Andromeda Botanic Gardens

Specializing in tropical plants from all over the world, the Andromeda Botanic Gardens are renowned for not only their collection, but also for the landscape on the slopes above the Atlantic Ocean. Of note are breadfruit trees descended from those collected by Captain Bligh of mutiny fame, succulents and palms. There are many unusual species which may be rarely seen elsewhere.

The large bearded fig tree has so many aerial roots that it resembles a bearded tree. Since it once covered Barbados in vast forests, the Portuguese sailors who sailed by the island named it the bearded island or Barbados in Portuguese.

The garden was the creation of Iris Bannochie who willed it to the National Trust. It is also a superb place for bird watching since the variety of flowers and tranquility lures many species of birds to the grounds.