Garden Views

This week May 26th

There’s been an explosion of colour with  Laburnums, Lilacs, Geums, Candelabra Primulas & Geraniums all in flower. The Apples have set in the Orchard, Yellow rattle & Ox eye daisies in the Meadow. Birds feeding young everywhere and the Tawnies are back!

BIRD SIGHTINGS in the GARDENS, Swallows are back!

The list below is of regular garden visitors identified by reliable witnesses, though not all at the same time!   Blackbirds, Finches Bull, Gold, Green.Chaffinches, Chiff Chaffs, Collared Doves, Crows, Cuckoo (usually heard around May 10th. Curlews, Canada Geese, Heron, Jay, Kestrel, Lapwing, Magpie,  Martins, Owls (Tawny, Little, Long-eared) Oyster Catchers, Pheasant, Red Kites, Robins, […]

Wildflower Meadow 2/5/22

Cowslips, Lady’s smock & Fritillaries in the meadow. Visit us to spot Red Kites & listen to this weeks songsters; Swallows, Curlews, Wagtails, Geese, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Skylarks, Chiff-Chaffs, Wrens, Robins, Mistle Thrushes, Blackbirds, House sparrows, Chaffinches etc.The noise has almost been too much today!!

Cherry Blossom

Quite a few of the cherry trees are in blossom this week, they should all be in flower for Easter!

Spring has arrived with Kites, Oyster Catchers, Frogspawn. 11/3/22

  Best Spring ever, Snowdrops, Crocus, Cyclamen, Hellebores, Daffs & Primulas all flowering together

Frosty Dec. Morn.
Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas & A Happy Healthy New Year to Everyone from Christine, Mick & Vanessa 

Mick & James doing the heavy work while I take the pics!

We’ve started making a few alterations to the Bowes Garden 17/12/21

Our Remembrance Crocuses

We’ve had fun planting  2,500 Remembrance crocuses last week and only 500 more to plant. Grateful thanks to helpers Kay, Leslie & James – Mick is the shadow taking the pic.!  

18/11/21 Spectacular Carpet of colour

Pond area in Meditation Garden, leaves of Acer senkaki have fallen today.