The Garden House

Lost the plot... tales from the potting shed

Plant of the Month: Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca confusa (sweet box) is a species of flowering plant in the family Buxaceae, related to the common box and probably native to western China.

This fantastic evergreen shrub, growing to 1m (spread 2m), gives a…

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Raffle in Support of the Philippines Disaster Fund

After hearing of the appalling destruction wreaked by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines earlier this month and the continuing relief effort, we felt we really…

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Catch the Colour at Nymans Gardens

Catch the colour before it goes! If you live in Sussex, Sheffield Park is bound to be on your ‘must visit’ list; but for beautiful…

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Let’s get Gardening!

Our central focus at The Garden House is the enjoyment and understanding of plants and all things horticultural, and we love nothing more than passing…

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Plant of the month: Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’

You may well be surprised at our choice this month as Pampas Grass is a bit of a ‘love it’ or ‘hate it’ plant, especially…

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Make some Piccalilli this autumn!

Here at the Garden House we have been busy making Piccalilli, a British interpretation of Indian pickles that harks back to the mid 18thcentury. It…

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Dec
09

Today I must....‘heel in’ my bare-root roses…

If you have received bare-rooted roses from a supplier or perhaps as a gift and the site is not yet ready, you can ‘heel in’ the plants in a sheltered spot in the garden until their final destination is prepared. This means covering the roots with soil and firming them in.

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