Informative & inspirational events, talks, courses & workshops

There's always so much happening in the world of gardening - here we keep you posted on places we've visited, experts we've spoken with, and the things we just love doing...

Wine tasting with Henry Butler!

Friday 22 October 2010

Following our amazing trip to South Africa where we visited vineyards and sampled some gorgeous wine, we would like to offer you the opportunity to come and try some fine wines supplied by Butlers Wine Cellar. On Friday 29 October Henry Butler...

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Get into the autumn mood

Sunday 17 October 2010

To get us all into the autumn mood, we’ve decided to open The Garden House for FREE on the afternoon of Friday 22 October. We’ll be offering demonstrations on seasonal tasks like propagation and bulb planting, with useful hand-outs to...

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We’ve converted to Rooibos tea!

Thursday 14 October 2010

On our recent travels around the Western Cape of South Africa with a group of GH friends and enthusiasts we visited a Rooibos tea plantation. Rooibos is a fynbos species, a scruffy little bush endemic to the Clanwilliam/Cederberg area from...

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Blackberry eating

Monday 11 October 2010

I love to go out in late September among the fat, overripe, icy, black blackberries to eat blackberries for breakfast, the stalks very prickly, a penalty they earn for knowing the black art of blackberry making; and as I stand...

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The Garden House in South Africa

Thursday 7 October 2010

Dear readers just a taster of whats to come Were in South Africa with a group of Garden House friends and enthusiasts travelling around the Western Cape area, visiting the wildflower fields of Namaqualand and touching on many of the...

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