Saturday 18 August 2012
Back in June we ran a creative photography course led by local photographer and tutor Laura Dodson. A terrific day, enjoyed by all the pleasure undoubtedly came in part from slowing down and seeing the garden and its plants in...
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Earlier this year we visited the amazing gardens at Arundel Castle in West Sussex. Before the present 18th Duke and Duchess moved permanently to the Castle in 1987, the gardens had been largely neglected. Over the intervening years the Duchess,...
Friday 27 July 2012
It’s just an idea, and we’re testing the water – to find out whether our lovely gardening friends out there would be interested in going on a garden-focused holiday next year? Following two very successful Garden House organised trips to...
Saturday 21 July 2012
So good to see blue skies at last, summer’s here and isnt it welcome after weeks and weeks of rain? The good thing is that most plants have survived and grown away like mad, the downside is too much lush...
Sunday 15 July 2012
Our four day long horticultural summer school in early July illustrated the great diversity to be experienced in the gardening world from the formally structured and controlled, to the wilder and seemingly uncontrolled! It was inspiring and heartening, meeting and...
Tuesday 10 July 2012
The Garden House will be hosting its annual charity event, as always in aid of a local charity. This year we are supporting Brighton & Hove Sands, a small group which relies heavily on the dedication of its valued volunteers to...
Saturday 7 July 2012
When Debbie Hinks was wondering where to hold her 50th birthday party – she knew that she wanted a gossipy, relaxed, sunny atmosphere for her special day (Debbie was SO lucky with the weather) and where she didnt have to...
Monday 2 July 2012
My choice this month is the wonderful rose, Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain’, an old rose variety first introduced in 1865 (image credit and copyright: ©Paul Barden / www.paulbardenroses.com) This is an absolutely perfect rose and one that Vita Sackville-West...
Sunday 24 June 2012
When heading out into the garden isnt the best option (will this wind and rain ever stop?), or when I get those 3am awakenings when the mind just won’t still itself, Ill often reach for one of my many gardening...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
On a recent visit to Scotland I was taken to Jupiter Artland, a contemporary sculpture garden in the grounds of Bonnington House outside Edinburgh. It was absolutely wonderful, atmospheric and very special. There are works by many leading artists, Andy...
Friday 8 June 2012
I doubt if there is anything about roses that Simon White does not know. He has worked for multi-medal-winning Peter Beales Roses in Norfolk for 30 years, but said that when he started there he didn’t care much for roses,...
Saturday 2 June 2012
Going crazy for the Jubilee may not be your thing, but it’s still a great opportunity to play around with the lively red, white and blue theme in your garden… If you nip down to your local garden centre, it...