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Snowdrops are such a welcome sight

February 1, 2018

Our main snowdrop area is at the front of the gardens, but they are also looking stunning in the walled garden and in many other areas, such as here under the trees at the top of the glade. Cleaning/touching up the painting on Daisy’s and the Archiv ...

Spring cleaning starts….

January 25, 2018

The sun was shining, there was no further wind damage and the snowdrops were starting to come out, so it felt like early Spring! The moss on the balustrading looks beautiful but can lead to more water damage to the stone, so we have started to remove it. ...

So lovely to see the sun

January 18, 2018

After strong winds we expected the worst, but the sun came out and we only had small branches and twigs to tidy up in the Glade. So other jobs got done too. The treehouse oak received some tlc. While in the walled garden, the grass had its first cut (exc ...

The final push

January 11, 2018

The Saturday volunteers have been making progress in clearing the last bit of the walled garden and today Sam and Tom helped too…. digging out brambles and bracken and clearing back to the foundations of the old greenhouses. Heavy work, but at least ...

Snow is beautiful, but causes damage!

December 14, 2017

Volunteers took time today to contemplate the loss of a couple of large branches from the Cedar of Lebanon at the entrance to the Garden, as well as some other damage in the Gardens. Phenology, the scientific study of seasonal changes, in action as it wer ...

A cracking good fire…

December 7, 2017

Peter kept the fire burning fast and furious – and it was perfect activity for a wintry day, cutting back bushes, raking up fallen branches and feeding the fire, until the rain came!

What’s not to like?

November 30, 2017

Raking up leaves is easy and enjoyable when frosts have brought them all down with a rush and many volunteers are on hand to share the picking up and taking of them to the leaf mould bin, where David is ensuring that they are packed down well and that the ...

So it is done….

November 23, 2017

The viewing platform at the bottom of the Glade was finished today and was a beautiful, contemplative spot to experience the end of a glorious sunny day. And what were those thoughts? That volunteers, with a wealth of practical skills and teamwork, can to ...

Understanding restoration requirements

November 16, 2017

Today we talked about restoration of stonework in the Italian Garden with Angharad, Conservation Officer at Uttlesford District Council. Peto’s design used ham stone from Somerset for the balustrades and stairways into the garden and the area around ...

The essence of tranquillity

November 9, 2017

The day started cold but we were then warmed by the sun. Volunteers started an overhaul of the Italian Garden – as we have found Junipers difficult to establish in our current climate, many have been removed, but will be replaced …. ; and othe ...

New volunteers are always welcome!

November 2, 2017

This week Claire introduced new volunteers, Annie and Lynne, to the Mulberry tree, as part of their first tour of the Gardens and then they got down to work in the Italian Garden, digging up unwanted plants to make way for new ones. Autumn/winter maintena ...

We hope you like it!

October 25, 2017

Our redesigned website brings you a wealth of up to date photos of the Gardens, and we will now be able to change them readily as we continue to restore the Gardens. The web redesign was carried out for us by a local young entrepreneur and with part fundi ...