Andromeda Botanic Gardens

Iris Bannochie, a Barbadian, self-taught scientist created a botanic garden for herself in 1950s Barbados. A priceless legacy. Comments, Sharon Cooke, Curator.

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Ethnobotanicalism - a completely made up word, but the key to a brighter future for humanity?

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@FCDOtravelGovUK flow . on day 2 and 8 . be a

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@LinnBotanics We've moved our lotus plants into the main pond. So you must come back 🙂

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@bilsonrobert1 @LinnBotanics I usually take our interns there. Andromeda is completely different as it wasn't created as a tourist attraction/show garden. Andromeda an authentic historic botanic garden, created in the 1950s.

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Is Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Barbados, the only private botanic garden in the world, created by a woman?

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Final Hurricane Elsa pre-reopening push yesterday! Open today, 18th July. Yay!

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@travelmail Andromeda Botanic Gardens gets a brief mention. The original Barbados garden, widest variety, organic, and possibly the only postwar botanic garden in the world created by a woman, multi award winning Iris Bannochie.

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Good to be back at Andromeda, although missing Bridport!

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@whalleysteve1 @GWandShows @whalleysteve1 . Thank you for your comments (I'm Sharon). Last year's emphasis was on planting to attract bees, birds and butterflies. It worked! I still need to screen the back, build a small deck at the back and lay a gravel path. Hopefully this summer!

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Lovely to have a refreshing winter installment of #GardenersWorld ahead of the new series. I thought Sharon Cooke's 'instant' cottage garden was the highlight. Did you get home safely? @GWandShows

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@IndyTravel Hmm. The article refers more to health passports, where required information is recorded. There was nothing specifically about vaccine passports, or did we something

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@TheMontyDon Yes, I'm being cheeky, but the next best thing would be if you could visit us at Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Barbados. It is your perfect garden - informal, organic and authentic. Lots of wildlife and a really special atmosphere. Yes, a shameless plug!

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Hope you saw Sharon on @GWandShows .
Looking forward to getting back to Bridport!

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Goodbye to our Dorset garden. Soon to be reunited with Andromeda Botanic Gardens Barbados!

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@drninashapiro I think you should be more specific with your headline. There is much more to the Caribbean than the US Virgin Islands.

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@BorisJohnson Recognition and respect. If you recognise black people as truly belonging, there needs to be acceptance of our need to feel that we are a true part of the fabric of British society. Reviewing statues is not changing history. It is making history. Black Lives Matter.

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@miaamormottley I've tried making contact and have received no response at all

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Lockdown Sessions. While in lockdown I'm doing a series of paintings with the aim of selling prints to raise money for Andromeda - a 'unique and outstanding' garden. This one is called 'My Favourite Things' - an imagined garden in Bridport, Dorset, UK. #art #barbados #painting

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...and the birds keep feeding...

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...and the butterflies keep fluttering by...
Photo monarch @GardenAndromeda by Bradley Benskin