Spring comes to Saltwood
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Yesterday the hedgerows were heavy with may flower and vital with leaf as we drove from Broadstairs to Saltwood Castle for the 2014 NSPCC plant fair. […]
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Kentish Belles
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Over the next couple of weekends, two of Kent’s most beautiful and enigmatic gardens will be opening their gates to the curious public. Both reveal their secrets […]
Something for Everyone
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It has been an almost perfect Easter weekend. There’s been sunshine for outdoor DIY, rain for the plants (they needed it) and sufficient time to […]
Sandling Park Open Day 2014
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Spring 2013 arrived fashionably late. This was convenient for us, as we’d been travelling in Bhutan during the prime time for camellias, rhododendrons and […]
Awash With White
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Yesterday we ventured out into the storm-torn Kentish countryside. Public transport was at a standstill after hundreds of trees fell onto train lines linking […]
Between the Storms
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To call this winter a wash-out would be something of an understatement. Parts of the country have experienced double the average amount of rainfall […]
Devastation
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It’s a sad irony that after waxing lyrical about The Salutation earlier this week, the gardens are now under water, drowned by this week’s […]
Return to the Salutation
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With both gardens almost locked-down for winter it’s time to start writing about some of the places that have not yet made it on […]
National Garden Scheme Opening Dates
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It’s official, our garden at The Watch House will be open as part of the National Gardens Scheme on Saturday August 2nd and Sunday […]
Glorious Goodnestone, Part III: The Walled Garden
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The British love a walled garden: solid, enclosed and often romantic, they are private spaces where a lucky few get to garden and where […]
Glorious Goodnestone, Part II: Graceful Grasses
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I have to admit I am not terribly well informed when it comes to grasses. My vocabulary extends about as far as Stipa and […]
Glorious Goodnestone, Part I: Mellow Fruitfulness
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I have never been a great fan of autumn. All the untidiness and decay just doesn’t work for me. I generally console myself with […]