Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
Hessian-covered tables of beautiful organic veg & herb seedlings on the croquet lawn.
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
Pumpkins before the rush….pop-up restaurant in the Hayshed….
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Is she not the most perfect pink? The English Rose, Constance Spry; one of the first bred by David Austin and one of the first roses I chose to plant in the garden. She has a strong myrrh fragrance and flowers only once a year, in the spring. This is the very...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Guess what I’m up to? Gathering armfuls of elderflower to brew into cordial for our open garden weekend! Of course, like everything here, we really do operate on a domestic scale. So while there is ample for us and our Kitchen Gardening Days, open garden may...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
As we rocket towards our open garden weekend on 19 & 20 October, the garden is exploding into a sea of froth & frou-frou! The weather is chaotic: searing heat & hostile winds, with the odd glorious day in between, but not a drop of rain. Although this...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
I sometimes think that maybe broad beans (double-shelled of course!), are my very, very favourite things. Combined with an asparagus or two, all straight from the garden, you have a plate of veg straight from heaven…
