Thursday 12 September 2013
Every garden needs contrast – of leaf shape, height and colour and no plant is more exciting at this time of year than the spiky silver or metallic blue ruffs of Eryngium. Commonly known as sea hollies, Eryngium are in...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
A few days ago we were fortunate enough to visit the Millenium Gardens at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Fakenham, Norfolk. Designed by Piet Oudolf, this acre of planting displays a magnificent array of colours and textures, demonstrating the effectiveness of planting...
Sunday 1 September 2013
(IMAGE: Painting by Barry Mullan www.barrymullan.com) Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look...
Thursday 29 August 2013
This Sunday 1 September we highly recommend that you visit the 3rd annual Sussex Prairie Garden Unusual Plant and Art fair. Garden owners Paul and Pauline McBride will be hosting a record number of stalls selling unusual plants, garden accessories...
Friday 16 August 2013
At this time of the year there are so many things to be doing in the garden – clearing collapsed areas, sprucing up containers, summer pruning, laying turf – better still drinking Pimms with friends or even drawing! On our...
Friday 9 August 2013
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again we love their exuberance, their beautiful colours and their multitude of exotic forms. If you haven’t yet switched on to dahlias, do it now, I’m sure you won’t regret it! ...
Friday 26 July 2013
What a wonderful summer it’s been so far – if one discounts the endless heat and humidity (are we ever satisfied?), rampant blackfly, wilting plants and endless watering! Here’s hoping August will be as pleasant, but with a bit more...
Monday 22 July 2013
SAVE THE DATE our friends Steve and John are having an Open Garden and Pop-Up Cafe in aid of the Parkinsons charity 28th July, I Belton Close, BN2 3RY do go along and support!...
Saturday 20 July 2013
What an unexpected bonus, following the cold spring, lots of rainfall and the recent gorgeous sunshine, our roses at The Garden House are still looking spectacular and with the sun shining on them many are beautifully fragrant! We have so...
Sunday 14 July 2013
This species has long been a favourite of ours. It has a long flowering period, from June to October, so gives great value in the garden, and it’s racemes are brilliantly coloured, from violet to purple, or white to pink....
Sunday 7 July 2013
Every summer the Garden House holds a fantastic, fun open day and auction to fund-raise for a local charity and this year we are supporting Spiral. (Read more about Spiral below…) Come along and visit the garden on Sunday 14...
Friday 5 July 2013
This is an invitation to join the now nearly famous Friday gardening group who gather weekly to garden, chat and learn an invaluable opportunity to garden throughout the year working and learning with the season in one of the most...