It was t-shirt weather for gardening this week – pruning, weeding, planting shrubs and potatoes and more tidying. The daffodils are coming out and the leaf buds are beginning…
The snowdrops are still looking lovely, but we also now have the first daffodils – the Tete-a-tete that we planted along the top of the Italian garden and the…
The snowdrops are looking good for the Open Days, under the trees, in the kitchen garden and in forgotten corners. Many are now in full flower, while others are…
Visit Essex are running a survey to identify favourite visitor sites around the county. We would love you to vote for us! Link to the survey here. It is…
Although very cold, it was a lovely day for digging and tidying and catching up on each others’ Christmas news! Let’s hope the cold weather persists, as some of…
Levelling and grass seeding the top of the Italian Garden was number one on our long list of garden jobs for the closed season. This week we were also…
Visitors to the Gardens this Thursday basked in the sunshine and enjoyed the autumn colours. With one further Open Thursday to go for this season, volunteers did a mix…