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 Japanese home cooking for you to pre-order. Each is made fresh to order for you, so although there will be some curry and other things…
In these troubled times the unconscious and conscious connections we make with each other and the urge to help each other out is a real and heartwarming positive. Visits to the Gardens truly do seem to be providing people with the healing moments we all need. Over the last few months children, whether or not…
August in the Gardens is so packed with lovely activities, performances and treats there is surely no reason to risk those queues and crowds by going any further afield. In the ‘New Normal’ we have revamped some of the way we do things and almost all activities now will be ‘pre-booked’. So, in addition to…
(to misquote Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night) There are times when the proximity of the motorway junction is a blessing! Today 2 families chose the Gardens as a halfway house meeting place to see their grandparents/parents/children/grandchildren for the first time since lockdown. One family came from west and east to meet here, another from north and south.…
So how does visiting the Gardens now we’re open post Covid lockdown differ from the past? We are still taking advice from with the RHS, other visitor attractions and of course the government about best practice to keep us all safe. We have risk assessed and made changes please bear with us if it things…
Bugs are beautiful…. even before they become butterflies. Although gardeners aren’t always keen on caterpillars eating their crops, we do love watching the fluttering colour of butterflies in the Gardens. Eric Carle’s famous book – The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a favourite of ours. Here are some lovely colouring pages and worksheets supplied for free…
Half Term Family Friendly Activities in the Gardens Make the most of the warmer weather to get out and about in the open and discover nature. Self Guided Trails all week There’s a caterpillar flower trail for the littl’uns and for everyone, try our ‘invent a plant name‘ to stretch everyone’s creative powers. 3 days…
The amazing young performers of the K’antu early music ensemble provice a fun and lively ‘have a go’ music making workshop this summer afternoon (1pm -2.30pm)… Watch out: vegetable flutes may be involved :-))) Later at 3.30pm K’antu will enchant us with a concert of early music in our 17th century Gardens Normal entry prices…
We are an all year round Garden and visitor attraction so, although winter is not usually a time for picnics, we’re still really busy with open days, planting, catering and looking after group visits, preparing the summer events programme, mending fences, updating our website, welcoming school groups and clearing out our files…. We may be…
Sunday is the first of our four enchanting afternoons in the Gardens Over the last two days the willow and lighting gnomes … aka artist Sophie Handy and her hardy crew, have been busy making our wionderful garden into an evening delight. Come along in the afternoon tomorrow, make some easy lanterns form tissue willow…