Introduction to Seed Saving with the Heritage Seed Library
Sunday 28 September 2014
What better way to make your garden productive in the autumn than by seed saving now in readiness for next year look out for our seed saving workshop on Saturday 18 October 2014. The Garden House is pleased to welcome...
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The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning!
Sunday 21 September 2014
JOIN US for COFFEE on FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER! Come to The Garden House and support the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Macmillan Cancer Support’s biggest fundraising event, where donations on the day are made to Macmillan. In 2013 154,000 people signed up...
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We love Sempervivums: 10 Reasons Why!
Sunday 14 September 2014
At the Garden House we love Sempervivums (houseleeks). Here are 10 reasons why: They are small. Basically, a Sempervivum is a rosette-shaped hardy perennial succulent about the size of a jammy dodger. (Actually, some are bigger than that – picture...
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GH Euro trip: Zen and the Art of Topiary Pruning!
Sunday 7 September 2014
This is our last report on our Flemish adventures back in August and as we visited the fascinating Topiary Garden in Zedelgem, we thought it would also be useful to talk a little about the art of topiary. The Topiary...
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GH Euro Trip: the slightly crazy Villa Augustus!
Sunday 31 August 2014
Our only drizzly day in the Netherlands was made so much better by our arrival at the extraordinary Villa Augustus in Dordrecht; yet another new experience to be enjoyed on our Garden House trip earlier this August. Tumbling out of...
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GH Euro trip: visiting Coen Jansen’s nursery
Sunday 24 August 2014
Bags and boxes of towering and colourful perennials tucked into the hold of our coach or wedged carefully behind seats Day 2 of our Garden House trip to Belgium and The Netherlands included a private visit to the nursery of...
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GH Euro trip: visiting Piet Oudulph’s private garden
Saturday 16 August 2014
We were greeted at the approach to the private garden of Piet Oudolph by his wife and gardening partner Anja Piet was travelling when we visited, “as he so often does now,’ says Anja. Not the first time that Bridgette...
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VIDEO Gardening Tips: seed saving for beginners
Monday 11 August 2014
Seed saving is a fun way of saving money and keeping rare heritage vegetables alive, but which vegetables are ideal for beginners? In this video filmed at The Garden House Brighton, thrifty gardener Kim Stoddart, garden writer for The Guardian,...
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Garden, charity, cake – what’s not to like?
Sunday 3 August 2014
STOP PRESS: Due to possible adverse weather conditions tomorrow, 1 Belton Close will ALSO be open TODAY, Saturday 9th. They’ll still be open on the Sunday however! To confirm garden will be open Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th, 11am-5pm each...
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Mindfulness, Writing and Drawing in our Secret Garden
Thursday 24 July 2014
Earlier this month The Garden House opened it’s gate to a group organised by Evolution Arts (yes, we can be rented!) lead by practising artist and writer Wendy Ann Greenhaigh who for twenty years has worked professionally as an illustrator,...
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Another lovely and sunny Open Garden day!
Monday 21 July 2014
Every summer the Garden House holds a fantastic and fun event to fund-raise for a local charity, and yesterday we opened our garden gate in support of the Moulescoomb Forest Garden & Wildlife Project –www.seedybusiness.org Old friends and new enjoyed lunch...
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AUCTION UPDATE bid for amazing prizes on Sunday 20th July!
Tuesday 15 July 2014
AUCTION UPDATE amazing prizes to bid for in aid of local charity! Open day and auction this Sunday 20th July. Every summer the Garden House holds a fantastic and fun event to fund-raise for a local charity, and this year...
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