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This half term week we are celebrating birds in the garden here at Rosemoor. With over 100 bird boxes and numerous bird feeders situated all over the garden there is no end of feathered friends to be seen. February is a perfect time for seeing birds in the garden. They are more easily spotted without...
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Is it possible that the trends for a so called ‘staycation’ has survived the wash out in 2009 and Britons in their hordes will be visiting Devon to appreciate some of the uniquely beautiful scenery on offer and maybe even sample some of the local delicacies, (to be honest that’s just cider!) ? Certainly...
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We have started the pruning of our roses here at Rosemoor and the first group to get our attention are the rambling roses. We grow late flowering Clematis with most of our ramblers to extend the season of interest, generally ramblers do not have a second flush of blooms, so the Clematis carry the display...
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Looking like giant clumps of rhubarb that wouldn’t be out of place on the set of ‘Jurassic Park’, the Gunnera manicata growing along the stream and around the lake at Rosemoor provide a great spectacle from spring until autumn and provoke a lot of questions from visitors. The huge leaves of Gunnera manicata...
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Rosemoor’s first large scale garden sculpture exhibition opens on the 27th November and will run through to the end of February – we hope you’ll come along and enjoy it! We’ve been delighted (and perhaps a little bit surprised too!) by all the interest and enthusiasm that its generated, from the many...
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Autumn is a very exciting time at Rosemoor as the garden explodes into colour! Our wonderful autumnal days are just perfect for a relaxing stroll around the Garden. The garden sits in a wooded valley which is itself turning colour, and once inside the gate you can marvel at the rich colours on trees...
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As part of Rosemoors’ Apple Day celebrations we were honoured to have been donated a ‘limited edition’ Bramley Apple tree that had been grafted from the original that is still going strong 200 years on in Nottinghamshire. The graft (one of 200) was donated to Rosemoor by the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers...
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Super fit Google Maps tryclist Rhys, and his Google Street View trike, visited Rosemoor this Thursday and Friday, to take photographs of the entire garden which will show up on Google Street View searches in the future. The initiative will put Rosemoor right on the virtual map, tempting people at home...
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It’s that time of year again! RHS Garden Rosemoor is getting ready for its ‘Taste of Autumn’ festival, which this year runs from 26 September – 26 October. The month will be dedicated to championing local produce, autumn flavours and growing your own veg through a series of special Garden events. This...
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It's not just the visitors at Rosemoor that are taking advantage of the warm weather this September: Some of our furry friends are making the most of it too! There were three incredibly cute looking mice in the Hot Garden yesterday afternoon, enjoying the sunshine and stuffing themselves on grasses...
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For the last few years we have suffered from blight on our glasshouse tomatoes. Prior to that it was very unusual to get blight in the house. It appeared this year on the 6th August. There are supposed to be more aggressive strains of blight around now and this could be the cause of our problem. Also...
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For the last two or three years we have had very little trouble from wasps but this year we have been plagued by them especially on the fruit. Great care is needed when picking or collecting drops in the morning not to get stung especially as the hornets are about as well. We have a good crop of figs...
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Australia week (17th – 23rd August), part of our Global Planthunter Adventures theme for the summer, was a great success with action packed events and activities happening everyday. The creepy crawly shows have had kids and parents on the edge of their seats and other novelties such as face painting...
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We estate people don’t mess around when it comes to cutting the estate boundary hedges; we could use an electric hedge trimmer but the extension cable wouldn’t be long enough; we could use a 2 stroke trimmer but we would be there all year So instead we hire contractors to do the job. The machines they...
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Meadow care 1 Here at Rosemoor we always try to garden with Wildlife in mind. To this end, the garden staff have gradually been extending the areas of grass given over to wild flower meadow. These areas are a haven for wildlife and have the added advantage of being beautiful informal swathes of colour...
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