After a mild winter and a warm but wet spring, the hydrangeas are flowering even earlier this year. We will open the gates to the walled garden on Tuesday 30 June and they will remain open all day every day until the end of October. As always, the display will change...
A panel from Hydrangea Derby assessed 114 of our established cultivars of Hydrangea paniculata every two weeks throughout the flowering period, awarding each cultivar points out of ten. The photos below show the top 3 cultivars for 2025, and the top 14 cultivars are...
March is the start of a new gardening year here at Hydrangea Derby and we've being making the most of the beautiful sunny weather to do some preparatory work. Our priority has been to start mulching the beds with woodchip kindly provided by Derby City Council. There's...
Part of the paniculata collection showing some of the cultivars with late season red shades (Click to expand)
All our cultivars (as of September 2024) are now listed under 'Our Plants' - 'paniculata' about half are with detailed Plant Profiles the remaining profile will be added when completed which may take some time.
We've added some daffodils and tulips to the outer garden to add some interest while we wait for the hydrangeas to flower.
Hydrangea aspera, in the walled garden, is putting on another splendid autumnal display and attracting all sorts of bees and other insects. Enjoy these images and come and see it if you can.
In Hydrangea, there are two types of flowers, these are: a) Fertile flowers that have carpels, nectar, ovaries, stamens (with pollen) and very small sepals and petals. b) Sterile flowers that do not have any carpels, ovaries, or nectar, but do have stamens (with...
Anna Church, weather reporter for East Midlands Today visited us in September to put us 'On the Map'. She and her camara person, Troy, spent the morning of 6 September with us and created this lovely couple of minutes to share the garden with lots of others.
