Most of us have a favourite thing in our garden which we wouldn’t want to be without. For some this might be a neatly mown lawn or a beautiful fine leaved Acer and for me, my garden is not complete without open water. So after sketching at least a dozen permutations of layouts for a …
read more...Summer’s end comes every year with inevitable regularity, a part of the world’s natural rhythm, and full as always in equal measure of sadness and exquisite beauty. In the garden the lowering light softly illuminates those gentle colours which the intense midsummer sun bleached out. Powder blue asters contrast with the first of the soft …
read more...The term “Hidden gem” has been used many times over the past few weeks at Wyndcliffe Court. “Magical”, “stunning”, “glorious” – are just some of the words used by visitors in their feedback. The reaction from the public since the Grade II listed gardens opened to the public on 3rd May has been one of …
read more...April is a fantastic month for gardeners, the weather is probably going to be showery, but with the rising temperatures and hopefully more sightings of the sun it will be a good time to start gardening in earnest. Just beware of any late frosts! If we do have dry, windy weather be prepared to water …
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