Times of the Islands Fall 2020

astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum
Museum Matters
The Grand Turk Botanical Garden was established in
2011 with the assistance of the Carnival Corporation.
The garden includes both indigenous and non-indigenous
plants, trees and shrubs.
The volunteers agreed that we should start a Garden
Committee and decided we would meet on a regular
basis to keep the garden maintained.
Members of the newly formed Garden Committee work hard to keep
the lovely gardens maintained.
These are a few of the projects the Garden
Committee hopes to accomplish:
• The garden signs that identify each plant need to be
placed back to their appropriate spots. The signs were
removed after being knocked down during the 2017
hurricanes. They provide valuable educational information
for anyone visiting the garden.
• Create a community garden that includes growing
herbs and other plants to share within the community.
• Restore the old fireplace (that was previously in the
building) that used to be on the location.
Thank you to the volunteers for their hard work. If
you are interested in volunteering or would like more
information about the community garden, please contact
us at info@tcmuseum.org. a
Story & Photos By Lisa Turnbow-Talbot
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