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- President’s Report by Jennifer Flood
- Why Christmas Trees? by Marijke Peterich
- Tinder Mushroom by George Peterich
- Our Carbon Footprint by Wendy McLeod
- A Practical Guide to Garden Management Project by Lisa Greene
- Trivium No 41 – Latin Names by George Peterich
- Recipe: Mango Chutney by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Children’s Corner: Twig Stars by Felicity Holmes
- Future Events
- President’s Report by Jennifer Flood
- Douglas Fir by George Peterich
- Trivium No 39 – Edible by George Peterich
- Trivium No 40 – Abundance by George Peterich
- A Botanical Misconception (Palms) by Gary Taylor, MFC
- In Progress (Mimusops) by Lisa Green
- The QEII Botanic Park, Grand Cayman by Marlie Powell
- In Our Garden – Sea Ox-Eye Diana Chudleigh
- The Surprising Butterfly Pea Vine by Wendy McLeod
- Recipe: Leek & Onion Bhajis by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Children’s Corner by Felicity Holmes
- Future Events
- President’s Report by Jennifer Flood
- Native & Endemic Seeds Request by Gary Taylor
- What’s in a Name? BÄRLAUCH by George Peterich
- South Shore Dunes Walk by Marlie Powell
- Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata) by George Peterich
- In Memoriam Nell Johnston MBE
- In Memoriam Christine Watlington
- Sears Cave by Marlie Powell
- The Chudleigh’s Garden by Lisa Green
- Trivium No 38 – Fossils by George Peterich
- Future Events
- Recipe: Italian Chickpea Salad by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Children’s Corner by Jocelyn Morrison
- President’s Report by Jennifer Flood
- Endemic/Native Area
- Senior Schools Award
- Citizen Science
- Tree Tales Series II
- In Our Garden – Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica by Diana Chudleigh
- Burrs by George Peterich
- Casuarinas in Bermuda by Gary Taylor
- St Andrew’s Cross by Alison Copeland
- Ceiba pentandra, Kapok by Jennifer Flood
- Children’s Corner – self watering project by Felicity Holmes
- George Peterich tribute by Lisa Greene
- The Red Powder Puff – Calliandra haematocephala by Wendy McLeod
- 70 for 70 Project by Jennifer Flood
- Roger Phillips, (1932 – 2021) author, photographer by Marijke Peterich
- Trivium 36: About Burrs by George Peterich
- Trivium 37: Exotic Fruit by George Peterich
- Varnish Tree: Koelreuteria paniculata, by Christine Watlington
- Hodson House Visit by Marlie Powell
- Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Children’s Corner: Twig Reindeer by Felicity Holmes
- Tree Tales Contest Winners by Marlie Powell
- President’s Report by Jennifer Flood
- Botanical Bridges III Conference
- Citizen Scientists
- Invasive Alien Species Act 2021
- Endemic/Native Area, BBG
- Edible Weeds by George Peterich
- Trivium 35: Useful Leaves by George Peterich
- Trivium 36: Gloriosa Lily
- In Our Garden: Pawpaw, Carica papaya by Diana Chudleigh
- Spiced Applesauce Cake by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Children’s Corner: Growing Crotons by Felicity Holmes
- Fort Scaur
- Endemic Plant Survey
- Poecilozonites bermudensis by Alison Copeland
- Trivium 33 What do cedar & casuarina have in common?
- Trivium 34 4 leaved clover by George Peterich
- White Stopper Eugenia axillaris by Lisa Greene
- Bear’s Foot Smallanthus uvidalia by Alison Copeland
- Bananas by Christine Watlington
- Miscellany:
- Allamanda cathartica fruit
- Latin names
- Gonaxis
- Oenothera or Epilobium obscura? by Lisa Greene
- Botanical Gardens established by Alison Copeland
- Sysygy by George Peterich
- Recipe: Sweet Potato & Cranberry Muffins by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Children’s Activity Corner:
- What do plants need to grow? by Felicity Holmes
- Designing a Landscape without Grass by Jameka Smith
- The Problem with Cow Cane & Napier Grass by David Wingate
- Dracaena reflexa
- The Blue, Scarlet Pimpernel by Lisa Greene
- Trivium 32: What’s in a name by George Peterich
- Recipe: Lemon Curd Tartlets by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Cattails by George Peterich
- Chinese Hat Plant Holmskioldia sanguinea by Diana & Nigel Chudleigh
- Children’s Activity Corner:
- Can water clime? by Felicity Holmes
- Bougainvillea by Diana & Nigel Chudleigh
- In Praise of Nasturtium by George Peterich
- Trivium No 31 by George Peterich
- More fish because of the forest? by Lisa Greene
- Fruit Trees in the Home Garden by Jameka Smith
- Life in the Soil by Peter Lee
- The Trouble with being single when you are a Yellow Wood by Alison Copeland
- Christmas Craft by Jocelyn Morrison
- The Problem with Cattail in Bermuda by David B Wingate
- Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash, Kale & Quinoa Salad by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- From the President by Jennifer Flood
- In Our Garden: Leucophyllum frutescensBarometer Bush by Diana & Nigel Chudleigh
- Gloriosa superba Flame Lily by George Peterich.
- Pachera sp Malabar Chestnut by Lisa Greene
- Coccoloba uvifera Bay Grape by Jameka Smith
- Our Changing Flora by Christine Watlington
- Cuscuta Dodder by Lisa Greene
- Trivia 28, 29 & 30 by George Peterich
- Recipe: Purslane Potato Salad by Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Recipe: Hibiscus Tea by Wendy McLeod
- In the Herb Garden By Jennifer Flood
- Psilotum nudum. By Alison Copeland
- In Our Garden: Stephanotis floribunda By Diana & Nigel Chudleigh
- Banksia By George Peterich
- Trivia 26 & 27 By George Peterich
- Recipe: Creamy Carrot Soup. By Marlie & Jocelyn Powell
- Scholarship Information
- Citizen Scientist Project
- Visit by Writtle University Lecturers By Jennifer Flood
- Citizen Scientists By Jennifer Flood
- Jalapa mirabilis By George Peterich
- Trivium 25 By George Peterich
- Grey Knickers & Leaf Cutter Bees. By Alison Copeland
- In Our Garden By Diana & Nigel Chudleigh
- Southlands By Peter Lee
- Hippeastrum sp James Lily By George Peterich
- Activities March – May
- Passiflora By George Peterich
- Spiced Sorrel By Frank Ramial
- Trivium 24 By George Peterich
- BBS Plant Sale By Marlie Powell
- Euphorbia punicea By Lisa Greene
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden by Lisa Greene
- Plants & People, Capsicum baccatum By Jennifer Flood
- Calendar of Activities
- Climate Change
- Chiococca alba, Bermuda Snowberry By Nigel & Diana Chudleigh
- Dracaena, Dragon Tree By George Peterich
- Trivium 23, The Candle Tree By George Peterich
- Relocating Rare Plants By Alison Copeland
- Scholarship Awards 2019 By Peter Lee
- Activities Sept – Dec
- Volunteer Opportunities
- BBS at the 2019 AGRICULTURAL SHOW
- The Sandpaper vine – Words by Diana and photos by Nigel Chudleigh
- MUSHROOMS AGAIN by George Peterich
- MAURANDYA By George Peterich
- Marge From – Guest Lecture on Plant Conservation
- Celebrating 100 years of Britton’s Flora of Bermuda By Alison Copeland
- The World’s Tallest Palms by George Peteric
- A VISIT TO THE VESEY NATURE RESERVE By George Peterich
- OBSERVATIONS AFTER THE FIRE AT DEVONSHIRE MARSH BY ALISON COPELAND
- DISCOVER TRUNK ISLAND 21 APRIL 2018 BY JENNIFER FLOOD
- TRIVIUM # 21 BY GEORGE PETERICH
- THE YEAR OF THE BIRD BY LISA GREENE
- OLIVE, OLEA EUROPAEA BY JENNIFER FLOOD
- THE YEAR OF THE BIRD BY LISA GREENE
- MUSHROOMS AGAIN! BY GEORGE PETERICH
- BLIND BOTANIZING BY GEORGE PETERICH
- THE OLD SEA VIEW GARDENS BY CHRISTINE WATLINGTON
- RAIN LILIES GALORE! BY LISA GREENE
- 2017 SCHOLARSHIPS
- SISYRINCHIUM BERMUDIANA – BERMUDIANA
- LET’S BOTANIZE!
- FIG TREE LORE (cont’d from last issue) BY MIKE SHANAHAN
- SO, WHAT IS IN THAT BIRDSEED? BY MARIJKE PETERICH
- PLANTS, BIRDS AND YOUR GARDEN. BY LISA GREENE
- FIG TREE LORE BY MIKE SHANAHAN
- BOTANY ON THE KITCHEN TABLE BY GEORGE PETERICH
- BALLOONS AND LANTERNS BY GEORGE PETERICH
- SUNFLOWERS REALLY DO FOLLOW THE SUN! BY LISA GREENE
- MORINGA OLEIFERA BY GEORGE PETERICH
- 2016 SCHOLARSHIPS
- WALKING TOURS FROM LISA GREENE
- HEDYCHIUM FAMILY ZINGIBARACEAE
- SCARLET CORDIA BY GEORGE PETERICH
- OBITUS OLEAE DEATH OF THE OLIVE TREE
- WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF CAFFEINE IN PLANTS? BY LISA GREENE
- POLLARDING BY GEORGE PETERIC
- 2015 SCHOLARSHIPS
- NANDINA DOMESTICA OR HEAVENLY BAMBOO BY MARIJKE PETERICH
- SOMBREROS GEORGE’S HAT ODYSSEY
- NOT IN MY BACK YARD BY NIGEL CHUDLEIGH
- MADEIRA VINE ETC. BY LISA GREENE
- BOURGES BY JENNIFER FLOOD
- THE REAL STORY ON LICHENS! BY LISA GREENE
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE WALK
- HUMMINGBIRDS IN BERMUDA BY LISA GREENE
- NASTURTIUM: THE MORE YOU LOOK… BY GEORGE PETERICH
- MACROTHELYPTERIS TORRESIANA: A NEW PEST PLANT FOR BERMUDA BY ALISON COPELAND
- OUT AND ABOUT BY LISA GREENE
- SECOND YEAR AT UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE BY KAHNAE BEAN, BBS SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER
- THE MORE YOU LOOK… BY GEORGE PETERICH
- DOMATIA BY LISA GREENE
- MANGROVES BY NIALL AITKEN
- PALM AND PALMETTO BY NIALL AITKEN
- PAPAVER OR POPPIES BY GEORGE PETERICH
- THE AMARYLLIS MYTH 1 & 2
- SCHOLARSHIP NEWS
- AT A LOSS IN THE JUNGLE BY GEORGE PETERICH
- THE BERMUDA NATIONAL LIBRARY…
- IN THE ARBORETUM BY LISA GREENE
- Deciduous Trees by George Peterich
- Botanical Musings by Lisa Greene
- Updates from 2012 Scholarship Winners
- The More You Look II by George Peterich
- Tunera, Ruellia and Barleria ~ Three Perennials for the Garden by George Peterich
- More Ficus Trees from the Bot. Gardens by George Peterich
- Musings by Lisa Greene
- Beach Lobelia by Niall Aitken
- Scholarship Chairman’s Report 2013 by Peter Lee
- Viscid Spider-Flower by Lisa Greene
- Ficus by George Peterich
- Mea Culpa by George Peterich
- Cycads by George Peterich
- In Search of the Beauty Leaf Tree, Calophyllum Inophyllum… by Niall Aitken
- Pigeon Peas by Nigel Chudleigh
- The Sea Onion by Lisa Greene
- The Death of Trees? By Helle Patterson
- Floral Britain by Nigel Chudleigh
- Trees in the City by George Peterich
- Botanical Musings by Lisa Green
- Scholarships 2012
- Endemic Perennial ~ Bermudiana by Peter Lee
- Endemic Fern ~ Governor Laffan’s Fern by Peter Lee
- The Tree that Drinks Clouds by Lisa Green
- Spring Foliage by George Peterich, A.B.
- Mushrooms in Bermuda by George Peterich
- Sexing the Countryside by Lisa Greene
- Cyads No Longer ‘Living Fossils’ by Nigel Chudleigh
- Nature Inspired Design by Lisa Greene
- Growing Potatoes in Containers by Nigel Chudleigh
- Night-Blooming Cereus
- Corn, The Three Sisters and Maize Mazes by Nigel Chudleigh
- Laryx Decidua ‘Pendula’
- Food for Thought by Lisa Greene
- Pollination in the Vegetable Garden by Nigel Chudleigh
- Thank you to All BBS Members Past and Present
- BBS Annual Nonsuch Island/Cahow Visit Trip
- Spoonwort by George Peterich
- The Flowers of Jamaican Dogwood, Dodonea Viscosa
- The Fruit of Night-Blooming Cereus by Helle Patterson
- A Novel Technique with Tomatoes by Nigel Chudleigh
- Pumpkin Time by Sarah Vallis Pietila
- Watercress by Nigel Chudleigh
- Weeds by George Peterich
- Spanish Moss, AKA Old Man’s Beard Tillandsia Useneoides by Lisa Greene
- DNA-Base Plant Names
- UN Year of Biodiversity by Lisa Greene
- Nonsuch Island Trip by Helle Patterson
- Plants that Bite Back by Nigel Chudleigh
- Goodbye Winter by George Peterich
- Malabar Spinach Basella Rubra by Nigel Chudleigh
- From Lisa Greene’s Notebook
- An Update on the Barbadian Gooseberry by Lisa Greene
- Winter Delights by Tour Guide
- Out of the Bushes by George!
- Botanical Gardens Rio by Samatha Bromfield
- Detective Story by Helle Patterson
- Indigo Blues by Nigel Chudleigh
- From the Visitor’s Centre by Lyn Vaughan
- Fruit and the Night Blooming Cereus
- Summer Delights by Tour Guide
- Hummingbirds by Lisa Greene
- Unusual Plants for Your Garden by Nigel Chudleigh
- Nonsuch Island Trip by Paul L.S. Harney
- Ten Ipomoeas, Found in Bermuda by Tour Guide
- Around the Island by Lisa Greene
- Three Hothouses by Tour Guide
- Around the Island by Lisa Greene
- A Rare Botanical Find by Helle Patterson
- Growing Biointensive by Bill Ingham
- The Beauty of Christmas by Tour Guide
- The Far-Flung Adventures of BBS Double Fantasy Merchandise
- Start Growing Vegetables Now by Frances Eddy
- Guava From the Philippines by Helle Patterson
- Around the Island by Lisa Greene
- What’s New at the Botanical Gardens by Jameka Kelly
- Around the Island by Lisa Greene and Nell Johnston
- Invasive Species by Lisa Greene
- Tamarind Trees by Tour Guide