Here at Rosemoor we have a variety of boxes to encourage wildlife into the garden and surrounding woodland. These include boxes for dormice and owls. Whilst the dormouse boxes can only be touched by those licensed to do so, the owl boxes can be maintained by the staff here. So, with the owl nesting boxes... Read more..

Planting Onion Sets Now is the time to plant onion sets. The earlier you can get them into ground the bigger the crop. Once the ground starts to warm up in the spring, which can be as early as mid February here in the south west, onion sets can be planted as long as the soil is dry enough. At Rosemoor... Read more..

At Rosemoor, we have welcomed school visits since 1993, and now teach thousands of schoolchildren every year about the amazing world of plants. Last week, Appledore Primary School visited to learn about weaving and dyeing with plants. First of all they looked at the stem of a cotton plant, to see the... Read more..

Over half term we launched a Children's Photographic Competition as part of our 'Birds in the Garden' half term week. We asked children to capture our feathered friends in the garden, at Rosemoor or when they were out and about. We received so many fantastic photographs, and we have really... Read more..

Our 3m x 3m veg. plot has come through surprisingly well from what was - for us - quite a hard winter, with long periods of sub zero temperatures (down to -11c at its coldest), and then several days under snow. The plot is presently occupied with a green manure crop (on one half) and a selection of... Read more..

Throughout the year all green waste material from the garden is collected in our bulk material storage area. This green waste includes waste plant material, grass clippings, wood chip, annual weed, branches up to 20mm diameter, root balls and small tree stumps. Green waste awaiting the shredder When... Read more..

The results of Rosemoor's Half Term Bird Count are now in: Over the week, children (and adults) counted the number of Blackbirds, Chaffinches, Blue Tits and Robins that they spotted around the garden. 669 Blackbirds were spotted 703 Chaffinches were spotted 742 Robins were spotted And the winner... Read more..

Do you want to be in with a chance of winning the fantastic Pumpkin Competition at RHS Garden Rosemoor this October? Why not start as you mean to go on: apply for your free seed now, and get planting! Pumpkin day (sponsored by Edwin Tucker & Sons Ltd), will be held on Sunday 25 October at Rosemoor... Read more..

Towards the end of January Rod Knight, Phil and myself, together with a local farm contractor, ventured into Rosemoor’s lower woodland area to cut a number of sizable slabs of beech (Fagus sylvatica) from a fallen tree. These slabs are to become table tops for the new picnic area that is being created... Read more..

Rosemoor’s ‘Birds in the Garden’ week this half-term has been a great success, with great fun being had by all throughout the week! There have been lots of birdie-themed activities to take part in, including Bird I-Spy, Bird Walks, Nest displays, a Children’s Photographic Competition and a Bird Count... Read more..