Edible Ornamentals
What a lovely summer it is. There have been occasional showers to compliment the heat, the fields are full of golden brown wheat looking splendid against a blue sky backdrop, and garden flowers...
View ArticleSeptember – still lots of late colour
Apologies for our lack of Blog posts this summer – it’s been a hectic time with many long, hot days on the business end of a hosepipe and plants leaving us for new homes so quickly that there doesn’t...
View ArticleAutumn hues
Autumn hues Acer palmatum There is something special about the woodland garden in autumn. I love the still misty mornings, the beaded water droplets on silky spider’s webs and territorial Robins...
View ArticleMyanmar and the Himalayas
In November I was lucky enough to join an expedition to explore one of the least explored mountainous regions of Northern Myanmar. This part of the Himalayas takes a lot of planning and logistics to...
View ArticleMarch 2015
After some winter hibernation for both the plants and the staff the Plant Centre is back for a new season and, although the weather is still chilly, we’re busy getting stocked up with goodies for 2015....
View ArticleInspirational spring plants and Garden development
At last spring is well under way with the woodland valley full of bursting Magnolias and vibrant Camellias, Daphnes, Corylopsis, and the waxy beaded flowers of Stachyrus chinensis. I had a walk...
View ArticleMay 2015
Firstly apologies for the delay in writing another Blog entry – spring is our busiest time for plant production and the combination of two weeks of hot weather followed by a return to cold nights has...
View ArticleNew Plant List
We don’t produce an annual printed catalogue any more – it proved impossible to keep it up to date as plants came and went so quickly during the season. However now we have this new website we thought...
View ArticleGarden updates
The year 2015 corresponds near enough to the 250th year that the walled garden at Abbotsbury was conceived. It was built for Elizabeth Fox Strangways, the 1st Countess of Ilchester, primarily as a...
View ArticleAbbotsbury Gardens 250 years old in 2015
It’s the end of the year and what a busy year it has been. The gardens have achieved remarkable longevity as they are 250 years old this year and they are still managed by the same family many...
View ArticleFlaming June
Flaming June!! Right now I am mentally confused over the weather! Some may agree with the narrative that I am mentally confused but that’s usually until I’ve had my first cup of coffee of the morning....
View ArticleA good old fashion summer
It’s been a great summer for us gardeners and we can’t complain, we’ve just had a proper summer! We actually had sunshine and warmth throughout most of August just what the summer flower displays...
View ArticleA Good Old Fashion Summer
It’s been a great summer for us gardeners and we can’t complain, we’ve just had a proper summer! We actually had sunshine and warmth throughout most of August just what the summer flower displays...
View ArticleReflections and changes
The gardens have seen a steady flow of visitors this year right through from the early Magnolias Rhododendrons and Camellia flowering time in the spring, through to the high summer with colourful...
View Article‘At last there are signs of Spring in the air’
I had a quick walk about in the garden this morning, avoiding the running rills of excess water as it’s still pouring off the hills and washing the gravelled paths down into the stream. Only a couple...
View ArticleA challenging spring and summer
Everyone involved with managing a garden with important botanical collections across the country can vouch that this last winter was a tricky one. I’ve heard of major plant loss in several historic...
View ArticleTools of the trade
I couldn’t believe it when I looked at my blog page, it was last updated over a year ago so it’s about time I put down some thoughts. I have been caught up in the a tendency to use the…
View ArticleThe Plant Centre is open again!
Now our Plant Centre is open again, we’ve got an excellent stock of some of the rarer plants everyone associates with Abbotsbury Gardens. We’ve been busy looking after our plants during the lockdown...
View ArticleDid you know The Secret Garden was filmed at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens?
A new film adaptation of The Secret Garden, starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters has landed in UK Cinemas and on Sky Cinema – and Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is one of the stunning garden...
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