RHS exhibition put in place
Despite the heat this week, we got some tidying done in advance of the Open Day on Sunday and today we put the RHS exhibition in place. At the Open Day we will ...
A late first cut
Like others, we are aiming to support the recovery of biodiversity by giving space to nature. In our case this includes leaving areas for wildflowers, which are ...
What a picture!
We mostly had a lovely day for Essex Gardens Trust‘s Tour and Draw group and they spread around the Gardens, sketching with charcoal. It is inspiring to s ...
Beautiful, even on an overcast day
The Gardens were looking beautiful for the Open Day last weekend, despite it being an overcast day and visitors thoroughly enjoyed the nature activities on offe ...
Beautiful borders
Just in time for the Open Day on Sunday 27 June, the borders in the walled kitchen garden and the Italian garden are becoming more colourful by the day. The veg ...
What a welcome!
The Gardens are shaping up for being at their most gorgeous on the 27 June Open Day. These roses literally shine out from under the trees around the car park, p ...
Grass vetchling
We first found the grass vetchling at the Gardens a few years ago. It is a firm favourite now, flowering alongside the wild orchids in the Glade. At our Open Da ...
Glorious bugs
At our next Open Day we will celebrate the bugs and other wildlife in the Gardens, with Jono Forgham on hand to lead nature walks and other activities and Essex ...
Kim’s story
At this Sunday’s Open Day, 23 May, we will be remembering the Countess of Warwick’s love of animals and just in time we have put in place an informa ...
Smiling in the rain!
It was wet this week – hurrah! And the risk of frosts is now hopefully gone too. With that and all the hard work of volunteers, by the 23 May Open Day the ...
Prunus Kansan
When the sun has shone, it has been a lovely week. The rains have refreshed things a little and the blossom is beautiful, including this flowering cherry.
There ...
Daffs to brighten our boundary next year
A key job this week was moving daffs, from the kitchen garden where the space is needed for nursery beds, to a boundary border. The hard ground made it tough w ...