Costessey High school is busy building a new growing area to support the new Environment and Land based diploma that will start in schools from September 2009. Back in the autumn I worked with Year 11 GSCE science students to design the new garden, measuring the plot and marking out the new beds. Pauilne... Read more..

I'm Andrew McSeveney, Supervisor in the Fruit and Trials Team at Wisley. In the perfect weather we're enjoying this week, the team have taken the chance to plant our first root vegetable trial of the year, parsnips. We have 22 entries from a range of large and small seed suppliers. I'll show... Read more..

Firstly, I must apologise for being a bit negligent at keeping readers up to date with developments in the SEN schools project. Over the next couple of weeks I hope to write a few blogs to bring you up to date with what has been happening with the project. This first one focuses on St Anthony's School... Read more..

Let there be warmth, let there be light. Let there be glorious flowers. What a wonderful week. You really must come during this warm spell. The garden is looking simply amazing. On the hot beds on the outer side of the Walled Garden (above), overlooking the Conifer Lawn, you cannot fail to be mesmerised... Read more..

Fancy learning some Norwegian? Here's a great expression for you... 'TING TAR TID' (tid - pronounced 'tee') Remember those tiny seedlings and all that bare earth? I was fortunate to spend 7 days away working at the Chelsea Flower Show and when I came back the whole thing had just... Read more..

This is how the potager looked back in February. Box hedges dividing the plot( Buxus - no record of species or cultivars) - that one on the middle-left is completely out of proportion with the others. These plants can work beautifully in a formal potager, providing all year round interest. Also they... Read more..

Hello! I'm Sigrid a Trainee on the Fruit Department at Wisley and this year as part of my project work I get to re-design, plant up and look after the Potager, located in the Model Veg Garden. It's an exciting opportunity to create something hopefully both productive and aesthetically interesting... Read more..