Saturday 12th July. Tregrill farm cottages. Tregrill Farm Cottages are owned by some friends of ours who moved from Worcestershire to Cornwall in 2011. This is the fourth time we have stayed there being a good destination for exploring this area of Cornwall. I was fortunate that my daughter Mary and her dog Buddy could … Continue reading Journal.A Week in Cornwall: Cottages, Gardens, and Coastline.
Summer house and greenhouse tidy up. April 19th. The summer house had it’s spring clean today ready for all the open garden dates when it becomes a ticket office. Also tidied up the Pelargonium Greenhouse Going potty. April 23rd Potted up the tall Cephalaria gigantea ( Giant Scabious ), Tagetes cinnabar, Bronze fennel, Dill and … Continue reading Journal. Preparing Our Garden@19 for an NGS Open Day.
Wells Somerset August 2017. These pictures and text are from the slide show I produced following Irene and I visiting in 2017. Hidden within the ancient ramparts and protected by the moat, there is 14 acres of tranquil gardens in the heart of the City of Wells, Somerset. There is evidence that these gardens existed … Continue reading A Historical Journey Through Wells’ Bishop’s Palace Gardens
The Old Vicarage East Ruston. This garden was for a long time high on my wish list to visit. We toured gardens of East Anglia in August 2012 When Alan Gray and Graham Robeson first came to the old vicarage there was no garden whatsoever, it was a blank canvas. Every garden was designed entirely … Continue reading Creating a Desert Oasis in East Ruston | Garden Design
John Brookes MBE has designed and built well over 1000 gardens, here and overseas, during a career spanning 50 years. Based at Denmans, his acclaimed world-famous garden in West Sussex, he is best known for his ability to create gardens that relate to their environment, designing gardens that fit into the wider landscape; that best … Continue reading John Brookes MBE and the Blue Border in Our Garden@19.
Garden visit to The Old Rectory. On a beautiful sunny September day, we joined the members of the West & Midlands Iris Group visiting the garden of The Old Rectory, Eastnor, Herefordshire. In 1848 Sir George Gilbert Scott surveyed the Church at Eastnor and made plans to build a new rectory between 1849 and 1850 … Continue reading An inspirational garden visit.
With the heat wave currently restricting me to the shade of my office and cooling fan, I thought it provided an ideal opportunity to write about drought-tolerant gardens. We spent a week in August 2012 visiting gardens in Essex and East Anglia, one of the driest areas of the UK. The first one we visited … Continue reading Drought Tolerant Gardens.
On June the 4th and 5th six gardens in the village of Hanley Swan opened in aid of the National Garden scheme. Thank you to all the supporters who baked cakes, helped with serving the teas and selling plants in support of Saint Richards Hospice, especially the garden owners who put a lot of work … Continue reading Thank you.
NGS Visit. Broughton Grange featured on the BBC Gardeners World this week, if you have not seen the programme I would recommend watching on catchup for an up to date view of this outstanding garden. We visited in July 2016 when it was open for the National Garden Scheme. It was on my must see … Continue reading Broughton Grange.
With the tentative easing of lock down restrictions our first garden visits have been to Spetchley Park Gardens with 30 acres to roam there is space for everyone. Spetchley Park, Worcester has been privately owned for over 400 years, with a good garden history due to its connection with Miss Willmott. It also has tea … Continue reading Spetchley Park Gardens in May.
Aston Pottery Garden. Having read some impressive reviews about the garden at Aston Pottery, Aston, Oxfordshire, we visited in August 2016. On this occasion, they were open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme charity. Created by the owners since 2009 and set around Aston Pottery's Gift Shop and Cafe, borders flower from June until … Continue reading Garden visiting…..remember that?
In August 2019 Irene and I were invited to a family event near Lincoln, this provided the perfect opportunity to visit a garden that has long been on my wish list ever since reading about their technique for growing Bearded Iris. Sadly when we visited the iris were over, however, as with all good gardens, … Continue reading Doddington Hall Garden Visit and Growing Bearded Iris.
On Saturday the Black Pear Gardening Club visited Blackmore Grange, owned by Doug and Anne Robertson. A total of £206 was raised and donated to St. Richards Hospice, Worcester. The Hospice has recently launched a fundraising drive to support its £5.3m expansion plan. You can find out more via this Link 41 members visited on a … Continue reading Blackmore Grange July 2018.
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is one of our favourite places to visit in Wales. “It is a charity dedicated to the research and conservation of biodiversity, to sustainability, lifelong learning and the enjoyment of the visitor.” The National Botanic Garden of Wales was opened to the public on the 24th May 2000. … Continue reading The National Botanic Garden of Wales.
We enjoy visiting gardens, it usually features in any holiday plans, besides giving pleasure they provide material for the blog and my garden presentations. In March 2017 we visited Oxford University Botanic Gardens. The river Cherwell runs along the one side. Growing on the bank is this lovely multi stemed silver birch. The garden was … Continue reading Oxford Botanic Gardens.
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