The Garden House

Lost the plot... tales from the potting shed

Don’t miss the GH Specialist Plant Fair, Saturday 3 June

Join us for this special event at The Garden House where you will be able to buy from a variety of specialist plant stalls – all in one place!

Local plant nurseries will be selling …

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May favourite: Aquilegia vulgaris

Our garden is full of columbines (Aquilegia) this year – ‘dancing columbines’ as my grandmother used to call them. We love their extraordinary shapes, bright…

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What a great weekend!

We opened for the NGS (National Garden Scheme) this bank holiday weekend, and thanks to our wonderful visitors raised well over £2,000 for charity! The…

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The Garden’s Looking Glorious!

Come and visit The Garden House – we are opening for the NGS (National Garden Scheme) on Saturday 29^th and Sunday 30^th April. …

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The Much Maligned Bergenia!

Here at The Garden House we love bergenias, although in some quarters they are considered rather ‘old-fashioned’ and even boring! As you may know we…

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Josef Frank: Patterns, Furniture, Painting

You still have time to catch this exciting and vibrant exhibition – it’s on until 7 May 2017, at the Fashion & Textile Museum in…

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Today I must....plant my rooted dahlia cuttings…

Rooted dahlia cuttings can be planted out now that all risk of frosts has gone, as long as they have been hardened off in a cold frame or greenhouse. Remove any aphids you see on them.

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