It was all crisp and even…so cutting back border planting, cutting down ivy, vigorous pruning and more leaf raking were all needed to keep warm. Merry Christmas to all…
Pruning beautifully in synch, even without music! A wide range of tasks were completed this week – here are a few of them. The compost bins in the walled…
Compost is universally prized in the Gardens, but how to make it is more controversial! Today was the day for turning one bin over into the next, to mix…
With thanks to Sophie, who volunteered at the Gardens before moving away, we have planted two Sophy’s roses in the Italian Garden! The new roses we planted last year…
breathe in the fresh, warm air of a beautiful November’s day at the Gardens…and then get down to work! Bulbs and new border perennials planted, leaves raked, the end…
Our volunteers aren’t put off by the rain though and Carolyn, Christine, Claire, David, Roger and Terry got some useful jobs done… shifting things to make room for winter…
Mulleins self seed in various places around the gardens but in the walled kitchen garden the plants have often been completely devoured by the caterpillars of the mullein moth….
The boys dug the far edge and planted lavender to finish off the last grass area in the walled garden, so next year when the snowdrops come through there…
The michaelmas daisies are looking spectacular and the trees are turning, so we know it is autumn now, despite the continuing warmth in the walled garden and the continuing…
Our volunteers are not in training for a local tug-of-war competition, but were moving a heavy rock to the stumpery in the Glade! It was a gorgeous day –…
