by marketing | Feb 28, 2024 | Gardens
February Fair Maids Snowdrops are not native to Britain but originate from mainland Europe and the common variety, Galanthus nivalis (Galanthus -‘milkflower’, nivalis – ‘of the snow’) is believed to have been introduced around the beginning of the 16th...
by marketing | Dec 22, 2023 | Gardens
Highlights of 2023 Now that we have reached the Winter Solstice, the turning point of the year, it is good to look back on the past twelve months from the comfort of a warm, cosy armchair. We had six weeks of drought in May and June, weeks of rain in February, August...
by marketing | Oct 30, 2023 | Gardens
Tales of Autumn Drummond, our rescue cat has started to follow us about when we are working in different parts of the garden. Last week he actually followed us into the polytunnels for the first time. Almost immediately, he began to run this way and that,...
by marketing | Sep 28, 2023 | Gardens
What a difference a month can make! Now that we are well into September, the Autumn weather is certainly in full flow. Leaves are starting to fall, swirling across the lawns as the breezes catch them, and windfall apples are being devoured by hungry wasps and clouds...
by marketing | Aug 28, 2023 | Gardens
Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. As August draws to an end I find myself wondering where the month has gone and what lies ahead. As Shakespeare says, “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date”. Schools are back, children have swapped toys and...
