Mahonia brightens the Gardens
11 January 2024
It was a bitter day. But our volunteers are hardy and enjoy coming to the Gardens to see what’s flowering and to get jobs done.
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It was a bitter day. But our volunteers are hardy and enjoy coming to the Gardens to see what’s flowering and to get jobs done.
Our reliable volunteers carried on turning out in all weathers this month, and between them ensured that the herbaceous borders, the dahlias and asparagus and
This time of year we are all kept busy tidying to extend the beauty of the Gardens into the autumn. The Helenium and Nepeta complement
This time of year gardening is about lots of forms of tidying: pruning to get structural bushes into shape, deadheading to leave the new flowers
It was lovely to welcome lots of visitors and their children this week – we are open every Thursday and on Sunday 20th August will
The dahlia border is now a picture, and the first job this week was to do deadheading so it looked its best for visitors! Elsewhere
Between the showers today, the butterflies, bumblebees and a hummingbird hawk moth enjoyed feasting from the lavender. And volunteers and visitors enjoyed seeing them there!
After a good dollop of rain and with the sun out again, it was a particularly lovely day for Great & Little Sampford WI and
The dahlia delight is starting, as the extraordinarily huge Cristophii alliums fade, in the flower border in the walled kitchen garden. The rain has flattened
Save the date for our Nature Day on 18 June! The Gardens are such a lovely haven for local wildlife. Mr Toad seemed happy today,
