Garden Roundup
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 … Read More
Start of Autumn Blog
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree Joyce Kilmer At the start of August, Storm Floris left destruction it its wake. In the … Read More
July in Bloom
‘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 … Read More
Glorious June
‘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. … Read More
April Blog
‘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 … Read More
March Blog
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, … Read More
The First Signs of Spring
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 … Read More
Looking back and a fond farewell to The Walled Garden
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 … Read More
November comes
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 … Read More
Fishing: End of year roundup
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 … Read More
Season of Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness
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 More
Autumn Walled Garden Recipes
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. … Read More
The Summer Garden
‘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 … Read More
‘The Daring Buds of May’
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 … Read More
April Roundup – High Winds and Waters
April would usually see the cold grip of winter break allowing some much needed heat to kickstart the spring growth… not this year we’ve had unseasonably cool weather with the … Read More
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia a tropical perennial plant native to South Africa is often referred to as ‘Bird of Paradise’ because its flower resembles the distinctive crest associated with the exotic bird of … Read More
March & April – ‘Nature’s bridge from winter into Spring.’
Despite the continuing cold, wet weather, seed sowing is in full swing, the greenhouses so full of seedlings that the gardeners are finding it difficult to make a space! Ed, … Read More
March Fishing Round-Up
Blog 2 – March 27th March started off with the river levels continuing to drop off from the high water in February. With not many guests out on the river, … Read More
Gordon Castle Fishing
After a very destructive off season, with 5 significant storms, which caused considerable damage to our river banks and tracks, we did manage to get fishers on the river for … Read More
Winter Blog
‘Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall, is missing the best part of the whole year: for gardening begins in January with the dream.’ … Read More