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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sunday 16 December 2012
Our Christmas wreaths are fat and round, Made of the woodsy things we found. We tied brown cones upon the green, And stuck red berries in between. Upon the wreath on our front door, We tied red ribbon from the...
Monday 10 December 2012
One of our favourite shopping destinations is characterful Lewes with its many delightful independent shops. Lewes is certainly worth exploring at any time of year, but with just a couple of weeks of Christmas shopping time left we find ourselves...
Sunday 2 December 2012
Our favourite festive bakers Cool Yule (the wonderful Steve Bustin and John Williams) are again baking like crazy to fulfill orders for their totally delicious Cool Yule Christmas Cakes, Bread, Jams and Chutneys. Homemade and richly delicious, all the items...
Saturday 24 November 2012
Looking for somewhere special, different and original to celebrate the festive season with a group of friends, colleagues or family either at lunchtime or in the evening? We will create for you a unique dining experience, a wonderfully festive ‘pop up’...
Monday 19 November 2012
Packing up for winter means cutting back, cleaning your pots, washing down the greenhouse, tidying your shed – and also sharpening and oiling your tools all ready for winter! Ian Swain collects and restores garden tools. He started acquiring and...
Friday 2 November 2012
If you’re booking a Garden House course or workshop why not make a weekend of it and stay at a local Brighton B&B? Garden House friend Lindy Craig-Hall and her husband have a beautiful family home (the children have all grown...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
The next best thing to being in the garden is looking at pictures of gardens. Sue Woods’ wonderful talk on Artists and Gardens introduced us to many familiar and less familiar paintings, as well as photographic records of artists and...