MNT Workshop To Prepare People for the 2014 Flower Show.

The Orchid Society of Trinidad and Tobago’s representative, Tony Tangkai has been invited by the Montserrat National Trust to help in conducting a workshop on September 13th,  at the MNT Head Offices.

This will cultivate a lot of interest as it has been put together to prepare fall those who intend to take part in the now very popular Flower Show which will be held between December 4th and December 7th of this year.

Some of the topics of discussion during the workshop will include Horticulture, Floriculture, Judging and Presentations of Flower Designs.

Tony Tangkai who is not new to Montserrat, as him and his team gave us full support during the  preparations and judging of the Flower Show 2013, has expressed that he looks forward to imparting information that will in turn help Montserrat flower lovers during this year’s Flower Show. He will also share his experiences with Flower Shows, having traveled the world for ever bigger Flower events.

The Trust will conduct the Workshop as follows on September 13, 2014;

 9:00 am                     Meeting with the Botanical Garden and Flower Show Committee to discuss Theme and Classifications
10:00 am  -12 noon  Presenting  Exhibits and Judging Procedure
1:00 pm -4:30 pm      Propagating and Caring for Exotics
4:30 -5:30                  Questions and possible field trip.
Please call the Trust Office 491 3086 to register interest in attending

2014 MNT Flower Show Preparations Already In The Works.

Dates have officially been set for this year’s Flower Show and Tea Party after much success in the inaugural one last year. This year’s event will take place between the 4th of December and 7th December. It promises to be an even bigger event  as all those participants who failed to register on time last year

Red Heliconia
Red Heliconia

will be hoping to join the race this year.

The Flower Show also inspired many locals to take their gardening more seriously so as to come out tops in the competition that also romped in two experts in orchids from the Trinidad Orchid Society who had a few seminars on orchids during their stay on the Island. The Society has taken part in International Flower Shows worldwide.

Information on how to register will be available soon. For updates you can visit our Facebook page, Montserrat National Trust.

Mountain Chicken Exhibition Officially Opens.

Mountain Chicken Exhibition Officially Opens- It was a hectic Friday afternoon last week when the Department of Environment in partnership with the Montserrat National Trust opened doors to the public for the Mountain Chicken Exhibition. Honorable Minister of Agriculture,Land, Housing and Environment was the Guest Speaker, this was also the official send-off of the frogs …

MNT and the Department of Environment to host a Mountain Chicken Exhibition.

 MNT and the Department of Environment to host a Mountain Chicken Exhibition-

The Trust in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Jersey and London Zoos of the United Kingdom will mount a Mountain Chicken Exhibition from June 24 at the Montserrat National Trust, Olveston. This is an opportunity to have an understanding of this species that became almost extinct due to the chytrid fungus and the volcanic eruptions. The mountain chicken is only found on Montserrat and Dominica. This exhibition will also help our communities appreciate the huge effort being put to protect the mountain chicken.
mountain chicken 2014

National Symbols Exhibition.

        To get a more informative perspective  of the Exhibition that opened to the public yesterday , visit the Montserrat National Trust to learn more about the island and other influences on Montserrat .

The MNT Newsletter 2014 is out!

  A report of the MNT’s achievements for 2013 are in the 2014 Newsletter . Do not miss a copy and ensure you stay informed with the Trust’s agenda . MNT Newsletter 2014 Montserrat maps