by Elizabeth Cairns | Nov 12, 2020 | General
The lavender is looking superb! it is absolutely humming with bees both honey bees and bumbles. The weather has been perfect for it with little splashes of rain and lovely warm sunshine in between.The garden will be open this coming Sunday 19th July and Monday 20th...
by Elizabeth Cairns | Nov 12, 2020 | General
Now that the lockdown has been relaxed we have decided to allow people to visit the garden though they will of course need to observe the safety rules. We will open for the NGS on 19th and 20th July 12.0 – 5.0 and anyone who wishes to come then should go to the...
by Elizabeth Cairns | Nov 12, 2020 | General
Very exciting! Our pond has been transformed by a beautiful water sculpture by Giles Rayner in the shape of a star. He has called it Sirius. It is to my mind perfect. A gentle cascade of water flows from each point of the star which is just what we wanted. Movement...
by Elizabeth Cairns | Nov 10, 2020 | General
A few precious sunny days and the garden comes to life. Crocus tomasinianus, the first hellebores, a few cyclamen coum and a gorgeous clump of dark purple iris reticulata Pauline. Now the dank cloudy weather has closed in again but we still have these flowers hinting...
by Elizabeth Cairns | Nov 10, 2020 | General
Our view of the Kentish Weald looks wonderful at any time of year but perhaps especially so in winter. We have not had many frosts this winter but I managed to catch this image from the bedroom window by getting up early one morning.
by Elizabeth Cairns | Nov 10, 2020 | General
Now every day sees new snowdrops appearing. The earliest here is Peter Gatehouse which flowers in December. This is followed by Donald Sims – an elegant snowdrop which is flowering now. My absolute favourites early in the year are Mrs Macnamara and Three Ships....
