New leaves
Spring is really evident now, with the euphorbia looking lovely, the perennials coming up and the lavender greening. Fortunately the weeds are not yet rampant a ...
Undisturbed
Without volunteers or visitors the Gardens are at their most tranquil. The birds are singing to their hearts’ content without competition from vehicle noi ...
Planting and weeding continues!
Volunteers worked across the Gardens, at a distance, getting lots of planting and weeding done. The new yews to replace the diseased yew hedge, were healed in a ...
The joy of spring
Gardening, with fresh air and beauty, is the best tonic and we all loved it yesterday. The sun shone; daffodils were coming out all over the gardens; fruit tree ...
Still laughing despite the weather!
We must all be mad, gardening on a cold, wet, early March day.
But we got a lot done, putting new plants into all corners of the Gardens! Sam is bringing struct ...
Our national champion
Never mind the snow and the very wet Garden, our Easton Countess is on her way to becoming a national champion! The Tree Register keep a database of trees, whic ...
Storm Ciara took one of Peto’s limes
It’s always sad to lose a tree, particularly when they were planted, as this was, as part of an avenue. Fortunately, no one was hurt and other trees remai ...
What gorgeous sunshine!
It was spring-like this week, but final clearance in the top end of the walled kitchen garden is still hard-going, with bracken, brambles, nettles and dogwood t ...
We’re getting ready
well, nearly ready, for the snowdrop open days on 16 and 23 February.
Spring cleaning of Daisy’s will be the last job on the list, but we are crossing off ...
Standing tall
The Japanese garden now has its pagoda standing tall and the Salix Gracilistyla Mount Aso (Japanese pink pussy willow), magnolias and rhododendrons all have bud ...
Golden in the sunshine
The golden yews were shining today and, turning our thoughts to warmer times to come, we hatched plans to take cuttings so that we can replace those we have had ...
The aconites are ahead of the snowdrops!
“The snowdrops will be perfect” Claire always says in advance of the snowdrop open days and she is always right! Some years we have a few in full fl ...