Located in Singleton Park, Swansea Botanical Gardens is easily accessible by public transport.
The gardens are the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
The central beds of the Botanical Gardens are being transformed by the Gardeners. New perennial planting plans have been designed for each of the 26 beds and were planted in 2023. These new more sustainable perennial planting schemes will provide all year interest and habitat for pollinating insects.
Every perennial flower bed will soon have a small sign placed in the flower bed with a name of the bed and a QR Code.
When the QR code is scanned with your smartphone camera it will take the you to the list of plants in that bed.
You simply point your camera at the code, then look for the 'frame' that surrounds the code, wait a second or two and a bar appears with the URL
THEN click. That’ll take you there. You can use a QR code app but they can cost money to download so beware.
Jan-Feb 10am - 3.30pm
March-April. 10am - 4.30pm
May - Sept. 10am. - 6pm
Oct - 10am - 4.30pm
Nov -Dec - 10am - 3.30pm
To celebrate the Centenary of Singleton Park being in public ownership FSBG commissioned a bi-lingual commemorative panel with financial support from Swansea Council . It is displayed in the Botanical Gardens.
This panel was unveiled by descendants of the Vivian family on Sunday 4th August 2109.
There is something to see throughout the year in the Botanical Gardens. The herbaceous borders are a fantastic sight from late March until mid October and the variety of glasshouses offer shelter in inclement weather. So even during the harsh winter months the garden has lots to offer.
In 1919 the private estate of the wealthy Vivian family was bought by the Swansea Corporation for use as a public park. In 1926 the Educational Gardens were officially opened as a “collection of economic plants and British flora”. Renamed in 1991 as the Botanical Gardens they contain a renowned double herbaceous border and many mature trees of national importance. In addition there are fine specimens of rare and exotic plants from around the world as well as a rock garden, herb garden, and the new wildflower garden which opened in 2017.
The 40 metre double herbaceous borders were part of the original Educational Gardens created in the 1920’s and their layout is little changed since those times. It is entirely possible that some of the plants found here are divisions of those originally planted.
Friends of Swansea Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 9DU, United Kingdom
FSBG is a registered charity No. 1052032
FSBG : 2024
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