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...
Monday 16 September 2013
ADDITIONAL SESSION! As this talk has proved of such interest, we are hosting another session at 2pm-4pm on Saturday 21 September. Be inspired by our British natives – learn about their place in the garden, fascinating facts about their medicinal,...
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...