My Garden

At long last our Crocus are beginning to bloom! Last year we undertook a major bulb planting session and over 200,000 crocus were sown. The majority of them are blue / lilac tones and on a bright sunny day you can really appreciate their subtle colours. For information, please find below the planting... Read more..

We have just received some very good news. I am pleased to tell you that Guildford Borough Council has given the Heritage & Environment Award 2007 for the best New Building Design to the RHS for the Bicentenary Glasshouse. Details of this and other awards can be found on the Borough's website... Read more..

It has come to that time of year here at Harlow Carr when the garden looks lovely with autumn colour and the workload picks up the pace a little, lots of leaf clearing, bed clearing, container emptying and general tidying up. Last week the bulb delivery arrived, so much of the preparations this week... Read more..

The earlier cold snap has held back some of the spring bulbs, but they are now all beginning to burst into bloom. If you are planning a visit to Hyde Hall be sure to look out for the Snowdrops, Eranthis and Crocus. In the Woodland Garden some of the early flowering Camellias such as 'St Ewe'... Read more..

Well, it’s certainly a soggy end to the week today…the mowers have been put away and we are catching up on our cuttings of our salvias and pricking out scores of seedlings under cover! Busy week….there are not enough hours in the day at the moment to keep on top of the weeds springing up with the recent... Read more..

Colourful flowers and tempting vegetables, plus an orchard full of fruit and the promise of autumn leaf colour to come - Wisley is looking wonderful this month. The Glasshouse is brimming with begonias amongst an outstanding display of temperate and tropical plants. Our brand new Visitor Guide and map... Read more..

This time of year in so many ways is one of the most colourful times, mostly hot fiery shades from the clearest of yellows through to the deepest of purplish reds, and that’s just the autumn foliage. This however can vary greatly from year to year depending very much upon the temperatures and the ground... Read more..

I have always thought that to get the best out of life it’s good to plan ahead - if nothing else it always gives you something to look forward to. Gardening is no different and you often get the best results if you plan ahead for the seasons to come. We are doing just that in our nursery right now, planting... Read more..

This week we have had rabbits that only Beatrix Potter could be proud of! I have searched in vain for small blue coats on the shrubbery. Joking apart though, they have been decimating the borders with a vengeance: there we were merrily planting bulbs for next year’s display, when out one of them popped... Read more..

The rainfall here has reached Biblical levels recently. There are only so many times you can say 'well, it's good for the garden' before you run the risk of death by cliche. However, after getting myself ready to send out a white dove in search of dry ground, the rain ceased yesterday and... Read more..