There may not be quite so many flowers to see at this time of year, therefore my creative staff have been busy making willow flowers for you to enjoy.

The Clover Hill team have made three clusters of willow sculptures and these  abstract flower shapes have been designed to show the various stages of blooming, bringing a touch of spring to the long winter days.   Read More...

If you are visiting Hyde Hall this weekend, then don't forget to look up as you walk around, as the garden seems to be erupting with lofty flower spikes everywhere.  On the Dry Garden, the silken silver foliage and bright yellow blooms of Verbascum olympicum  make it look as though the area is being guarded by strange botanical sentinels. On the Shrub Rose Border, the assault on the senses begins with a fragrance that envelops you and ends with the sight of spires of Eremurus robustus reaching skyward.

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There was one word that would have described the garden this morning as I took a walk around and that was 'frothy'.  For lovers of a cottage garden style, this is the perfect time of year with explosions of Aquilegias, Thalictrums, Geraniums, Digitalis and one of my favourites, Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'.  The borders look as though they're erupting from well shaken champagne bottle, perhaps in celebration of the warm, sunny bank holiday weekend that we've finally been promised.

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It's slightly later than last year, but the Acacia pravissima is now in its full glory and covered with tiny fluffy yellow flowers.  Let's just hope that the rain that's forecast doesn't ruin the blossom so that it's there to enjoy for the bank holiday weekend.

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Soil cultivation is nearly complete on the Auz border, phase 2. Planting will be underway by the end of this week, and soon we shall all be enjoying the finished area! This will help complete the transition between the Queen mothers garden, and Clover hill.

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