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...

Come along to our fantastic auction!

Wednesday 6 July 2011

Come along to our Charity Auction at 6.30pm on Friday 8 July! Below is a list of some of the FANTASTIC items to be auctioned – if you are unable to come you can email us a silent bid! The...

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Garden House Charity Bash, come along!

Monday 4 July 2011

Fancy cocktails in the garden?!  The Garden House would like to invite you to our annual charity event.  We’ll be opening on Friday 8 July for two sessions – an afternoon of tea, scrumptious cakes and plant and craft stalls...

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Plumpton College at Stanmer Park: find out more!

Friday 1 July 2011

Stanmer Park is a dedicated campus of nearby Plumpton College and specialises in a wide range of Floristry and Horticultural courses. They are holding another free information event – the event will allow visitors to see the range of facilities...

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Caramel orange and poppy seed cake

Sunday 26 June 2011

Enjoy one of our favourite cake recipes and use up your leftover poppy seeds! Ingredients: 2 oranges, zested and juiced 30g poppy seeds 100ml milk 200g butter, at room temperature 175g caster sugar 3 eggs 300g self-raising flour ½ tsp...

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Garden Gadabout: mark the dates!

Wednesday 22 June 2011

If nothing gives you more pleasure than checking out other people’s gardens, then the Garden Gadabout is for you! Two weekends – 25th/26th June, and 2nd/3rd July – over 70 local gardens around the Brighton & Hove (and many beyond!)...

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Garden House elderflower cordial

Thursday 16 June 2011

With the recent winds and rain, this week may be the last opportunity you have to make elderflower cordial this year. We love it – it’s so redolent of spring and it goes down well on our garden Open Days!...

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Plant of the month: Cranesbill Orion

Sunday 12 June 2011

At The Garden House we have a variety of geraniums in bloom, many looking fantastic and coping well with the drought – one of them is a favourite, Geranium ‘Orion’.  It is planted prominently in our herbaceous beds, its striking...

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Your Guide to Watering Your Vegetables!

Sunday 5 June 2011

As were all too aware here in the south-east, water is in really short supply and hosepipe bans almost inevitable. To be effective, its important to water your vegetables when they need it most so we thought a guide to which...

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We love: Cleve Wests Best Show Garden, Chelsea Flower Show

Saturday 28 May 2011

Well, 2011s Chelsea Flower Show extravaganza is over the years inspirational kick-start for new gardening ideas, plantings and structures we loved it! Cleve Wests garden for The Daily Telegraph was awarded Best Show Garden quite an accolade and well deserved,...

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We love: Boraginaceae (the borage family)

Thursday 19 May 2011

At the moment many members of the borage family are looking wonderful we love their simplicity, the way they flourish popping up everywhere and so easily and we love the often bright blue borage flowers, which look wonderful in salads!...

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Plant of the Month: Allium cristophii

Friday 13 May 2011

The Garden House currently has a stunning display of different kinds of ornamental onions – hundreds of blooms, and flowering around three weeks early! Our mass plantings include: Allium ‘Mont Blanc’, A. hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ AGM, A. atropurpureum, A. nigrum, A....

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Artists Open Houses, May 2011

Saturday 7 May 2011

If you have the energy and time to spare, set aside the coming weekends to visit the wonderful Artists Open Houses 2011 more than 1,000 artists are exhibiting their work at over 250 venues, spread across the city of Brighton...

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