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Chelsea challenge
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is making its debut at the world’s greatest flower show in 2013. This year’s 100th anniversary RHS Chelsea Flower Show (May 21-25) will feature an Artisan Garden entitled ‘Get Well Soon’ that focuses on plants for health. It is designed by Maggie Hughes and Kati Crome in conjunction with [...]
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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 25-27 May. With displays of dolls’ houses by West Glamorgan Dolls’ House Society, jewellery demonstrations by Maggie C Jones, Dinefwr Photographic Society, British Woodcarvers’ Association, patchwork, quilting, lacemaking and more, there’ll be something for all the family. Organiser Les [...]
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Medicines in May 2013 – A Festival of Plants & Health
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, courses, exhibitions and fun activities throughout May 2013. All events are FREE with admission. Some [...]
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Magic is out there . . .
The fabulous Taking Flight theatre company are back at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Sunday May 19 at 2pm. They will be presenting A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy – which will star Cara Readle, from TV’s Tracy Beaker. Taking Flight’s Elise Davison said: “Using the Garden as our inspiration, we [...]
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A beautiful sunny day after a fabulous May Day bank holiday. So a debate as to what clothes to discard, then off up towards the biomass centre with lots of botanical interest on the way. Of course, not only in the Garden but everywhere you looked there were Dandelions, with their splendid golden-yellow heads. But [...]
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