The walled garden has 4 new trees purchased and planted during the ‘National Tree Week’. These will provide dappled shade for even more hydrangeas. 3 are Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura for short) and 1 is a Liquidambar styraciflua Black Beauty. Thank you...
Hydrangea macrophyllas normally flower all at once between July and August and then die back all together between September and October. Some hydrangea breeders are trying to develop everlasting hydrangeas that will keep producing new flower heads on new growth...
This has been in planning for a number of years now! Don’t know why it’s taken so long but here it is. It describes the revival of the Darley Park gardens, started off with the hydrangea collection and added to last year by the wildlife gardeners who are...
The gates are now closed, completing a very unusual year which affected us volunteers somewhat but left the hydrangeas completely unaffected. They were more worried about the late frost and early drought. Over Winter we plan to plant out more of the paniculata...
The Green Flag Community Award is an annual review, run by Keep Britain Tidy, of the green spaces being maintained and transformed by the community. The criteria includes: is the space welcoming and safe; does it involve the local community positively; is...
