Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2006 | Page 61

Gardening Sponsored by Busy Bee and Honnor & Jeffrey Article by Simon Goodenough (Ventnor Botanical Gardens) Ventnor Botanic Garden provides the Island with a wonderful resource that is appreciated for many things; as a tourist attraction, a scientific plant collection and an educational garden. It has developed a unique style encouraged by the soil and climate the area. - Ventnor Botanical Gardens By SimonofGoodenough Ventnor Botanic Garden is the Island’s premier plant collection and a major tourist attraction…but it is very much more than just a pretty place to visit. plant displays in the form of mixed At this point there borders perennial is intervention and plantings along with mixed tree )