All is still, above, a frosty hued winter sky, is crossed by arrowed skeins of geese. Their plaintive cries fading into distant mists. Nothing and everything is happening, this is [...]
Harvest Thanksgiving Thoughts Not so much a blog, perhaps better described as a ‘Garden round up,’ a thoughtful appraisal of the year. How does this garden grow? On Friday 10th [...]
'Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by a sight so touching' - William Wordsworth. Is there anything indeed [...]
‘June is burstin out all over’ Erupting into nature’s masterpiece, glorious, glorious June. Fortified by cake and chat at a daily ‘bothy’ gathering the gardeners and keen volunteers sally forth. [...]
‘I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden’ - Ruth Stout Forty shades of green leaves and dappled sunlit paths to [...]
Spring is nature’s way of saying.... 'Let’s party’ Robin Williams Perfect words to describe how eager we all are to welcome Spring. Every good party starts with planning and preparation, [...]
O wind! If winter comes can spring be far behind (Ode to the West Wind – Percy Bysshe Shelley) The Walled Garden’s year began under the care of new Head [...]
Looking back and a fond farewell to The Walled Garden Ed Bollom - Head Gardener At this time of year, as we reach the winter solstice, I always think [...]
November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early And dawn coming late, And ice in the bucket And frost [...]
We started off 2024 season somewhat licking our wounds from our banks being battered from one of the wettest winters in living memory. Every beat had suffered changes to [...]
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Close-bosom friend of the maturing sun. ( To Autumn by John Keats) Jack Frost arrived early this year bringing an early morning mist [...]
Read below for some delicious recipes that will keep you warm during this cold weather! Fresh produce available daily from our Walled Garden potting shed Monday-Sunday 10am till 4pm. [...]
‘Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint and the soil and sky as canvas’ Elizabeth Murray In the early Summer, at the end of June and [...]
In his sonnet ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ Shakespeare wrote:- ‘Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May!’ However, this year, months of cold wet weather [...]
