Fun Palaces is a movement promoting community at the heart of culture, with an annual weekend of arts and science action created by, for and with local people. Our Fun Palace at Potager will involve sensory nature based activities, guided walks to share the nature and wildlife of the garden and a chance to experience […]
Things seem to happen quite slowly here, but we get there in the end… We were planting up a new area of the garden last week and I realised that it was the culmination of some three years’ work. The bank in the photo was once (back in the 1980’s, when Potager was a garden […]
Ungi molinae is a dense evergreen shrub with white bowl-shaped flowers in the spring and delicious red fruit in the autumn. Queen Victoria had the fruit grown for her here in Cornwall’s mild climate and sent by train to her table.
There are many cultivars of Agapanthus, but this white one is a surprise every year. Lovely to have its elegant presence amongst its blue cousins.
Lathyrus odoratus better known as the humble Sweet Pea. This flower is a favourite for planting at the entrance of the garden over the veg patch fence. We have been out in the garden many times and watched visitors stop in their tracks to take in the soft, sweet scent. A lovely way to say […]
Geum ‘Prinses Juliana’ beneath the Siberian irises is a wonderful sight in the garden this month.
Saxifraga x urbium is a really lovely ground cover plant. They work well in places such as the edge of a path, or a rock garden.
Leucadendron ‘Safari Sunset’. These plants originate from South Africa and therefore suit the warm dry environment of the glasshouse.
Chrysanthemum ‘Suffolk Pink’ This autumn flowering plant is still going through November and it is lovely to have little bursts of colours dotted through the garden.
Prostanthera cuneata, common name Alpine Mint Bush. This shrub has a lovely herb fragrance when it’s leaves are rubbed. And if you look closely, it’s small flowers are quite beautiful.
