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Preparing for winter in the Gardens
On a sunny day the colours in the garden are still fantastic – the last of the dahlias and rudbeckias and these wonderful hawthorns, ‘Carrierei’, which are laden with berries. … Continue reading
Kent house and garden
Changing Seasons
One of the joys of working in the garden is how aware we are of the changing seasons every day. Signs of autumn appeared a few weeks ago but now … Continue reading
Unreliable Delphiniums
One of the pleasures of gardening is the surprise of unseasonal flowering. You can never be precise with your predictions and the vagaries of weather and climate can make the … Continue reading
May Madness
Surely May must bring us some better gardeners weather? After the sharp frosts have burnt off lots of soft spring growth and the lack of rain has turned the ground … Continue reading
Gardens open for the 2017 season
It’s the first day of spring and the gardens are open to the public again. Lovely to see people enjoying a stroll even though the brollies were out this afternoon. … Continue reading
Making Mistletoe
Thanks to a kind supplier of some freshly cut branches of ripe mistletoe berries we are attempting to get some established in suitable trees around the garden. We’ve tried Lime trees, … Continue reading
Winter Work
This is the time for us to forage through all our hedges and evergreens for the makings of our Christmas decorations. We’ll be making swags and wreaths to decorate the … Continue reading
Fantastic fruits and fabulous autumn colour
The astonishing berries of Clerodendrum trichotomum var fargesii look like something a child has made out of metallic coloured play dough and last well as they are presumably not very … Continue reading
Autumn Around the Corner
The borders still have plenty of colour with Asters, Chrysanthemum, Sedums and Rudbeckias all still steaming ahead but Autumn is definitely just around the corner and the cool mornings remind … Continue reading
Lily pond progress
As the repairs to the Lily Pond are nearing completion we have decided that it is the right time to pollard the three massive willows which hang over the east … Continue reading