It was a lucky day for the Garden when John Eastman and wife, Gail decided that after many years in the Hudson Valley and travels to many islands in the Caribbean, St Croix was to be their next home. John worked for IBM on equipment maintenance, and integration engineering for IBM Semiconductor and other semiconductor […]
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A Progress report on Garden Rehabilitation
The Botanical Garden Board of Governors takes their charge seriously that the historic ruins in our botanical setting are relics that should be maintained and protected. As Dewey Hollister, Executive Director observed, “What we are assigned to is not human history but human responsibility”. One of the earliest maps of 1750 shows a settlement […]
Call to Artists: SGVBG Art Auction
The Botanical Garden of the Virgin Islands is inviting artwork submissions for its 2020 Art in The Garden Virtual Auction. A virtual auction of all entrants will be held online from November 7th – November 15th 2020. Submit your work for the 2020 Art in the Garden Fine Art and Fine Craft Auction! Artists are […]
2020 Virtual Mango Melee
If you weren’t able to join us live online for this year’s Virtual Mango Melee or if you just want to watch it again, we’ve got you covered with the juiciest playback of the year! There’s lots of mango fun with the best mango eating horse, mango crepes cooking demonstration, mango beverages, learn about the […]
Meet The People Who Make it Happen: Catherine Jarvis
With a smiling face and a friendly word, Catherine Jarvis, lovingly known as “Miss Catherine”, has greeted guests in our Garden Store since June 6, 2011. Keeping the shelves stocked and beautifully displayed Miss Catherine is known for her sense of humor and wit. Originally from Dominica, she especially loves working at the store because […]
Welcome to The Desert
I don’t think any of us needed reminding that we are in a severe drought, but historic levels of Sahara dust have arrived anyway. The strange effect reminds me of so many odd things like fog in New England to overcast winter days in Ohio. While the Sahara Air Layer (SAL) over us will make […]
Meet The People Who Make it Happen: Michael Zikorus
Michael spent over 30 years designing and re-designing as well as constructing golf courses in the Northeast including all field engineering. In addition, he owned apartment houses and rental homes. Michael has been working at SGVBG since August 2016. His days begin with picking up all fallen limbs and debris around the Garden. Mulching and […]
Meditation in the Garden
Meditation in our Garden is usually held each Tuesday in our Bodine Visitor Center from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. Meditation is led by different spiritual teachers and healers in our St. Croix community. While we are currently unable to physically gather and meditate we would like to bring a guided meditation to you. This […]
Behind the Scenes in the Garden during the COVID-19 lockdown
Join St George Village Botanical Garden Executive Director, Dewey Hollister, as he tours you through the Garden behind the scenes during the COVID-19 lockdown to see that life still goes on! Work continues behind the scenes and the Garden continues to grow. There’s even a special cameo appearance by Garden dog, Marley!
The Garden Reopens to Members Monday, May 11th
We are happy to announce that the Botanical Garden will be reopening in phases beginning Monday, May 11th 2020. The Garden will have limited admittance and revised hours as follows below: Phase One Reopening: Monday, May 11th the Botanical Garden opens to Garden Members and their Guests only from 9am to 1pm Monday through Saturday. […]
Easter 2020: COVID-19 Virtual Easter Egg Hunt
While this year we can’t host an Easter egg hunt in person, we wanted to share this delightful, Caribbean-inspired virtual hunt created by Executive Director, Dewey Hollister, one year when his daughter was living in Germany and he couldn’t be with her for the holiday. See how many you can guess. Answers will be posted […]
Enchanted Evening & 2020 Orchid Show Recap
The St. Croix Orchid Society hosted their Orchid Show – “20/20 A Vision of Orchids” for the second year in the Great Hall at St George Village Botanical Garden. The event had brief hours on Friday afternoon and then that evening members of the Orchid Society, including President Susan Kraeger, were involved in providing private […]