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...

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening


Wednesday 1 February 2017

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
 by Robert Frost (1874-1963) Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with...

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Winter Warmer: Nigel Slaters Aubergine Recipe

Friday 20 January 2017

At the Garden House we love cooking, and happily at both our Seasonal Celebration evenings and our Gardening from Scratch evenings we have enjoyed much praise for our suppers!  We particularly love Nigel Slater’s writing, and this recipe is from...

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Seedy Sunday: Save the Date!

Sunday 15 January 2017

Here at The Garden House, one of the things we love to do during the cold months is to plan ahead, choosing seeds for the spring, and experimenting with new varieties of flowers and vegetables. So aren’t we lucky to...

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The Garden House through the year

Sunday 1 January 2017

Wishing all our friends, gardeners, visitors and volunteers a very happy, healthy and creative New Year in the garden!  Thank you for all your support throughout 2016 February Starting 11 January (Weds evenings) – Gardening from Scratch: 8-session course, CLICK...

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A Year Painting in the Garden

Sunday 18 December 2016

We are so thrilled with Garden House friend Mary Middleton’s watercolours of the garden here at Warleigh Road, Brighton, that we asked Mary to tell us something about her experience painting these wonderful scenes and moments: “This is my third...

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Celebrate the festive season with the Garden House

Sunday 11 December 2016

The Garden House is holding a festive celebration – Thursday 15 December 2.30 7.00pm. We will have an eclectic mix of gifts (by local makers), vouchers for our courses and trips (which make great presents), and plants, plus mulled cider and...

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Planted! Vegan pop up Christmas Feast at the Garden House

Thursday 1 December 2016

Meet the team at Planted! for a plant-based Pop Up dining experience – an all vegan 3-course Christmas menu. As you arrive youll be greeted around the wood burner with a seasonal cocktail, before sitting at a communal table where...

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Japan – the trip of a lifetime!

Friday 11 November 2016

Its hard to believe that only 3 weeks ago the Garden House explorers and plant hunters set off on the trip of a lifetime to Japan. Our adventure took us to places that were wonderful, unforgettable and occasionally weird. Garden...

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To Autumn

Thursday 13 October 2016

Having just returned from our visit to Japan to see this amazing countrys wonderful and unique gardens, shrines and sights, we will shortly be publishing a photo report showing highlights of our trip. Until then we thought we would leave you with a...

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We Love Asters in Autumn

Saturday 8 October 2016

At a time when many of the garden’s border plants are fading early September to mid October in the Garden House garden the many varieties of colourful asters are invaluable crowd pleasers! Aster is a genus of flowering plants in...

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The ‘No Dig’ Way to Manage your Garden!

Sunday 2 October 2016

Back on the 24th September, we were very happy to welcome no-dig gardening expert Charles Dowding to The Garden House to give us a talk on a different way of managing our gardens. Garden House friend Lyndsey and owner of...

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Autumn in The Garden House

Thursday 15 September 2016

Aside from all the nagging must-do’s in your garden – planting spring cabbages, pruning rambling roses, deadheading dahlias and the like! – there are lots of upcoming Garden House activities to get you into the Autumn gardening spirit.   On...

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