The baby #CriticallyEndangered Sorbus arvonensis leaves are starting to break bud at the nursery this morning.

Busy day today, but as promised here's your #BotanicGardenofTwitter plant for the day: Commidendrum rugosum, only found on the island of St. Helena. It used to be one of the most numerous trees covering the island, but is now critically endangered due to logging

During lockdown #COVID19, horticulturists all over the world are again showing their commitment and passion for their work. Living collections in botanic gardens are being looked after in very difficult circumstances by these unsung heroes #thankyou

Today on #BotanicGardenofTwitter it's our beautiful planters that would have greeted visitors at the front gate, looking gorgeous in full flower! 🤩 The red tulips are 'Apricot Foxx' and the lilac bulbs are an Ipheon (I can't find a label though!)

Mountain goats have taken over this locked down town 🐐

Marsh marigold, reassuringly in its regular spot. Plants can be old friends: I come looking for this clump and its golden smiles every spring. If it was ever not here, I’d be devastated. #wildhowardian

Just a year after they germinated our Cwm Idwal Saxifraga cespitosa are flowering for the first time and I am pollinating them like mad (with a paint brush). Only 7 plants left in the wild in Wales so let's hope these set lots if seed! - that's my little finger nail BTW.

I was 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales today and the Great Glass House looks absolutely stunning! It’s so sad our visitors cannot see it at the moment. We are so looking forward to welcoming everyone back when it is safe to do so.

Check out our lovely apprentice El giving a tour of the garden! 😊

This made my morning. Hope it makes yours too

This is the bud breaking on a cutting of Cotoneaster cambricus. Only 6 individuals remained in the wild until quite recently. We have been working with a consortium of organisations on increasing propagation success for this #CriticallyEndangered species.

Whew! It's been busy here, but I've still got stuff to show you on the #BotanicGardenofTwitter. Here's some of the plants I grow for the #WelshNativesProject looking very happy in the polytunnel! 😀

Here's a closer look at some of my lovely #WelshNatives growing in the poly tunnel! Irish Saxifrage from Snowdonia, Dune Pansy from the South coast, South Stack Fleawort from Anglesey and the teeny-tiny Hoary Whitlowgrass from Snowdonia

another morning pick-me-up 😍

This year, the National Botanic Garden of Wales turns 20! We rely on visitors for over 70% of our income & we need help to continue our important work in the areas of conservation, science and education. Please read and give if you can justgiving.com/fundraising/de…

Two exciting things from today... I had my first proper go at arranging flowers (using florist tape) and it gave me such a buzz, I can't wait to learn more! And #2, I spotted yellow rattle seedlings popping up in the… instagram.com/p/B_fdhybgUm-/…

This evening we took our daily exercise from the nursery to see how #CriticallyEndangered Sorbus arvonensis had faired over the winter. It looked beautiful against the bright blue skies but there were a few that had succumbed to the sea 😔

Yay! Well done to Dennis - our fabulous Head of Operations he has run a marathon over 2 days to raise funds for Garden Of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru please do support us if you can

For today's BGANZ #PlantChallenge I am talking about a plant that became #extinct in #Wales but still has hope as a Welsh native through #Exsitu cultivation.

The flowers of Viper’s Bugloss are electric blue – perfect for attracting pollinators 🐝 Mae blodau'r gwiberlys yn las trydanol – perffaith ar gyfer denu peillwyr 🐝 #BlodynGwyllt #Wildflowers #Dolydd #Meadows #Bioffilia #Biophilia #Pollinator