Nature

Field Notes: Tamarisk

Bermuda is by no means devoid of green foliage, despite the loss of probably seventy per cent of the native Juniper. The subject of these notes, the Tamarisk (Tamarix Gallica), or as many people prefer to call it, the Spruce, is a very popular plant....

Nature

6 Creepy Crawlies Scarier Than A Cockroach

Tail-Less Whip Scorpion You may know these creatures from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), directed by Mike Newell, when in the film Mad-Eye Moody demonstrates a curse on an unfortunate specimen, to the horror of arachnophobe Ron Weasley. ...

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Field Notes: Sage Bush

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the July 1955 issue of The Bermudian.    To many Bermudians the Sage Bush is regarded as a pernicious weed. Great effort is made to uproot the plants and consign them to the r...


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Culture Walk: The Olde Towne and its Gorgeous Gardens

While the City of Hamilton and other parts of Bermuda feature more formal parks, the Town of St. George favours cottage gardens tucked into nooks and crannies, hidden behind natural stone walls or in spaces between buildings. Often a cascading vine, ...

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All About Eve’s Pond

Back in the spring of 2020, some commuters travelling to and from the east end may have noticed with consternation the sudden arrival of heavy construction equipment on a grassy and wooded area just west of Shelly Bay on the north shore. Did the digg...