Walking the South Downs for charity Afasic
Monday 11 May 2020
Having been given permission by Mr. B Johnson and his crew to take a daily walk while locked-down I have decided, probably subliminally influenced by Captain Tom, to walk with a purpose! I am aiming to walk 150 miles in...
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Useful Plant and Gardening Sources
Monday 11 May 2020
We have I’m sure all been enjoying our gardens, but sometimes we need a little support! Useful contacts below... Here are a few suggestions from us: An excellent gardening team who can help you ‘spring clean’ your garden are Patty...
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Snowdrops at Marchants Hardy Plants
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Calling all galanthophiles! Visit our friends at Marchants Hardy Plants - Saturday 25 January 2020 - 10.00am till 4.00pm - to view their stunning collection. Marchants Hardy Plants, 2 Marchant’s Cottages, Mill Lane, Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6AJ Below the Marchants Snowdrops 2020...
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A joyous place: The dementia-friendly gardening group
Tuesday 7 January 2020
The city of Brighton & Hove has bid to become the UK’s first Gold Sustainable Food City. Read their blog HERE – a series of posts celebrating the important work in our city that is helping to improve our food system...
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Unique Community Gala at Glyndebourne Opera House
Sunday 13 October 2019
We thought our Garden House friends might be interested in the following event taking place on Sunday 17 November. It is being held to mark 20 years of preventing homelessness in Sussex. Special guests with a Sussex connection will be...
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MacMillan Coastal Garden Trail
Wednesday 17 July 2019
27 and 28 July 2019 - twenty-two private gardens opening between Brighton and Seaford, taking in Portslade, Hove, Woodingdean, Telscombe, Saltdean, Peacehaven and Alfriston....
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Sakura and Makota, a Japanese love affair (Spring 2019)
Sunday 30 June 2019
Written by Liz Bradshaw Two days into the Garden House tour of Japan my spirits soared. We had admired the temples and gardens of Kyoto, and now we were on a sturdy wooden boat on the Hozegawa river. It was manned by two...
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How many Roses can you name?
Saturday 15 June 2019
Here at The Garden House we absolutely LOVE roses - in fact we realise that we now have over 68 varieties in the garden, and of course all at their peak right now although many varieties will continue to flower...
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Hanami, Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
Monday 8 April 2019
The timing could not have been better as the Garden House visits Japan for the third year running with an amazing group of fellow gardeners and takes in the beauty that is April’s hanami (cherry blossom viewing). The cherry blossom (sakura) has...
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Visit our House in Unspoilt Pelion
Friday 5 April 2019
Jutting out into the Pagasitic Gulf midway between Athens and Thessaloniki, Pelion is a wonderfully unspoilt part of Greece, boasting lush mountain scenery, traditional stone villages, deserted beaches and a magical atmosphere. Legend has it that the Greek gods left Mount Olympus and...
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Podcast: In the Weeds with Anne
Friday 22 March 2019
Featuring our very own Bridgette Saunders, a self-confessed ‘plantaholic’ and co-founder of The Garden House – do listen in! CLICK HERE for PODCAST link / PLAY on SPOTIFY HERE...
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We love: Iris reticulata
Sunday 3 March 2019
One of our spring favourites and ideally suited to pots or planters: Iris reticulata (family Iridaceae) is a dwarf, bulbous perennial to 15cm in height, with narrow, stiffly erect leaves and fragrant, deep violet-purple flowers 8cm in width, each fall marked...
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