of Wales will be transported back in time 400 years this Easter. Actors from Chance Encounters Theatre will tell the story of the spice-trading Middleton family who moved to the land where the Garden now stands in the early 1600s. In ‘Pirates, Plague and Plants for Health’, visitors will [...]

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Rose’s mural message takes root

The work of climate change champion Rose Stevens is going on show at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. During her year as a ‘green’ champion, the former Cardiff Cathedral School pupil created a colourful mural encouraging everyone to contribute towards a brighter, ‘greener’ future. Said 17-year-old Rose: “I was one of the six Climate [...]

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Gala Dinner tickets on sale

Tickets for the popular West Wales Food Festival ‘Gala Dinner’ are now on sale. The dinner, on Sunday May 13, is the climax of the two-day festival and offers food fans a unique chance to enjoy a four-course meal cooked by some of Wales’ top chefs. It begins with a ‘champagne and canapes’ reception in [...]

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Inspirational Botanists

Women botanists are taking centre stage at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. An exhibition, entitled ‘Inspirational Botanists – Women of Wales’ marks the contribution of women to botanical science in Wales in the past 200 years. It is in the Garden Gallery from March 1-31 and there will be a special ‘launch’ event on March [...]

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Medicines in May

A month long festival of plants and health at the National Botanic Garden of Wales Plants have been used for thousands of years to treat illnesses. But how relevant are they to 21st century medicine? The National Botanic Garden of Wales will help you decide. To do this, we are hosting a series of talks, [...]

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Garden science in the spotlight

The science and art of the National Botanic Garden of Wales are taking centre stage in China at the Wales Week celebrations. An exhibition at Nanshan Botanic Garden in Chongqing – entitled ‘Barcode Wales – Beyond the Visible’ – features images and artwork illustrating the project to DNA barcode the flowering plants of Wales. Photographs taken [...]

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Come out to play in the Garden

There’s a free-for-all at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on St David’s Day – with a special musical twist. It’s free admission for everyone in honour of our patron saint and there’s an invitation to “Bring your fiddle (. . . or your tuba, recorder, bass, piccolo and marimba)” to take part in a [...]

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Great Glasshouse in Architectural World Top Ten

Our Great Glasshouse, designed by Lord Foster and Partners, has been listed in the world’s Top Ten Glass Buildings of Outstanding Innovation. Find out more here.

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Tall tales in the Garden

A weekend of wonderful and warming tales is on the agenda for the Storytelling Weekend at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The event takes place in various venues around the Garden on Saturday and Sunday February 25-26 and features a number of silver-tongued story-tellers, including Jeff Rees, Anne Lister, Suzanne Hughes Owen, Grethe Gillman, [...]

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