by Mickle Creative | Jul 10, 2021 | Gardeners' Corner
The forecast for heavy rain and high winds caused us a few headaches and one very wet day last week was spent staking plants which might be vulnerable to wind damage and tying in all the long growth on the roses. It was worth the drenching and the effort because all...
by Mickle Creative | Jun 26, 2021 | Gardeners' Corner
The Gardens are at their best in early June and the hot sunny weather at the beginning of the month showed everything off to perfection. The showstoppers are the roses along the wall in the Cloister Garth, heavy with flower and scent. Rosa “Rambling Rector” flowered...
by Mickle Creative | Mar 25, 2021 | Gardeners' Corner
The wet showery weather has had us running to the shed for cover at intervals in the past week or two, but the rain has been very good for the bare root trees we planted near the mown paths in the wildflower meadow. There are two large greengages, a plum and three old...
by Mickle Creative | Mar 8, 2021 | Gardeners' Corner
Early spring in the Gardens brings out clusters of bright, breezy daffodils, gloriously rich purple crocus and the soft, rather shy blue of the wood anemones. The snowdrops are still in flower, but beginning to fade and over the next few weeks, once the flowers have...
by Mickle Creative | Feb 19, 2021 | Gardeners' Corner
This Week in The Garden…… 19th February 2021 The Gardens have emerged from last week’s snow and freezing conditions relatively unscathed. The new planting appears to have coped with the deluge and hopefully with the milder weather will recover from the shock....
by Mickle Creative | Jan 29, 2021 | Gardeners' Corner
This Week in The Garden…… 29th January 2021 The focus this week has been winter pruning. We started with the leviathan that is the wisteria. Last summer, after flowering, we took back all the new growth and long whippy strands and now, for the winter prune, the aim is...
