Valuing what we have
31 July 2026
During this drought, we are celebrating what we have – this Acer davidii Viper for instance – as we ration our watering across the Gardens.
During this drought, we are celebrating what we have – this Acer davidii Viper for instance – as we ration our watering across the Gardens.
It was hot for our Open Day yesterday, but visitors enjoyed the day and we had our first full selection of summer veg on sale.
This week the sun has shone, the grass is green from the rains, we are starting to pick vegetables and soft fruit and visitors (including
At our Open Day this Sunday, 14 June we take time to remember the men and women involved in the World Wars – and the
Late May is stunning, with individual flowers to enjoy, making lovely vistas. This Calycanthus is a really cool flower, with its greeny petals and vivid
Just in time for this Sunday’s Open Day we have completed replanting the lavender hedge along the edge of the croquet lawn. It was a
Yellow canary bird roses and pink helianthemums in Peto’s Italian Garden, lush greens everywhere, brilliant orange in the Japanese style garden, purple flowering herbs in
Very observant visitors to the Gardens today spotted this green butterfly on one of the rose bushes in the kitchen garden and identified it as
It was warm today at the Gardens and visitors enjoyed the full spectrum of spring colour – the pink cherry blossom in the Glade, the