The Garden House

Lost the plot... tales from the potting shed

A Celebration of the Seasons: June

For the past year or so we’ve been running a monthly get together called A Celebration of the Seasons. It’s been a great success! Hardly surprising as there are many of us who enjoy the …

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An Abundance of Red

We’ve enjoyed an abundance of red this spring and early summer! The Garden House is always awash with many many colours, but we feel the…

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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 –…

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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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Today I must....remove perennial flower heads…

Unless you are planning to collect seed later, you can remove perennial flower heads to make the plant stronger and also increase the chance of a second crop of flowers.

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