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Hydrangea Derby Open Day 2021
This year the Open Day will be on Sunday, 8 August 2021. This, of course, all dependent on Government guidelines and restrictions. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter posts for up to date information. Open Day Poster This is Hydrangea macrophylla 'Salsa'
New Trees for the Walled Garden
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...
The New with the Old
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...
New Welcome Board for Darley Park Gardens
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...
Hydrangea Derby Stop Press
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...
2020 Green Flag Community Award
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...
2020 Gates Closing. Tuesday, 3 November 2020
The hydrangea season is coming to an end so we are closing the gates of the walled garden on Tuesday, 3 November 2020. The outer garden stays open all year. It's been a funny old year what with one thing and another. The hydrangeas suffered from the early drought...
Hydrangea macrophylla Fantasia
This one is interesting because of the muted tones of the sepals which are changing colour every week. The pink, green and creams are reminiscent of Hydrangea macrophylla Amethyst.
Erewash Sound in the Garden
Gardener Steve visited the hydrangea garden on Saturday, where we spent a couple of very pleasant hours, offering plants for donations and talking to Steve about our collection and the garden, and sharing the benefit of our experience of maintaining the hydrangeas. ...
Hydrangea Derby Just Giving Page
Because of Covid 19, we've not been able to do our Open Day or the private tours which are a large part of our income. So that we can keep the hydrangea garden looking good for all our visitors, we've set up a Just Giving page. If you press on the link, it will take...