A ray of sunshine
Despite the cold weather, there are a few signs of spring being on its way. The Mahonia is beautiful and sweet and the viburnam is also beginning to flower in t ...
A sunny Thursday at last
What a tonic it was, to enjoy sunshine and a little warmth in the Italian Garden and the walled kitchen garden this Thursday, after all the rain.
The Gardens ar ...
The joy of working outdoors
Winter work at the Gardens is great when the weather allows for it. Last week it was just too wet. This week was cold, but we got a lot done. Ann, Valerie and S ...
Cold but beautiful
There have been a few frosty nights now, so it doesn’t seem so bad that Sam and Richard and Ann and Valerie were cutting down the dahlias and the border p ...
A rose on the rise
Every dead tree is a loss, but we have left this dead elm standing as it may be a bat roost. It will soon be bursting with new life too, as the Madame Alfred Ca ...
Beginnings of a new walk on the wildside (of the lime wood)
What a beautiful day it was, working at the Gardens and welcoming a few more late season visitors.
We have old maps of the walks in the lime wood. But the trees ...
Planting a host of daffodils
Martin, Lyn, Peter and Ann planted hundreds of daffodils and Valerie and Ann planted tulips, as we look forward to 2021. Elsewhere, in the Glade we planted a hi ...
Our favourite
Our scarlet oak is so photogenic, in autumn but also in spring, and this year it and other oaks, beeches and chestnuts have produced loads of fruit. A bountiful ...
Perfect harmony
We like to think we form good teams at the Gardens… and here Tony, Martin and Roy are working in perfect harmony to level the soil around the base of the ...
Ready for the final open day of the season
The forecast for Sunday is good; our bakers have been busy; we have gathered in our pumpkins; and our gardeners have cut the grass, deadheaded and weeded. The r ...
A topsy turvy year
As we come towards the end of the season, with our final Open Day on Sunday 11 October, our plants keep reminding us what a strange year it has been. The handke ...
Dunmow twinners
Dunmow-Dourdan Town Twinning Association stalwarts enjoyed a socially distanced picnic at the Gardens this week in perfect weather. Hopefully in 2021 they will ...