The secret, if there is one, to good gardening is in the soil. Looking after your soil is vital. We are only beginning to understand the importance of all the billions of organisms that contribute to the health of plants and the structures in the ground that supply water and nutrients to our precious flowers […]
One of the wonders of nature that inspired me in my gardening life is how a seed grows into a tree; I discover this at 6 or 7 years old […]
This is an introduction to gardening for young people to inspire future generations of gardeners. The workshops have a maximum of eight children each accompanied by an adult, so everyone […]
This is a free introduction to vegetable growing for residents of Saline and Steelend organised by the Gardening Club. The workshops have a maximum of ten people and is aimed at beginners aged 12 and 90 that want to add to their skills growing things to eat. Run by Peter and Robert, both with a […]
This is a free introduction to vegetable growing for residents of Saline and Steelend organised by the Gardening Club. The workshops have a maximum of ten people and is aimed […]
A season ticket provides entry to the garden on any open day through the year for the holder plus one friend. You can visit as often as you like and […]
Now Monday due to high weather warning on Sunday. An Easter Egg hunt with a difference. Our friendly dragons that live in the garden have lost their eggs in the recent storm and need your help to find them. They know the eggs are somewhere in the garden and woodland. Enjoy the trail at Kirklands […]
In April the garden bursts into life with a carpet of spring flowers. Wood anemones, trilliums, fritillaries erythroniums and lots more with a backdrop of magnificent rhododendrons. Stroll around the garden with Peter to see the large clumps of yellow anemone ranunculoides and the hidden treasures of erythronium hendersonii. There are hundreds of trillium grandiflora […]
This is an introduction to vegetable growing to learn about the delights of growing vegetables and feeding the family with things from your own garden. The workshops have a maximum […]
This is an introduction to vegetable growing to learn about the delights of growing vegetables and feeding the family with things from your own garden. The workshops have a maximum […]