Saturday 16 June 2018
THIS TRIP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. We have now completed our arrangements for our Garden House visit to Madeira 24 February to 2 March 2019. We will be travelling with Exodus Travels, a reputable, established travel company that has an ethos...
Friday 8 June 2018
Garden House friends Jackie and Chris Burgess are opening their beautiful cottage garden on Sunday 24 June 2018, 11am-5pm, for Lewes Saturday Circles, a small local charity supporting adults with disabilities. Plant stall, refreshments with fabulous homemade cakes served on...
Sunday 3 June 2018
Looking ahead to 2019 travels, we are very excited as two Garden House trips are rapidly coming together. Do let us know as soon as possible whether you are interested (no commitment, just for us to gauge interest). 17-23 February...
Sunday 27 May 2018
What a summer we’re having here at The Garden House! Our Artists Open House during May has been very successful, bringing people into the garden not only to view work, but also to enjoy quietly wandering in the garden, finding...
Sunday 22 April 2018
A warm welcome awaits you in a beautiful garden setting with a cornucopia of talent and (arguably) the best cake in Brighton! Twice a year artists and makers open their homes and studios, offering art lovers the chance to browse...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Plants, plants, plants! Visit us on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 April, 11.30-4pm when our favourite growers, Pelham Plants and Mirandas Plants, will have for sale a fantastic array of bulbs, specialist annuals and early perennials. Now that we have...
Friday 2 March 2018
Early March is not too late to enjoy the gorgeous, elegant, large flowered Hippeastrum (Amaryllis), and it is still possible to find a great range, both in shape of flower and colour from white, pale pink to deep purple-reds, and oranges....
Sunday 28 January 2018
OPEN GARDEN: Friday 2 March, 12 – 4pm Early spring opening to give you the opportunity to consider the winter/early spring garden, taking note of the bare structural forms that make up the garden. The Garden House is tucked away...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
January/February is the ideal time to look at the bare bones structure of your garden, and to make some decisions about what stays, what needs moving, and what just has to go – especially when it comes to trees. We...
Friday 5 January 2018
Amazingly we managed to pick all the below plants in bloom a few days ago. Not an ideal time for the garden, but despite all the slushy rain and greyness little bursts of colour are there to enthrall us. If...
Sunday 17 December 2017
Falling Snow by Alan Williams See how they fall An infinity of heavenly aspirations Come to convert the world With a deep and even purity. Sent to nullify and cleanse To enhance and beautify To muffle and calm With the...
Sunday 10 December 2017
Julia Widdows is a great Garden House friend who has volunteered to write a regular notebook on the fascinating subject of propogation (thank you Julia!). This is an area of horticulture that we just love not only does it involve...