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A plague of rats in the Botanical Gardens has been tackled by government pest controllers after complaints from the public. Parents said rats have scared park users near the children’s play area in the Paget park, which is Bermuda’s biggest. A mother...

Dear Sir, I have been a regular visitor to Bermuda since 1968. Yesterday, I had the experience of walking past the half-completed maintenance area inside the Botanical Gardens’ boundaries. This site is a mess and a safety hazard. I was surprised to ...

A Government plan to build a maintenance yard at Botanical Gardens has been scrapped. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, confirmed the decision was made not to move forward with the controversial plan last August. Colonel B...

Two 18th-century Bermuda cedar chests are among the highlights of the Bermuda National Trust’s auction today. Dozens of bargain hunters have flocked to the Botanical Gardens over the past two days to cast their eyes over items up for grabs at the ann...

The island’s largest Farmers’ Market “in several years” was formally opened by public works minister Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch yesterday. Colonel Burch was joined by home affairs minister Walton Brown for the event at the Botanical Gardens and ...

The inaugural Festival of Lights will take place at the Botanical Gardens throughout December. The programme, organised by Friends of Hospice and Belco, will begin with an opening celebration on Saturday from 3pm to 9pm, with the lighting ceremony at...

The new children’s playground at the Botanical Gardens opened yesterday to the delight of children at a Masterworks art camp. Children from the nearby summer art camp were the first to experience the nautical-themed playground, which was originally a...

The nautically themed playground at the America’s Cup Village could be moving to the Botanical Gardens. The 30ft by 65ft playground, designed by Austrian company Arti, has been a big hit with visitors. It features equipment including rocking “catama...

Botanical Gardens action group Take Back Our Park has expressed concern over plans to amend legislation governing Bermuda’s parks. The Ministry of the Environment has stated it will table amendments to the National Parks Act, including turning Southl...

A campaign group challenging the construction of a maintenance yard in Botanical Gardens has said the Bermuda Government did not comply with legislation on the project. In a statement this afternoon, a spokesman for Take Back Our Park said that Chief...

Campaign group Take Back Our Park has issued a “call for action” in an effort to halt development in Botanical Gardens. Objectors to the plans to build a maintenance yard in the park have been asked to send their comments through to Marcus Wade at Ma...

The Bermuda Botanical Society may have to fold unless people step forward to take up executive positions. Former president Marijke Peterich is inviting interested members to volunteer at the society’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday. “It is very lik...