Hot, hot, hot
It was 28 degrees at times on Thursday and it felt it!
We had volunteers back working in the Gardens, with a full set of Covid 19 risk mitigation measures in pl ...
A beautiful invasive species!
The Rhododendrons are flowering prolifically in the Japanese garden under development. Our volunteers are progressively cutting them back into shape, so not let ...
Into the pink
Pink roses, lupins and campion are adding to the range of colours in the Italian garden, as well as orange helianthemums and purple alliums. They contrast beaut ...
The stunning laburnam walk
The laburnum walk is looking fabulous, with cow parsley wafting along the edge of the path. These are common laburnums. Unfortunately the Gardens’ county ...
Our first rose of the year
The Countess of Warwick loved her roses. She planted a roserie at Stone Hall, her hideaway cottage the other side of her estate, and each rose had a Tudor rose ...
Prinz Armin to cheer us
Sue planted these gorgeous tulips to provide colour for the April open day and they are blooming on schedule!
The National Trust provide a lovely history of tul ...
Sakura
This cherry blossom (sakura) is in the kitchen garden and cherries will soon be blossoming also in the Glade and Italian garden. Our local Trustees will enjoy t ...
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 ...