Recruiting: Front of House Manager
We’re looking for an experienced Front of House, Cafe and Shop Manager to lead and develop our historic Gardens vibrant Visitor Experience. Please click links for downloadable versions of Job…
‘Grow it forward’ – the humble spud.
Save the date, we reviving our POTATO DAY. Who doesn’t love the wonderfully versatile spud; chips, roasted, baked or in a salad. But they’re no longer quite ‘as cheap as…
Free compost…’leaf it aaht!’
There is an element of pleasant nostalgia in remembering gently smoking piles of Autumn leaves in the neighbour’s garden, with perhaps a pipe smoking ‘Mr McGregor’ kind of gardener overseeing…
Active Conservation and Growing at the Gardens
As well as welcoming active volunteer gardeners to help look after this massive historic space, the Gardens Trust has plenty of other opportunities for you to get involved. Growing and…
February Half Term 2023
The Gardens are open EVERY DAY during half term – From Sat 18th to Sunday 26th. Every Day you can …welly wang… make pinecone birdfeeders… make a noise and explore…
Making Your Own Elderflower Cordial
This straightforward summer staple is a great way to see what else our woodland spaces have to offer! Nothing completes a warm summer evening like a refreshing glass of sparkling…
Blossom Picnic Food bookings open
Yumi Grindley’s food for our English Hanami blossom picnics has been a feature of the event for a few years. This year she is offering a greater variety of scrumptious…
Cream Tea in a Box …. coming soon
The perfect takeaway food for a socially distanced Garden experience… Last year’s popular Cream Tea in a carry out box is set to return to the Garden in the next…
Let them eat flowers…
Just had to share this excellent article from our Organic Gardening friends over at Ryton on Dunsmore. As the national organisations spearheading organic and pesticide free vegetable growing, we’ve always…
July Tips from the Head Gardener
Summer’s progressing Our sense of time is a bit out of alignment these days – lockdown has meant that many of us have been looking inwards and at our gardens.…