At any time of year, lush greenery covers our hillsides, sprinkled with bursts of colour. Our blossoming flora provides a picture-perfect backdrop to every Bermuda retreat.

Our subtropical climate and fertile soil have brought forth a horticultural paradise. Native and non-native plants flourish here, and you will find both flanking our narrow, winding roads. In the city, gardens seem to perpetually burst with morning glory and Bermudiana blossoms.

• At one time, Bermudians were known around the world as “Onions.” Our island soil produced especially savoury onions that everyone wanted
• When the first settlers arrived in Bermuda in 1612, they found only a few endemic trees, plants and shrubs
• Our gardens range from large, formal estates to miniature jungles or simple vegetable plots
• Much of what Bermudians farm, or plant for pleasure, today arrives the same way our early seeds did — by import