Advantages: Interesting. Good walk. Well laid out.
Disadvantages: Slightly pricey entrance fee.

...Whilst on holiday lately in Pembrokeshire, we decided on our way home to stop off in the National Botanic Garden of Wales as we had heard quite a lot about it on the news recently. We were quite glad that we did. Firstly the gardens are located in Llanarthne, which is just outside Carmarthen on the A48. It is in the county of Carmarthenshire. Buses are also available from Carmarthen train station at regular intervals during the day. ** HISTORY ** Firstly I thought I would give you a little bit of background information into the place, basically just the stuff that we had heard about on the news before our visit. The National Botanic Garden of Wales was set up part funded by the National Lottery in 2000, making it the first botanical garden created in the new millenium. However, the people running the project had vastly over... Read review

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Advantages: Competitively priced
Disadvantages: Not all Boots Stores have full range of products

...I like several other opinion writers discoved Botanics courtesy of Boots 3 for 2 offers, as I am always at the front of the queue for a supposed bargain. My first forays into the world of Boots Botanics were cleansing tissues (under a fiver), face renewal cream which was about £8 and night shift moisture cream, also about £8. The reason for the last two items was a glowing report in one of the Sunday colour supplements which got a number of guinea pigs to test various face creams without telling what they were and the Boots Botanics came out tops and everyone thought that they must be top of the range creams costing vast sums of money. As I am old and decrepid and need every bit of help on offer and I'm a sucker for a bit of advertising these had to be top priority purchases. The day cream was wonderful, not too... Read review

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Advantages: The best moisturiser I have ever tried!
Disadvantages: Could do with a bit more lotion in the tube!

...It's only a matter of time before the dry skin comes back again eh? especially in the winter, and especially when I've been using unsuccessful moisturisers in the past through lack of there being a good one on the market! Hooray my prayers have been answered!, a moisturising cream that really works! leaving your skin moisturised and feeling fresh. I have to first say my praises to the Botanics range at Boots, I use these products from the cleanser to the powder compact foundation, I love it! and this product is no exception! The Botanics Day Shift Moisture Lotion really worked for me! (sounds a bit like a commercial I know!). The power of plants! is such an appealing and natural title for this range. Value for money: A great offer on the Botanics range at Boots when I bought this, was buy 2 get the third free! bargain... Read review

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Advantages: Smells gorgeous, contains extracts of chamomile and cinnamon
Disadvantages: Extravagant packaging, slightly more than I'd usually pay

...Judging from the opinions already posted here it would seem that Boots Botanics' 'Forget the Day' elixir is not very popular. I would like to put forward a positive review of this product, as though it admittedly has a couple of weaknesses, generally it is very good. The Botanics range is one of Boot's 'own brands' - along with the 'Natural Collection' and 'Skin Kindly' range, except that the Botanics range is unique its ingredients derive primarily from nature. I bought this bath product for two reasons; firstly, I am a big fan of all the other Botanics products I have used, and secondly, because there were a 150 extra Advantage Points available - which rendered the elixir very good value indeed. The product is cased in a thick, antique-looking glass - which makes it very attractive, although I was also concerned about how much I... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap entrance, interesting attraction, great for animal lovers
Disadvantages: Quite small

...Parc Oasis Zoo and Botanical Park is located in the resort of Port El Kantoui in Tunisia. Location Parc Oasis Zoo and Botanical Park is located right in the centre of Port El Kantoui about a 2 minute walk away from the main shopping square and the Marina. I have to admit that this attraction isn't too well signposted and we actually stumbled across it by accident as we were taking a walk around the town. Cost Entrance to this attraction was actually very cheap, only 5 dinars per adult which is about £2. Admission for children was only 2.5 dinars so I thought this attraction offered great value for money. Opening Hours The opening hours are from 9am until 8pm every day. Inside Parc Oasis Zoo and Botanical Park At the entrance to the park there is a large table with a man sitting behind it, this is where you need to pay... Read review

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Advantages: Removes eye make-up with very little effort.
Disadvantages: The bottle opening could be improved for easier application.

...I originally bought Boots Botanics Soothing Eye Make-Up Cleanser because I was given a free Boots voucher to spend (one of those that has to be redeemed on one of a few selected brands). Since I stopped using cleansers that removed all of my eye make-up, I had been going through eye make-up remover quite quickly. I therefore thought that it would make sense to spend my voucher on a new one. I had heard good things about this and another Boots branded eye make-up remover. In the end, I decided to try this one because it looked so pretty! Boots Botanics Soothing Eye Make-Up Cleanser comes in a plastic bottle (cylinder shaped) which is 15cm high and around 4cm wide. The silver lid (and opening) is around 1 1/2 - 2cm across. The bottle is clear, which is great as it is easy to see how much product is left inside, and also handy as before... Read review

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Advantages: beautiful and tranquil
Disadvantages: none

...A short bus ride from the centre of town in Inverleith, the 'Botanics' (as Edinburgh's Botanic Gardens) is known locally is a green and lush haven that is well worth a visit. Even in its busiest periods you can lose yourself in its verdant nooks and crannies amongst exotic blooms. The air is fresh in this, its latest location (originally founded in 1670 it occupied sites near Holyrood Palace and on the road to Leith before moving to its latest, greenest pasture in 1820.) When the sun shines simply wander through its extensive outdoor gardens where thousands of plant species flourish. 'The Botanics' is the second richest plant collection in the world (after Kew Gardens, which it is older than) and contains examples of just under 10% of all known flora. This gives it an important global role in maintaining biodiversity. But for me... Read review

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Advantages: Quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: Pricey

...As you all can see from my current reviews, I am on a bit of a Botanics kick at the moment. Not because of the "all natural" claims (I've read too many Paula Bergoun books for that), but because I'm leaving the UK for Australia soon, and I want to try all the things I cant get back home. Boots and all its associated products is currently number one on that list. Because I bought a number of other Botanics products (see reviews) I scored one of those £5 skincare vouchers the other week. Normally I don't buy the whole "special face wipes" line, because unscented hypoallergenic baby wipes are more likely than not exactly the same thing for half the price in a bigger packet. But I am due to fly for 22 hours next week, and I thought that since Im not really paying for them, it would be nice to try the Botanics version. Usually... Read review

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Advantages: Gives you nice shiney glossy hair
Disadvantages: None really

...I was always a user of Toni and Guy shampoo but i started using the botanics products for my face so i thought i would give the shampoo for blonde's a go. I bought it for £3.89 from Boots of course and used it with the botanics conditioner for blonde's. The shampoo is a nice yellow colour which i like and smells, i think, like grass which sounds strange but it really does smell nice. You only need a small amount to massage into your head and it really does lather up well, i rinse with cold water and then use the botanics conditioner. I have long hair and i can comb through my hair no problems and after blowdrying, i find it leaves my hair very soft and shiney. It does tend to bring out the blonde in your hair too.... Read review

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Advantages: SPF, cost-effective
Disadvantages: Dodgy cap, strange texture

...This is another botanics item I have recently tried, and another one I bought with a free skincare voucher. Originally I was looking for the Blanacing Shine-Control Cream but my local boots doesnt appear to stock it. So I picked this one instead. It comes in the standard transparent plastic tube (in this case, 75ml) with a clear flip-top lid. I have used quite a few other botanics products and I have never had a problem with the lids, but theres a first time for everything. The lid is held onto the screwtop part by two plastic flexable "tabs". Unfortunatly, one of these has torn, leaving a sharp bit of plastic pokingout from the back of the lid. I'm fairley sure that the other one will go sooner rather than later. The lotion itself isnt all that thin. Its probably halfway between a "cream" and a "lotion". A little goes a long way... Read review

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