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Great spotted woodpecker (Pixabay - 6552939)

February 11, 2022

A wild year at Highdown

Hi, I’m Charlotte and I’ve worked at Highdown Gardens for a couple of years now. One of the most ...

January 28, 2022

Plant Focus: Tibetan Cherry Tree – Prunus Serrula

For this month’s Plant Focus blog David Smart, Highdown’s Plant Heritage and Gardening Volunteer, writes about the Tibetan Cherry ...

January 17, 2022

Making the most of the new start to the year

Hello, my name is Pete and I am the Senior Gardener at Highdown Gardens. After the dark leaden skies ...

Viburnum x bodnantense - Bodnant Viburnum

December 20, 2021

Plant Focus – December 2021: Bodnant Viburnum – Viburnum x bodnantense

This month Roy Philpott, a Friend of Highdown Gardening Volunteer, has written about the Viburnum x bodnantense. Bodnant Viburnum: ...

(left) Coronilla glauca in flower and (right) Carpinus turczaninowii in dormancy

December 09, 2021

Stillness speaks

Hello my name is Glenn, I am one of the Craft Gardeners at Highdown Gardens. In the winter months ...

Arbutus x andrachnoides opposite the the Visitor Centre (credit Mark Emery)

November 25, 2021

Plant Focus – November 2021: Strawberry Tree – Arbutus X Andrachnoides

This month Mark Emery, a Friend of Highdown Gardening Volunteer, has written about the Arbutus x andrachnoides, or most ...

November 12, 2021

This is the Wild Flower Conservation Society

Hi, my name is Toby. I am one of the craft gardeners here at Highdown Gardens. Did you know ...

Verbena bonariensis - a bee in the flowers, and a close up of the flowers (credit Rebecca Jones)

October 13, 2021

Plant Focus – October 2021: Verbena – Verbena bonariensis

Highdown is launching a new series of monthly blogs called ‘Plant Focus’, written by our fantastic volunteers. Each blog ...

Sensory garden - late summer 2021 - raised planters, flowers and pergola

October 12, 2021

Summer gives way to Autumn in Highdowns sensory garden.

Hello my name’s Lisa and I’ve been a Craft Gardener at Highdown Garden for just over two months now. ...

One of our Irises - prawn-like rhizome with lots of roots on the underside with tall strappy leaves coming from the topside - spaced out newly divided plants

September 10, 2021

Among the Iris

Hello my name is Charlotte, I am the Craft Gardener here at Highdown Gardens. I have spent much time ...

Sensory Garden at Highdown Gardens (raised planting beds)

September 03, 2021

Introducing Highdown’s New Sensory Garden

Hello my name is Ellen, I am the Engagement & Volunteering Officer here at Highdown Gardens. One of Highdown’s ...

Sensory Garden at Highdown Gardens (raised planting beds and pergola)

August 13, 2021

Welcome back to the gardens

Hello my name is Pete, I am the Senior Gardener here at Highdown Gardens. It’s August and the Garden ...

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