The Gardens and its various components are staffed and managed daily by a team of hard-working, energetic individuals who tend each area under their care with careful attention.   

Amongst our amazing team are:

Terry, who has worked at the Gardens since its inception, now leads the landscape works along with Rolston.  Terry also can be found leading visiting groups on tour, and his infectious laughter can be heard ringing throughout the Gardens. Visitors always enjoy Terry's tours.

Elmer and Bellyjoe manage the waterways, irrigation, security and power supplies, just for starters....

Diane, a long-term Gardens staff member is Queen of the Orchids. She knows each and every plant in the Shadehouse inventory, and carefully tends and nurses all her "babies", resulting in some of the beautiful blooms we all enjoy. You can also find her in the Gift Shop fielding questions from visitors and dispensing historical anecdotes about the Gardens.

Janet is EVERYWHERE!

Lito leads our Facilties & Infrastructure Projects departments, an amazing team who often create amazing things out of nothing at all.

Marecia and Haidee are the friendly faces at the Admissions Gate and the Gift Shops.

At our Oasis Thai Restaurant, our chef Khun MItmai creates those tantalizing and scrumptious dishes.  Lisa is in the kitchen and helps turn out the beautiful presentations, while Ms. "Click-Click" Liezel leads the team, the ever-bubbly presence at the front door, who also keeps everyone liquified with those refreshing Thai-style fresh herbal and fruit juices and teas.

EVERYONE is a gardener!

Advisors

Although the Gardens are privately owned and funded by the Douglas family, they benefit from by association with a number of private individuals and public organizations.

Amongst those who have given generously their time, advice and support without compensation are:

Mrs. Gina Douglas Parmenter:  As Honorary Archivist of the Linnean Society of London, and a member of the European Botanical and Horticultural Libraries group in the U.K., she provides access to botanical information sources.

Ms. Elaine Shaughnessy: specializes in environmental communications and organizational development. Past roles have included Head of Development for the Linnean Society of London and Head of Publishing for IUCN, International Union for the Conservation of Nature. She is a member of Council for the World Land Trust and website coordinator for the Society of History for Natural History.

Special thanks to Raymond Jungles www.raymondjungles.com, renowned landscape designer/architect, whose recent works include the beautiful gardens of the Golden Rock Inn on Nevis.  Raymond voluntarily spent valuable time cataloguing the various species of plants and trees contained within these Gardens.  His work is documented in a file entitled "Nevis Botanical Garden: Nevis Island Plant Images".

The Gardens are a member of BGCI, Botanic Gardens Conservation International.

The Gardens welcome support and expertise from individuals or corporations wishing to offer their time services, or financial aid.

For more information please Contact Us.