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Over the bank holiday weekend, Hyde Hall will be open daily from 10am and we have a number of special garden trails which will make your visit more enjoyable. For children, we have a Harry Potter inspired wand trail which will help smaller visitors learn about the different types of trees and their woods... Read more..

This Saturday ( 13 September) you will have the opportunity to pick up some stunning plants at the NCCPC Autumn Plant Fair. There will be a selection of specialist nurseries including: Shiela Chapman Clematis, Essex Carnivorous Plants, Rose Cottage Plants, Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery and Herbal Heaven... Read more..

Over the last couple of days several staff (Tracy, Jo & Andrew) have been preparing pumpkin and apple displays ready for our Taste of Autumn Weekend on 18-19 October 2008. We have also collected a number of Crab Apples from nearby Barnards Farm which have been made into a giant apple display, thanks... Read more..

Chilli Pepper Weekend - Sat 22 & Sun 23 November Even if the weather outside is cold, things will be hotting up at Hyde Hall as we host our Chilli Pepper Weekend. There will be chilli pepper displays and information as well as cookery demonstrations and talks by chilli expert Michael Michaud. Chilli... Read more..

Despite cold and wet weather (and even snow on the Sunday), we had a good turn out for the 2008 Hyde Hall Chilli Pepper Weekend. Next year the event will move to September - hopefully the weather will be better! So make a note in your diary for Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 2009. Read more..

The festive season got off to a flying start this year at Harlow Carr with Santa whizzing in from Lapland with a couple of his trainee reindeer and assorted helpers last weekend. An unprecedented number of visitors watched them arrive with their sleigh on a perfect sunny and frosty winter day and joined... Read more..

The event programme for 2009 is now finalised and there are lots of new events to tempt you to the garden. FREE ADMISSION - Grow Your Own Open Day: Join us on Sat 7 March from 10am and pick up ideas and inspiration on how to grow fruit and veg. Gardening with the Experts: Wed 18 March - Christine Walkden... Read more..

Following a successful scarecrow making day at the end of January we now have around 50 scarecrows working out on the East Field. However, recent strong winds have casued a few of them to fall over and lose items of clothing. We are keeping a watchful eye on the situation and carrying out emergency repairs... Read more..

The jolly old Essex Chronicle has printed an old version of the Farmers' Market advert in the paper this week... but be assured the market is definitely on this Saturday! The full list of dates for our markets are: Sat 14 February Sat 18 April Sat 20 June Sat 15 August Sat 17 October Sat 19 December... Read more..

There's lots going on this Easter at Hyde Hall... Art exhibition by Francoise Sergy entitled "Hop, Stock & Bent". This photography exhibition tells the stories of five common plants; Hops, Scented Stocks, Bent Grasses, the Spindle Tree and London Plane. The exhibition runs between 4... Read more..