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Leaf mould, last pickings & 'spring bulb lasagne'
Here at the Garden Gate there’s a typically fresh autumnal chill in the air. As always, it's accompanied by that familiar slightly pungent..

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Sep 16, 20202 min read
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Watering, flower arranging & meadow sowing
Now we’re into August, a warm walk around the garden in beautiful sunshine reveals just how much everything is drying out after such a...

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Aug 14, 20202 min read
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Raising the spirits with crops & flowers aplenty
In a year so unlike any other, and thanks to the tremendous hard work of those who have maintained everything so well...

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Jul 18, 20202 min read
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Virtual Spring Open Day
Due to the unprecedented events caused by the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) our Spring Open Day, which was scheduled for Saturday...

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Apr 17, 20202 min read
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Growth, planning & wildlife
What better way to shake off the post-Christmas and New Year lull than to get outside in the January garden?

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Jan 1, 20202 min read
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Wreath making, drainage, air, light & hibernation
There’s nothing quite like the advent of December to demand that we direct our attention to wreath making. Each year, here at The Garden...

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Dec 1, 20192 min read
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Falling leaves, tulip planting & mowing
Colder, darker and wetter, with the first significant frosts all but guaranteed to bite, November is the month in which the deciduous...

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Nov 1, 20192 min read
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Replenishing, raking, resting & risotto
With sunlight at ever more of a premium, and as the days become colder and wetter, October is largely marked by jobs that begin to tidy...

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Oct 1, 20192 min read
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Fruit picking, dahlias, dividing perennials & spring bulbs
As late summer evenings begin to noticeably shorten and the warmth of the sun gently fades, September signals that the garden is winding...

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Sep 1, 20192 min read
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Vegetable harvest, dried flowers & spring bedding
Amidst the late summer heat of August, the garden’s annual cycle of growth is fast reaching full maturity. In the vegetable garden...

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Aug 1, 20192 min read
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Echiums, potatoes & lilies
Once past the year’s mid-point, the garden’s freshness usually begins to dry out in the full glare of July’s brilliant sunshine and...

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Jul 1, 20192 min read
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Roses & courgettes
As mid-summer fast approaches, everything in the garden seems to be happening at once during June. Greater sunshine and warmth bring out...

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Jun 1, 20192 min read
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Open Day success & spectacular tulips
We were very lucky that a mostly sunny April afternoon enabled us to welcome a bumper crowd to a hugely successful Spring Open Day. It...

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May 1, 20192 min read
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Frogs & asparagus
This year’s record high temperatures in February meant that the frogspawn appeared in our pond on the second day of March, almost a whole...

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Apr 1, 20192 min read
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Busy with spring jobs
With any luck, spring will arrive around the middle of March, signalled as ever by the cheerful blooms of golden daffodils...

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Mar 1, 20191 min read
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A time to catch up
During February, the weather is generally too bad for us to work on the land. It’s a time for catching up with preparatory jobs...

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Feb 1, 20192 min read
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Autumn activities
Whilst nature's been preparing for its annual rest its been all action here at The Garden Gate. The energetic removal of a concrete ramp...

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Nov 16, 20181 min read
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