Join us on Wednesday May 13th, 9 - 11 am for another enjoyable morning of tending to the Rose Collection, catching up with friends and enjoying refreshments courtesy of The Botanist Cafe. Please let me know if you plan on attending. 

On another totally different note, received an email from a Sigurd Wilbanks, Biochemistry Department of the University of Otago in New Zealand and of the Botanical Art Society of New Zealand, who is researching Else Bostelmann - the artist, probably best known to most of us as the one who so brilliantly executed the drawings of the fish that Beebe saw on his dive. However, Else apparently also did a lot of plant drawings whilst in Bermuda.  If anyone has information on this please let me know. 

High Point BBS Tour with Guide, Wendy Mcleod, a BBB & board member. What a transformation, so much to see. A glorious morning tour enjoying panoramic views of the south shore (now the casuarinas have been cleared) watching dozens of long tails swoop and soar along the cliffs, also a great whale watching spot! Huge variety of recently planted native and endemic including the rare yellow wood, Zanthoxylum flavor, a lovely county scene with sheep grazing under the Southern Hackberry, Celtis laevigatatrees, and a Coast Sophora, Sophora tomentosa playing host to a horde of hungry caterpillars. Despite their ravages, the shrub always seems to bounce back! And so much more!

This past Saturday, the Bermuda Botanical Gardens were buzzing with energy as a small—but dedicated and growing—team of volunteers gathered to care for the Endemic/Native Garden site and the surrounding grounds. We were especially delighted to welcome overseas visitors who joined us bright and early to help spruce up the planter outside Masterworks. Their enthusiasm and fresh perspectives added something special to the morning’s efforts.