Roseau Link - Botanic Gardens

Looking down on Roseau with Botanic Gardens in the foreground - 1905

Making the Botanic Gardens a vital part of Recreation, Education and Tourism once more

NEEDS OF THE

Botanic Gardens• BOTANIC SECTION

• Upgrading and replanting:

• Replacing avenues and plantings.

• Labeling of trees and re-establish Botanic focus.

• Visitor Centre for ‘Nature Isle’.

• INFRASTRUCTURE - SERVICES

• Public Conveniences.

• Jogging trail.• Children’s

playground.• Sports and events

needs.

Botanic Gardens 1920

Proposals for Botanic Gardens changes 1955

Proposal ideas 2004

Play areasJogging trackChildrens playground.Nature Island Centre. National Parks OfficeLake

Palm clump 1930s, Stamp 1950s and same site today.

An example of replanting that is necessary.

Palm Avenue prior to 1979 and today

An example of replanting that is necessary.

The gazebo and drinking

fountain

1920s (above) and 1950s (below).

The platform is still in place.

The gazebo should be rebuilt.

Spectacular exotics such as the Travellers Tree should be increased.

Only one has recently been replanted.

Palm varieties have decreased in the gardens, as these pictures show.

No Royal Palms have been replanted.

There has only been the repetitious planting of Golden Palms and Merrill’s Palms in past decades.

The Botanic Gardens was wrecked by Hurricane David

This has been used as an excuse for the state of the Gardens……..but that was 25 years ago.