Gardens

21 Jun

Posted at 16:25h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Roses are blooming throughout the gardens with the parterre hitting its best in June. As with all plants if something is grown in the same place for a long time the soil will eventually tire, and the plants will begin to suffer. This is the case with the rose parterre, and we are mid-way through a rejuvenation process where we are removing tired beds and replanting with new rose varieties which have better...

23 May

Posted at 13:47h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A poem for May   "Now the bright morning-star, Day’s harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Woods and groves are of thy dressing; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long."   -  John Milton, Song on a May Morning,...

08 Apr

Posted at 12:14h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]After what seems an age since we closed the gates last autumn, we are delighted to welcome you all back to Grimsthorpe to what we hope will be another enjoyable and floriferous year! April is a time for new beginnings, holidays, and changeable weather. After the shirt-sleeve warmth of March, April has arrived with a reminder that we are not to take the weather for granted as we have had numerous frosts with beautiful...

11 Mar

Posted at 18:43h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]March is a month of change and a month of doing in the garden. The weather can be unpredictable and a vigilant eye on the forecast is necessary to avoid being caught out by frosts or storms. As the Saxons foretold, Solmonath brought us great storms, rain, and subsequent mud! We were fortunate to not sustain any great damage here in the gardens during the three big storms of February but sadly a small...

10 Feb

Posted at 09:00h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]February has arrived after what has been an incredibly dry January having had just over 13mm of rain here at Grimsthorpe. This is not unusual but when compared to the 121mm of last January it nods towards the uncertain climate we live in. Throughout the ages, weather has been a high topic of conversation, particularly for us as gardeners. In Anglo-Saxon times February was known as Solmonath which is worryingly translated as “mud...

10 Jan

Posted at 09:00h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to our first gardens blog of 2022. We find ourselves within another interesting winter with recent highs of 15 degrees over the Christmas period. This unseasonable warmth has benefits and drawbacks. Agreed, you do not have to put every coat and hat on to go for your festive walk but neither do the insects that we gardeners deem as pests. We garden here at Grimsthorpe as organically as possible. We do that by striking...