Memories of Hestercombe...Part 17.2
Memories of Hestercombe - The Portman Chapel - criticism from a variety of media &…
Gardening Updates on a Busy Couple of Weeks!
Claire's team in the gardens have been pulling out all the stops recently, taking advantage of the good weather to get…
NGS 'must see'
Today Hestercombe is open under the National Garden Scheme. This means that takings from today's visitors will go…
cake update
It was Hannah's birthday at the beginning of the month. We have a 'cake rule' in the mess room- if it is…
annual bedding plants
Sorry for the lack of blogs, we had a delivery last week of over 7000 bedding plants as well as our own home grown…
Plant ID #4
from left to right: Rhododendron luteum Papaver ruprifragum Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' Clianthus puniceus…
Father's Day BBQ 2013
speed planting and the importance of caffeine
this week we had 7270 annuals and bedding plants delivered and we have been desperately trying to get them in the…
Sustainable Hestercombe - Charcoal & BBQs
Orangery Lawn Closure
The Orangery and Orangery Lawn will be closed from midday (12pm) on Saturday 8th June - there will be an alternative…
Here's....SUMMER!
At last! The good weather is upon us, for now at least. So enjoy it whilst you can. And there were hundreds of…
Last of the Bluebells
Sadly the beautiful bluebells that have graced the slopes of the landscape garden and the shady spots in the trees…
