Beans and Potatoes – plant, grow, eat and support growers.
Planting and growing beans and potatoes has always meant a lot to us in the Gardens We try to keep some of the really old varieties going, but we have…
‘Never was the shade from any plant more dear’…music of the Garden
You can travel the world through the plants in our Gardens. By the early 1700s plants from five* different continents could be found growing in England. Plants had been gathered…
Memories made real
A volunteer and member of the U3A (university of the third age) Art Class, which takes place in the Gardens, sent us some lovely pictures she has painted during the…
Update on opening and covid-19
Thank you for all your kind messages expressing your support – in varying ways – for the Gardens. We are all anxious to know when people will be able to…
3 extra months for Free
Being a Member of the Gardens has always been ‘a worthwhile thing’. Not only do you get free entry all year round to see and explore the changing seasons in…
Hedgehog – in the daytime
We’ve some lovely night time footage of our resident hedgehogs (see the footage on previous blog posts). They’re free to roam across all of the different habitats in the Gardens…
Kids and BBC Newsround – good as ever
Just sharing another round up of great things for kids to do.. BBCs Newsround has always been good and our national public broadcaster is really working well in the current…
Dig for Victory
“It is the bounden duty of those who have the smallest space to cultivate, to do so intensively, that the brave may be fed and that the lifeline of the…
Actinidia kolomikta
It’s out and showing off its chameleon like habits! This scrambling vine has graced the courtyard for quite a few years. It happily climbs the height of our lovely walls…
Origami Facemask
Time to learn an extra skill…. not the easiest of folds for beginners, but just look what 2 elastic bands and some kitchen roll can make in an emergency