This and That in The Garden House
Sunday 23 November 2014
It’s a gloomy day in mid-November but there’s still lots going on in and around the garden, so we thought in this week’s post we would highlight just few Garden House related bits and pieces which might interest you Garden...
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Thinking ahead: it’s not too late to plant for spring colour!
Sunday 16 November 2014
If you get cracking it’s not too late to plant tulip bulbs in the next week or two. They are very easy to grow and look fabulous planted in large groups in borders or in containers on the patio. In...
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In a Nutshell: the How and Why of Autumn Colour Change
Sunday 9 November 2014
As we head towards winter, we’ve been thinking about this year’s exceptionally mild autumn days and vibrant autumn colour. Certainly in the south-east we’ve enjoyed sunshine and warmth all through September and October (the warmest Halloween on record) allowing us...
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All You Need to Know about Roses
Sunday 19 October 2014
We recently enjoyed another truly inspirational and sunny day at The Garden House – our All You Need to Know About Roses workshop was lead by Simon White of Peter Beales Roses in Norfolk, winner of numerous gold medals at...
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Mushrooms, Plant Fairs, GH Courses and all things October!
Sunday 12 October 2014
Well, we like to keep busy at The Garden House and the past few weeks have certainly been VERY busy (and highly enjoyable!). Our Design Your Own Garden: 6-session course, started on 1 October. The aim of this course is...
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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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