Garden 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 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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