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…
Volunteers have been cleaning the roofs of our buildings but the roof of the treehouse needed professional cleaning – from a height! And what a difference it makes –…
Tidying the Gardens ready for Apple and Bees day this Sunday, 15 September, meant lots of hard work, cutting back more nettles, weeding around new trees, weeding the beds…
At last we have more dahlias and some butterflies – this one a painted lady, which are migrants from North Africa, the Middle East and southern Europe and have…
What a lovely family day it was at the Gardens yesterday. Perfect for going round the Mulberry tree and scrumping a few delicious mulberries! Gorgeous weather. Lots of games…
On a really hot day our heroic volunteers transformed the paths in the walled kitchen garden, weeding them and then switching to weeding the borders too. Others cut the…
The lilies and crocosmia look hot in all weathers! Peto’s Italian garden is also lovely with splashes of colour from the roses, dahlias and penstemon contrasting with the structural…
What a joy it is to see the changing colours of the new wildflower spiral. It has been a busy week in the walled kitchen garden – picking gooseberries,…
Bang on time for this Sunday’s Open Day the new wildflower spiral in the walled kitchen garden is looking stunning and providing nectar for the bees. The dragonflies are…
