Andromeda Botanic Gardens

The Community Deck hosts design and ethnobotany workshops, weddings, picnics, yoga, and sound bath sessions. It also provides a place to sit and observe the gardens, listening to the ocean and the wind through the trees.

Visitors can admire notable species, including silk cotton trees, a large ficus, Norfolk Island pines, and Madagascan almond trees.

Community, conservation, beauty, and sustainability were central to the creation of this space. Visitors can explore a variety of plants, including Pride of Barbados, which is both visually striking and has a range of traditional medicinal uses. The garden highlights the cultural and practical significance of plants in Barbados while supporting local biodiversity.

Built from soil leftover from the Ethnobotanical Garden, the Butterfly Haven features milkweed and nectar-rich plants such as celosia and zinnia. Monarch, buckeye, gulf fritillary, and the rare gold-rimmed swallowtail butterflies are commonly seen, giving visitors the chance to observe a vibrant variety of species up close in a purpose-built habitat.

The Ground highlights plants traditionally used for medicinal purposes by enslaved people in Barbados. Plantain was used for eye infections, pigeon peas for stomach ailments, and Spanish needles as a wound healer. A small deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean is surrounded by Pride of Barbados, offering both scenic views and an example of plants with cultural and practical significance. The gardens are also expanding to include a greenhouse to support further conservation and educational programs.

The African Connections Garden is designed as an ornamental space showcasing decorative plants with strong links to the African continent, including gerberas, strelitzia, bidens, and thunbergia. Wheelchair access is available via Rochelle’s Garden, while other visitors enter through the main Andromeda entrance.