Now nearing its second year, the garden is beginning to look established. The newly planted native hedging provides a natural frame around the garden as the old ones do around the perimeter of the front and are starting to take hold and delineate the area. The varied flower borders provide colour from March to November and include Acanthus, Agapanthus Ajuga Alchemilla Anemone Artemisia Aster Campanula Crocosmia Dahli Fuchsia Geranium Geum H elenium Heuchera Hosta Penstemom Rrhododendron Rudbeckia Salvia Sedum Verbascum and Veronica.
We have polytunnel where we are starting to grow plants of our own, from cuttings or seeds and which will be used to re stock the garden and made available to buy too.
The gardens are maintained by a regular group of volunteers normally on our closed days so we do not disturb the peace and tranquillity of this unique place for visitors. Thrive are still very much involved with the garden and visit on Thursdays to help too – so do say hello to them if you see them in their purple tops toiling away.
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