From Thursday 24th April the Stables Restaurant will be closed while refurbishment work takes place. The Gardens, House, book shop and plant sales are open daily as usual. Self serve tea and coffee is available in the courtyard.
Apologies for the inconvenience this will cause but something exciting is on the way... from the 1st of May, under new ownership, 'The Stables Hospitality' will open 7 days a week. For all enquiries please see www.thestableshospitality.com
I'm not entirely sure what we have done to the Bergenias (elephants ears) this year to bring on such a huge bloom, or if the weather has just been perfect conditions for them, but they are smashing.
Bergenias were Gertrude Jekyll's favourite plant- she even has them on her grave- and until now I've never really understood why. They can be a bit 'lumpy', look dreadful if the leaves get blackened by frost, and I've always just seen them as a bit of a gap filler at the front of a border.
But today i get it!
