News | Ventnor Botanic Friends

9th December 2017 By Colin Smith

Dear Friends

VBG has sent an invitation to the Friends and all their Passholders and Volunteers to take advantage of a great offer:

Half-price tea or coffee and cake
in the Plantation Room from
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th January

Why not treat yourself and a friend or bring someone who has not visited the Garden for a long time?

The new chef now makes all the cakes and scones in-house and they are displayed in a new covered cabinet on the counter.

If you have forgotten to renew your membership of the Friends’ Society for 2018 you can pick up a leaflet, fill in the form and leave your subscription payment for the membership secretary after your visit.

Please remember that the money raised by the Friends’ goes to buy plants, landscaping and education (particularly, funding apprentices). Perhaps you could persuade your visitor to join the Friends’ as well.

23rd November 2017 By Colin Smith

Full details of the 6th Annual Volunteer are available here

24th October 2017 By Colin Smith

The Ventnor Botanic Garden is hosting this special event for Members of the Friends and Annual Pass Holders.

The event will begin at 6 pm in the Plantation Room Café with mulled wine, mulled ale and nibbles and time to browse the Shop. At 6:30 guests will be a welcomed by Chris Kidd who will make a presentation on the Garden followed by time to shop until 8 pm.

There is a discount of 10% Members of the Friends’ or 20% for those who are Annual Pass Holders.

29th September 2017 By Colin Smith

Carol Ann and Guy Eades have worked as Artists in Residence over the Summer at Ventnor Botanic Garden, April – September 2017. Their end of Residency Exhibition will be in the Gallery and Studio at Ventnor Botanic Garden from Sunday, October 15th – Sunday, October 29th, 10.00am – 5.00pm.

They have been creating new work inspired by the Garden’s plants, trees, flowers and its unique environment.
Guy has painted a series of oil paintings on canvas and primed paper over the summer that describe and respond to his walks and drawings around the many paths and views across the vistas of the Garden. The Garden for him has an elegiac and anarchic quality that is unique in British garden layouts and design and through the paintings he has sought to share and celebrate this.
Carol Ann has continued to develop her textile art using indigo and rust dyeing whilst simultaneously responding to the many varieties of eucalyptus in the Gardens and more recently using Autumnal flora developing Eco prints on wool, silk, linen and cotton.
Guy’s paintings will be on display in the Gallery adjacent to the Reception, shop and car park. Carol Ann’s textiles will be on display in the Gallery and Studio, entry to which is by the right-hand doors of the Tropical House.
Entrance to the Exhibition in the Gallery and Studio is free, charges apply to the Garden. Visitors, please obtain passes/tickets from Reception on arrival. Parking free.

12th September 2017 By Colin Smith

George Greiff of the British Bryological Society gives an introduction to the diversity of freshwater algae, bryophytes and lichens found on the Isle of Wight.

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