Lost the plot... tales from the potting shed

We love bees!

On the last Saturday in January The Garden House hosted a talk by bee keeping expert Pam Hunter, a committee member of the BBKA (British Bee Keeping Assoc.) www.britishbee.org.uk.  It was certainly fascinating stuff, but…

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Trees for small gardens…

Choosing a tree for a small garden takes a good deal of thought and planning. If you choose a tree that is too large it…

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The Giant Carrot – children’s book

We just love it when we see children being inspired to garden and grow! Top of our current list of inspirational children’s ‘gardening’ books is…

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Join us on our visit to South Africa!

The Garden House has arranged to take a group of gardening enthusiasts to South Africa in October.  We are so looking forward to this trip!…

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Feb
09

Today I must....plant bare-rooted cane fruits…

If you are planning to plant bare-rooted cane fruits this year you need to complete this task soon.  They need lots of organic matter dug into the soil.  All the canes will need supporting – apart from autumn-fruiting raspberries.

Diary...upcoming events

Friday 12 February 2010

Haiti appeal – bring and buy event

Like everyone, we feel pretty helpless seeing the devastation in Haiti and have decided…

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Saturday 13 February 2010

Visit to RHS Wisley…

Wisley is undoubtedly one of the great gardens of the world. Its huge plant…

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Tues 23 February: Tues 2 March 2010

Rag-rug making; two-part course

Join inspirational craftswoman Sue Samways for our two-part course on the traditional craft of…

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Friday 26 February 2010

Watching the weather!

Ian Currie, editor of Weather Eye magazine, gives a fascinating evening talk helping us…

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