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. ...
Friday 20 December 2013
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Saturday 7 December 2013
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 fountain of green all...
Thursday 28 November 2013
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 needed to help in some small way. So we are having a Garden House Raffle!...
Saturday 16 November 2013
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 colour, fine trees, a wonderful walled garden and a fascinating family history, another National Trust...
Thursday 7 November 2013
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 that enthusiasm on to home gardeners or allotment enthusiasts! Deborah Kalinke is a garden designer...
Thursday 31 October 2013
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 when stuck out on its own in the middle of a lawn or front garden!...
Thursday 17 October 2013
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 is essentially a mix of vegetables and spicy seasonings, particularly mustard and turmeric which give...
Sunday 13 October 2013
Many of you may know that The Garden House was previously a market garden, and that when Bridgette and partner Graham bought it 12+ years ago it was completely overgrown and full of junk. Since then it’s restoration into a...
Monday 7 October 2013
Foraging fanatic Geoff Dann spends his autumns accompanying small, self-assembled groups (families, groups of friends, couples) on walks in search of fungi, usually on public access land. He also gives talks, and last Saturday Geoff was at The Garden House...
Saturday 28 September 2013
Mushroom season is upon us! Just a reminder that we have local forager Geoff Dann giving an illustrated talk at The Garden House on 4 Oct at 7pm. Back on 14 Sept Bridgette attended one of Geoff’s master classes at...
Saturday 21 September 2013
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 2012 115,000 people signed up to coffee morning, raising a record £15...