My Garden

As part of the increasing popular trend to grow your own produce at home, our latest development in the Model Fruit Garden is our Grow Your Own Fruit and Veg garden which will complement the 3 x 3m plots in the Model Veg Garden as well as the Gourmet Fruit Garden, Allotment Garden, Fruit Enthusiasts... Read more..

Well, actually, it's the end of a lot of bad things! I've started clearing out the greenhouse and beds of all the summer crops and consigning the plants to the compost heap - and boy the compost heap's getting big. Although there are still a few peppers and chillies in the greenhouse I've... Read more..

I love this time of year. The mild weather over the last couple of weeks has really got things going in the garden. Over half term we had huge numbers of happy visitors enjoying the butterflies, bulbs, scented flowers and general ambience. Hepaticas in the Alpine Display House are looking wonderful this... Read more..

Having had a prolonged veg-free start to the year - I blame the weather and too many other things to do - I've finally managed to getthings started in the veg garden. I know it sounds like an excuse, but last year we started too early, everything grew too much before the weather was right for planting... Read more..

Well hopefully. Although I've got to say it's a slow start to the year - probably not warm enough for seeds to germinate properly and, as a result, not much is showing in the veg plot at home. Of all the things I've sown so far only the radish and broad beans are doing anything. How's... Read more..

These gorgeous fruit trees are finally back in stock. Now safe to plant out and we have lots of varieties for you to choose from. 2 year old trees from £35 and fans from £55, while stocks last. And please do ask our staff for a cultivation leaflet before you leave us. Apricot 'Early Moorpark'... Read more..

After three weeks of sowing a wide range of things at home in the raised beds, hardly anything had germinated – apart from two poor rows of radish! So I decided to delve deeper and see if there was a bigger problem than just the cold weather. And I’m glad I did. Two things became apparent. The soil had... Read more..

People who know me and my gardening habits seem a bit surprised, but I have finally boarded the grow-your-own bus. Until now I have always resented putting aside any of my limited border space for fruit or veg, in favour of all the perennials, shrubs and bulbs I love, but the remorseless media onslaught... Read more..

We are always reading in the gardening press that you don't need a big garden to grow fruit and vegetables. It's an easy claim to make but sometimes it's hard to get people to take the first step and have a grow. At this year's Hampton Palace Flower Show there are three small gardens... Read more..

A couple of weeks ago we set about preparing to sow our 3m x 3m plots in the Model Vegetable Garden. Last year, our Grow Your Own Veg campaign proved immensely popular, especially with the supporting book by Carol Klein and BBC series, as well as our own on-line micro-site and garden activities. For... Read more..