Pumpkin cook-up
It’s been an exceptionally good year for our pumpkin and squash crop. Some went to enliven Halloween, some have been sold to our visitors. Traditionally – with the help of…
5 Things to Do With a Pumpkin and 1 Thing Not to Do, Ever.
shared post …. Inspired? We still have pumpkins for sale on site. Why not make your own pie/soup/roasted seeds http://greensideup.ie/five-things-to-do-with-a-pumpkin-including-soup-pie-roasted-seed-recipes/
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.…