Living Poetry
Well it’s National Poetry day… There really is no other choice for a poem in the Gardens today. Keats definitely had it right autumn is ‘conspiring…. to bend with apples…
Dig, crush, drink, eat
Fresh as fresh as fresh… Our harvest apple celebration is fast approaching. It’s been positively Isaac-Newton-like here with apples from our heritage orchard plopping, heavy and ripe, to the ground. This year,…
De Wit de woooo!
De Wit make garden tools – of consummate beauty Two members of the amazingly talented garden toolmakers, de Wit, made a flying and unexpected visit to the Gardens today. My,…
Harvest for Hallmoor pupils
First visit of term for Hallmoor school pupils We were pleased to welcome back Hallmoor school pupils today. A class of pupils comes every Friday to learn gardening skills, cultivate…
Harvest!
Green is the colour of plenty. Our vast veg plot – the Batty Langley garden – has been really well tended this year and all the hard work is paying…
Summer’s end?
There is still colour and light to be found! Keep the summer going for longer with these luscious hanging baskets. Grown and nurtured here at the Gardens. £7 each… to…
(a)Maze – ing work
Our holly maze is a favourite with everyone. Managing the convoluted pathways and prickly hedges is a constant job. With fewer gardeners over the last few years and the sad…
Freshly dug ‘taters!
4 boxes of earlies lifted by volunteers today..yum. On sale in the shop… until they’re gone. Lovely and tasty warm or in a salad. £1 for a (generous) colander full.…
Rare Plant Fair 2016
Great time in the sun Our annual visit from the Rare Plant Fair this weekend was blessed with bright August sunshine as well as by a field of beautiful plants…
Reep-ing a Mediterranean Makeover
A collaboration with an international charity, REEP, providing horticultural scholarship visits, means we have had a makeover in the middle of the maze. 3 young gardeners – from Spain, Morocco…