March 2022
This Week in the Garden... 16th March 2022
The Franciscan Gardens survived Storm Eunice back in February but were not entirely unscathed. Recent visitors will have noticed that the very large...
Gardeners’ Corner - Page 2
Our skilled Head Gardeners are always busy working hard in the gardens. Follow their blog to discover seasonal developments and the latest work taking place.
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Image credit: Sarah D. Andrews
February 2022
This Week in the Garden... 21st February 2022
It has been an extremely mild and dry January and February so far. It feels a little as though we have gone from autumn straight into spring. Us...
December 2021
This Week in The Garden... 12th December 2021
The wet and windy weather of early December has given the Gardens a good shake up and finally all the leaves have fallen. The mountain of collected...
November 2021
This Week in The Garden... 26th November 2021
Some important seasonal jobs have been completed in the past couple of weeks that have been on the “to do” list for a while. November is the best...
November 2021
This Week in The Garden... 5th November 2021
This week saw the first frost of the season making the lawns in the Cloister Garth look as though they’d been liberally sprinkled with...
October 2021
This Week in The Garden... 20th October 2021
The Cherry Walk has been planted with 2000 single snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) bulbs, and, squirrels permitting, they should develop into a white...
