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The sun has been shining and the weather has been sweet. Though it might be getting chilly again at the beginning of May so hold on a bit before planting out all your tender bedding....

The sun has been shining, the weather has been warm and the Walled Garden has responded, putting on growth in leaps and bounds. The colours of spring are emerging and so far that colour is definitely yellow!...

Welcome to a new year in the Garden. ...

Autumn is here at last, which in the words of Keates it is the 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,' and in my opinion the best time of year....

I promise not to mention the weather ever again. It seems that whenever I do the rain returns....

Someone has turned on the sun! At last we are moving away from grey and rainy days. This means a switch in activity in the gardens. We have entered the season of watering. ...

The work on our wall restoration is well under way and areas of bright new lime mortar visible from First Avenue. Inside the gardens the garden team has been helping prepare the areas of the borders where the works have started as well as keeping up with our season's priority: Mowing!...

After some sunshine and warmth, we have been thrown back into cold April showers, but unlike the gardener, the garden doesn't mind. Our flowering shrubs are performing well and the blooms last longer in cooler weather. So every cloud has a silver lining....

It has stopped raining at last, and just in time as our glorious magnolia's are just getting into their stride!...

February is blooming at the gardens, the mild weather and plentiful rainfall has meant the first flush of spring growth is really upon us. ...