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  • Get growing!

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 25 Feb 2009

    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..

  • Getting ready to Grow Your Own Veg

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 02 Apr 2008

    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..

  • Crates of seed potatoes

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 25 Feb 2009

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