The Woodland Garden

The Woodland Garden

Located to the side of a small copse our woodland garden is a great success at this time of year.  Recently carpeted with narcissi and snowdrops and containing a range of mature shrubs this area is a joy to explore on sunny days when dappled light cuts through the branches of  silver birch and upright cornus stems.

Even on dull days the fresh golden growth of Philadelphus is like a spotlight in an otherwise shaded corner.  Ferns, sarcococca, and viburnum create the middle storey of growth and briefly, during April, the beautiful hanging blooms of Erythronium ‘Pagoda’ with their reflexed petals offer a final flourish to a perfectly painted woodland scene. 


On the plot - Italian vegetables

Why not try something new in the vegetable garden this year?  Italian vegetables have grown in popularity in recent years faring well in the UK climate. There are three we’d...
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Gardening explained - marcescence

You may have noticed certain trees clinging on to their leaves throughout winter and well into spring until new replacements start to appear.  This holding on to last year's leaves...
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Gardeners' notes - what to do in May

Plant out half hardy annuals Your greenhouse or window sills are probably groaning under the weight of annual plants that you’ve been caring for since sowing them a few months...
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