Tales from the Walled Garden: Have you noticed? – September 2018
There is a change in the air. The mornings’ are definitely fresher. And the nights are most definitely drawing in. Autumn is on its way. And as we approach the…
Tales from the Walled garden
Tales from The Walled Garden : What a summer! – August 2018
Can I tell you a secret? I am, just a little bit, tired of this amazing summer we are having. I know, I know it won’t be many weeks before…
Tales from the Walled Garden: Some like it hot! – July 2018
Some like it hot! And boy has it been hot! Very hot. Now that’s all very well if you are on holiday but having to work in these conditions is…
Tales from The Walled Garden: Peonies – June 2018
Last week saw us make our annual pilgrimage to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. I love The Chelsea Flower Show. I spend each evening glued to the television watching Monty and…
Tales from the Walled Garden: May 2018
Tales from the Walled Garden: May 2018 By Stella Weir, Gardener at Houghton Lodge Gardens Is May my favourite month of the year? Probably. All the new green foliage as…
April 2018
April 2018 Being patient with the weather April can be a mixed bag weather-wise; one day it can be hot and sunny, the next wet and windy and by the…
Gardens Open Easter Sunday
Houghton Lodge Gardens open on Easter Sunday for the start of the 2018 season, we thought we would provide a quick update what we have been busy with whilst the…
September
It is hard to believe that there are only a few weeks until the garden shuts for the season. It has been a fantastic year and the gardening team; Stella,…
Meet The Gardener
Name Kevin Barnett Experience: After a career in public service, I retrained and studied a RHS advanced certificate in Horticulture and a Foundation degree in Garden Design at Sparsholt College.…