Events – Easton Lodge

Hardy Buddies enjoy the Gardens

November 14, 2019

The Herts & Essex Buddies were the last group visitors to the Gardens in 2019 and had a brilliant time – it didn’t rain, the trees were still colourful and the volunteers gave a warm welcome! We are already taking bookings for 2020, with t ...

Japanese style gardening

August 15, 2019

Is Steph channelling the Japanese gardeners that Monty Don met, who were removing grass from moss gardens blade by blade? The monks and the rest of the Gardens are looking fit for visitors on Sunday for our first ever celebration of our Japanese Garden h ...

Stunning!

July 19, 2019

Open Day visitors on Sunday will love the walled garden and the Italian garden – they are looking stunning! The restoration of the stone steps is nearly finished too. Maggie, our archivist, has also done great work in digging out new stories and pic ...

Sitting pretty

June 21, 2019

Visitors on Sunday will be able to see Colchester Institute students’ Japanese themed pieces in the Glade, including these monks, who are nestled in next to the rill. The weather is set fair so why not join us? The Voodoo lilies are flowering specta ...

Bugs, animals and flowers

May 17, 2019

The Gardens are blooming and looking fabulous; perfect for Sunday’s Open Day, when we celebrate the nature in our Gardens. This shield bug was enjoying the sunshine on a rose leaf; the bumble bees were out in force, particularly enjoying the rosema ...

Euphorbia rules ok!

May 10, 2019

The Italian garden has gone green – the euphorbia and solomon seal have grown huge now it has rained! Set against the green are splashes of colour from helianthemum, irises, alliums, roses and osteospermum; and the lupins are coming. Sue got her wad ...

Looking beautiful

February 14, 2019

Come and see for yourself – the weather is set fair! For this Sunday’s Open Day the snowdrops are perfect; we have lots of snowdrops in the green ready and our beautiful snowdrop mugs and vases for sale; and of course Carolyn has stocked up on ...

Some healthy takeaways for intrepid visitors

October 15, 2018

A big thank you to all the visitors who braved the weather to come to the Open Day on Sunday, rounding off a fabulous season at the Gardens. We hope you enjoyed your visit and any fresh vegetables and herbs you bought and look forward to seeing you at the ...

Cuttings galore

August 30, 2018

It’s the time of year for taking cuttings and we’ve stopped counting the number that Roy has managed – lavenders for refreshing or replacing the lavender borders, rosemary for the dividers between the herb garden sections and penstemon f ...

The last picking of mulberries

August 23, 2018

And some reached the bowl too! We have had a really good crop this year, perhaps due to the hot weather, so there will be jam and jelly on the tombola stall this September. The early heavy rains after the drought brought down a stem of the trunk, probably ...

Even in drought the Gardens look beautiful

July 19, 2018

Visitors from Benfleet this week particularly noticed the splendour of the trees in the Gardens and loved the treehouse. They marvelled at how the volunteers have managed to keep colour in the Italian Garden although it hasn’t rained in months. So f ...

Bugs in the Gardens

June 14, 2018

We are counting our bugs…come and help us on our Open Day, Sunday 24 June, when we will have help on hand to identify them. This one, on fungi on a tree in the Glade, stumped us … it appears to be eating the fungi. Local expert, Jono Forgham, reckon ...