A big thank you to Catherine
30 June 2025
At our AGM this week we paid tribute to Catherine who stepped down from being a Trustee, after 18 years’ service. We will miss her
At our AGM this week we paid tribute to Catherine who stepped down from being a Trustee, after 18 years’ service. We will miss her
The Italian Garden is a riot of colour: irises, roses, alliums, helianthemum and so much more. Elsewhere, foxgloves are coming out; herbs are blooming; fruit
Neil and Jill have started training the 4 apple trees around the well in the centre of the kitchen garden – they should make a
This week volunteers worked hard to tidy the Gardens ahead of Sunday’s Open Day, removing the weeds so the border colour stands out. The trees
With such gorgeous weather the Gardens are looking beautiful – these peonies are particularly blousy. The Italian garden is looking fresh and colourful, and in
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
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
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
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
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