Potting Shed News

Potting Shed News: Last of the summer colour

Despite the heatwave that seemed to last an age, the gardens have remained very colourful, especially our annual bedding displays.

Read 10 September

Potting Shed News 13 July 2018 — Alan Titchmarsh opening the Maze with Head Gardener Andrew Mudge

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Potting Shed News: Farewell to Andrew

On Friday 20 July, we said goodbye to our Head Gardener Andrew Mudge. After over 12 years at Cliveden and forty years with the National Trust, he and his wife Lyn are heading off for retirement in East Devon where he will no doubt spend many more hours looking after his own garden as well as heading out to sea on his fishing boat.

Read 13 July issue

June 10 Potting shed news — Chantal planting the Duke's Garden

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Potting Shed News: Planting 40,000 bedding plants

It’s been a while since the last edition of PSN partly because the team has been working flat out on our bedding changeover process. This biannual task sees us plant up over 40,000 bedding plants on the Parterre, in the Long Garden, Duke’s Garden and, new for this year, the lower terrace.

Read 10 June 2018 issue

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Potting Shed News: What have we been up to?

The gardens have been looking so colourful in the sunshine recently but make the most of them as over the next few weeks, we'll be removing the spring bedding and replacing them with 45,000 plants as part of our biannual changeover process.

Read 10 May 2018 issue

Potting Shed News A rainbow of colour — Spring bedding on the Parterre

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Potting Shed News: A rainbow of colour

Considering the weather conditions the plants have suffered over the past few months, it's an incredible feat of nature they could put on such a great display.

Read 23 April 2018