More snowdrops revealed!
The new fence at the top of the walled kitchen garden looks so much better than the scrappy red and white “keep out” tape! And the clearance work at ...
Winter in the gardens
With the thermometer barely reaching three degrees above freezing an incredible 18 volunteers came to the Gardens this Thursday. There could almost have been a ...
Bitter wind doesn’t deter hardy volunteers
In spite of a bitter, winter wind, 19 volunteers were at the Gardens this Thursday. With huge piles of wood chippings to spread on bare areas and dead branches ...
Closed season jobs continue
David has been creating this fabulous chessboard.
Meanwhile the transformation of the walled kitchen garden continues. Sam is continuing his herculean task of c ...
Getting into shape for the new year
We volunteers were all a bit rusty, but looking forward to some fresh air after all those mince pies…so we had a gentle day, enjoying the camaraderie and ...
A final tidy up before Christmas!
It was all crisp and even…so cutting back border planting, cutting down ivy, vigorous pruning and more leaf raking were all needed to keep warm.
Merry Chr ...
Strictly pruning
Pruning beautifully in synch, even without music!
A wide range of tasks were completed this week – here are a few of them. The compost bins in the walled ...
The black arts of compost
Compost is universally prized in the Gardens, but how to make it is more controversial! Today was the day for turning one bin over into the next, to mix it, and ...
Coffee break & no sign of those yummy mince pies!
GSK volunteers joined us today and worked hard to keep warm. They constructed more raised beds for the end of the walled kitchen garden; and painted our lovely ...
Sophie’s rose
With thanks to Sophie, who volunteered at the Gardens before moving away, we have planted two Sophy’s roses in the Italian Garden! The new roses we plante ...
Now breathe …..
breathe in the fresh, warm air of a beautiful November’s day at the Gardens…and then get down to work!
Bulbs and new border perennials planted, leav ...
Wet, wet, wet
Our volunteers aren’t put off by the rain though and Carolyn, Christine, Claire, David, Roger and Terry got some useful jobs done… shifting things to make ...