Garden Views
What to do with used Pumpkins?
As well as the usual, cooking the pumpkin we thought we’d leave our display for another week, I’ll collect the seeds to grow our own next year, then place them on the compost heap. Don’t waste the space in your green bin, you’ll need it for leaves this month. If you halve the pumpkin it’ll […]
Autumn, Season of Spectacular Colours & Skeletons
Lots of halloween features to spot on our pumpkin trail around the gardens for children & lots of autumnal plants for parents!
Pumpkin carving by family ‘volunteers’
We’ve enlisted help to carve 30+ Pumpkins for this weekends Pumpkin Trail around the gardens.
Been to Chelsea this week, made a new friend !
Made a new friend at Chelsea this week!
2020 Crocus Memorial Bank
We’re aiming to plant 2020 Crocus ‘Remembrance’ bulbs in memory of those we’ve lost. If you’d like to donate 100 crocus bulbs £15.50 We’ll buy plant them for you in the gardens. When they flower we’ll send you an ecard with a picture of them & an invitation to view. Contact Christine during opening hours […]
Todays Pics from the garden
Pity the butterflies wouldn’t stay still, See you soon!
August in the Gardens
Eryngiums are looking good in the Avenue
Progress since 1978.
We moved here in 1978 with 2 very young children, with a dream of self sufficiency & the good life, then started the main gardens in 1990. Images show Opencast Mining Site 1990 and a more recent pic taken from the same viewpoint! Our sincere Thanks to anyone who has ever helped us in any way […]
We’ve heard a Cuckoo this week.
We heard our first Cuckoo of the year May 8th a week later than usual. Plenty of Bees around.
