Informative & inspirational events, talks, courses & workshops

There's always so much happening in the world of gardening - here we keep you posted on places we've visited, experts we've spoken with, and the things we just love doing...

Develop your gardening skills for the new season!

Saturday 23 March 2013

We’ve two great new courses due to start soon as always the agenda is to learn, have fun, meet new people and build your gardening skills! Our 7-week Gardening for Beginners course will improve your horticultural knowledge and gardening skills,...

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Bread Making at Real Pâtisserie

Tuesday 12 March 2013

While not exactly gourmet gardening, making your own bread touches on many of the things we love about our outdoor spaces – smell, touch, hard work, wonderful results and something you can share with friends and family! A couple of...

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We love: early spring at the RHS London Show

Thursday 21 February 2013

Early spring is a wonderful time to visit the RHS London Shows held in the RHS Horticultural Halls at Greycoat Street and Vincent Square. They are always a real treat, with beautifully considered displays, books, garden paraphernalia, plus of course...

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Snowdrop time

Sunday 10 February 2013

A visit to Marchants Hardy Plants nursery for their ‘snowdrops weekend’ was a wonderful way to kick-start our spring garden visits (though relentless rain on Sunday proved a bit of a dampener to our enthusiasm for the new season!). The...

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Feedback on our Creative Photography workshop!

Monday 4 February 2013

Surely the best way to judge a successful workshop is by the feedback one receives.  Laura Dodson’s Creative Photography workshop held last Saturday was one such success.  Using the beautiful Garden House setting as inspiration for practical exercises exploring composition...

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Meet Val Bourne, Award-Winning Garden Writer

Sunday 27 January 2013

Val Bourne is an award-winning garden writer, photographer and lecturer.  She gardens on the wind-swept Cotswolds at Spring Cottage high above Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire, her third of an acre garden is managed without using chemicals something Val has always believed...

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Gardeners Question Time and James Wong at Seedy Sunday

Wednesday 23 January 2013

Seedy Sunday 2013 will take place on Sunday 3rd February, 10am 4.00pm at their NEW VENUE: Brighton Corn Exchange, Church Street, BN1 1UE. BBC Gardeners Question Time will be recording for the first time at Seedy Sunday. The panel will...

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We love: hardy Cyclamen

Saturday 19 January 2013

Cyclamen are looking wonderful at this time of year.  They have been flowering their hearts out for several weeks now at The Garden House, their brilliant pink (though some are white) flowers highlighting the more monotone shades of the winter...

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Plant of the Month: Helleborus niger AGM

Wednesday 9 January 2013

This herbaceous, clump-forming plant is a really welcome visitor at this time of year – this picture was taken in December in Brighton! – it is very unusual for this plant to actually be in bloom at Christmas, or indeed...

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Exciting gardening ideas for 2013…

Tuesday 1 January 2013

We hope youve all had a lovely relaxing stress-free holiday, catching up with friends and family. And hopefully you have had time to reflect on whats happened in the past year and to plan exciting things for the one ahead. We...

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Garden House Vouchers make great gifts!

Sunday 23 December 2012

Stuck for that all important last minute gift?  If you’re looking for something really special for the garden-lover in your family, look no further than a Garden House Voucher for 2013!   The Vouchers come in £10 denominations, and can be...

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Join our Winter Solstice Celebration Friday 21 December

Thursday 20 December 2012

If you are looking for some special last-minute Christmas presents then come along to our Winter Solstice celebration on Friday 21 December, from 4pm  8pm. We’ll have original and gorgeous gifts for sale including a range of natural skin products, hand...

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