My Garden

The New Square Garden at Rosemoor is almost complete, and should be open to the public in a few weeks, although its official opening is not until July. Originally created in 1991, the Square Garden was cleared in late 2007 for the construction of a completely new garden, designed by West Country garden... Read more..

We are all getting very excited about our forthcoming Beatrix Potter exhibition here at Rosemoor, which is on display from 24 May – 25 August this year! To link into the exhibition gardeners Peter Earl and Garry Preston have created a delightful version of Mr McGregor’s Garden. Situated at the back of... Read more..

For the last couple of years we've seen more and more birds 'discovering' that the red hot pokers in the garden at RHS Rosemoor are a good source of nectar. Last year we saw mostly greattits doing this, but as you can see this year the greater spotted woodpeckers are getting in on the act... Read more..

Rosemoor's rose season is really creeping up on us now, and it will only be a week or so before the roses are out in full bloom and the glorious scent of over 2,000 roses from more than 200 cultivars fills the air! At Rosemoor, we have one of the largest collections of roses in the West Country,... Read more..

One of our volunteers was working deep in the shrubbery yesterday and has discovered quite a rare fungus growing there. There are two of them growing on some mulch - and they are not a pretty sight! Clathrus archeri (also called Anthurus archeri) is known as the Octopus Stinkhorn. It occurs only rarely... Read more..

We are getting prepared for our first Open Air Theatre performance of the year at Rosemoor, A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is being held this Friday (4 July) evening at 7.30pm. The play is being performed by Heartbreak Productions, Britain’s premier professional open-air theatre company, who are... Read more..

Following on from Chris Bailes' blog last month about our newly designed Square Garden here at RHS Garden Rosemoor, I am pleased to announce that we now have a date for its official opening! The ceremony will take place at 11.15am on Wednesday 30 July, with the President of the RHS, Peter Buckley... Read more..

Just a reminder to get snapping this summer, because the RHS Photographic Competition, supported by fine art publisher, The Medici Society, is back, with two new categories. Winner of the 2007 competition The first is for young photographers (18 and under) and is entitled ‘In the Garden’, devised to... Read more..

The summer holidays are nearly upon us, so why not grab your sunhat (or wellies judging by the weather at the moment!), come along to stunning RHS Garden Rosemoor in Great Torrington and enjoy a fun filled family day out! Parents will know that after just a couple of days into the school holidays, the... Read more..

On Monday 25 August at 7.30pm you can enjoy the sound of beautiful opera in the stunning surroundings of RHS Garden Rosemoor. Soloists from Cornwall's renowned Duchy Opera will fill the valley with a fine selection of much loved operatic favourites, and the garden will be open all evening so you... Read more..