The earth is growing quiet
“The earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures. The bed is white and silent, and much life can hide beneath … Read More
‘Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.’
“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.” ( Robert H Schuller) In The Walled Garden nearly one … Read More
This morning, the sun endures past dawn.
“This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.” – Sara Baume Not so much a last stand but an ‘on growing’ … Read More
Glorious July
Glorious July, flowers bloom, fruit and vegetables ripen, the garden beckons! A giant hare statue, redolent of psychedelic art, stands on sentry duty. He is one of 40 exhibited throughout … Read More
June the gateway to summer when…
June the gateway to summer when… ‘The sun shines for you, birds sing for you, flowers bloom for you so don’t forget to smile for you!’ (Marjory Pay Hinkley) We … Read More
‘He who plants a garden plants happiness’
There is an old Chinese proverb ‘He who plants a garden plants happiness .’ May for Gordon Castle is the busiest month of the year. The gardeners are indeed planting … Read More
Coronation Day Flowers
A fanfare of colourful tulips and a beautiful floral crown welcomes visitors in celebration of a historic coronation day. However, a hand picked selection of Gordon Castle flowers travelled to … Read More
‘April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks GO!’
‘April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks GO!’ Christopher Morley ( John Mistletoe) It certainly is all go for the gardeners and volunteers in The Walled Garden. … Read More
I love Spring anywhere..
‘I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden!’ – Ruth Stout Snowdrops under foot, hidden under trees; crocuses emerging as buds … Read More
Winter is here, and Spring is just around the corner
During the second week of January, on a day of bright winter sunshine I drove to Gordon Castle with baked goodies to cheer the gardeners hard at work in The … Read More
Christmas at The Walled Garden
In the bleak midwinter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron. Water like a stone, Snow had fallen, Snow on snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long, … Read More
November in the Walled Garden
‘She stands in tattered gold Tossing bits of amber, and jade, jewels of a year grown old November!’ (Zephyr Ware Tarver (1886-1974) The gardeners are hard at work with a … Read More
‘Apples, peaches, pears and plums.. please tell me when your birthday comes!
‘Apples peaches, pears and plums please tell me when your birthday comes! Gordon Castle has not so much had a birthday but a harvest celebration which began back in … Read More
Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness
‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun: Conspiring with him how to load and bless, with fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run, to … Read More
A Mid-Summer Feast
In a few short weeks the garden has transformed into a hive of activity; bees buzzing, the hum of chat as visitors enjoy wandering around the grounds. The gardeners delighted … Read More
Is it flaming June already?
At last the weather has warmed and most cold winds have eased… we hope! The Walled Garden shelters vegetable beds are bursting with growth. Twelve varieties of lettuce like little … Read More
The Merry month of May
May merrily tiptoed in accompanied by the distinctive cry of oyster catchers heralding an explosion of vibrant colour across the garden, where over three thousand tulip blooms illuminate tubs and … Read More
Happy Easter from The Walled Garden
April arrived with chilly winds and squally showers, however, mother nature is undeterred. A host of golden daffodils toss their heads in hearty welcome perhaps a reminder that although storms … Read More
Crocus Time
On a dull gusty early March day I drove towards The Walled Garden past budding daffodils which line the drive; a promise of golden flowers or Easter bells as they … Read More
Planning Ploughing Pruning
Drive over the bridge into the estate, take a moment, slow down, look right… Reclining on its grassy couch lies the trunk of an ancient beech without doubt over 300 … Read More