Sunday 13 April 2014
Plant a few potatoes now and it wont be long before youll be enjoying your own crop of new potatoes and of course it’s no surprise that, like tomatoes, those grown in your garden are much more flavoursome than most...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Visit The Garden House this Sunday 13 April, wed love to see you! In Victorian times this large garden, tucked away in the heart of Brighton, was a working market garden it is now run on organic principles and gives interest all...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Getting going with your plant supports is such an important activity at this time of year, as suddenly all the perennials are coming to life and seem to be growing an inch or more a day! At The Garden House...
Sunday 23 March 2014
A slightly unscheduled visit to Denmans Garden on a grey mid-February day still gave us plenty to look at. Denmans, in West Sussex, is a 4-acre garden owned by garden designer and writer John Brookes and Michael Neve. The sheltered...
Wednesday 19 March 2014
If youve been applauding the naturalistic and very beautiful development of our local parks and gardens, this talk is for you! Sarah Carlisle has been in the horticultural trade for 16 years. She currently manages Stanmer Nursery where she has...
Wednesday 12 February 2014
If you are looking for a fun and relaxing holiday, and you love plants and gardens, join the Garden House trip to Bruges and Amsterdam, leaving Monday August 4th and returning Friday August 8th. Da Kas restaurant Our trip will...
Sunday 9 February 2014
Lewisia Cotyledo (Family: portulacaceae) is an evergreen perennial flowering plant originating in the north-west USA. It grows from a taproot and produces a basal rosette of many thick, fleshy oval- or spoon-shaped leaves. In spring to early summer it throws...
Sunday 2 February 2014
Winter pruning of apple and pear trees should be carried out when the tree is dormant, between leaf fall and bud burst (usually between November and early March). Back in January we held a workshop led by Irene Fletcher of...
Saturday 25 January 2014
Due to the mild weather we’ve had here in Brighton, we’ve had a surprising number of plants in flower over the past few weeks we counted over thirty different flowering plants on Christmas day (!) and now early bulbs and...
Sunday 5 January 2014
One of the questions we are often asked is what are the best raspberries to grow – fruit growing is such a rewarding part of the garden year and raspberries are brilliant for jam making, puddings or just eating straight...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
As winter slowly turns to spring no plant lover should miss the chance to visit the glorious winter display at Anglesey Abbey. Situated not far from Cambridge this National Trust property and gardens boasts one of the most beautiful and...
Friday 20 December 2013
Mistletoe by Walter de la Mare (1913) Sitting under the mistletoe (Pale-green, fairy mistletoe), One last candle burning low, All the sleepy dancers gone, Just one candle burning on, Shadows lurking everywhere: Some one came, and kissed me there. ...