A brilliant plantswoman, Joyce Robinson travelled to Greece in 1969 for a transformative month’s holiday. She was captivated by the rampant plants and climbers which grew abundantly on the island of Delos and the way they cascaded “over and through [...]

Here at Denmans it is June and although the pandemic is still here, we have begun to see easing of restrictions from the government. As a result as a garden we can now open along with the plant centre and [...]

Here at Denmans we welcome in the month of May and the garden is absolutely bursting with life and colour.  Nature is most certainly not in lockdown! We have four different forms of Wisteria sinensis in bloom at present: [...]

Below is a list plants that we currently have for sale.  It is not a complete list as we add new plants from time to time -- much is grown on site. We prefer payment by card only as we [...]

Here at Denmans, along with other gardens around the country, we are closed to the public due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Wildlife comes in many forms at Denmans Garden. The garden is bursting with colour and new growth, [...]

Biodiversity has become a topical issue; we are experiencing huge global biodiversity losses and yet it is vital to our species. “Without biodiversity there is no future for humanity", says Professor David MacDonald of Oxford University. This nest box [...]

We are now in the month of March here at Denmans, and after what has been a mild winter (calendar wise December- February), lots of growth and flowers abound the garden, many ahead of their natural spring flourish. We still [...]

We are now in February at Denmans Gardens and there is an explosion of colour throughout the garden from the many bulbs that are now appearing. The Galanthus (snowdrops) and Eranthis (winter aconite) that I mentioned in January’s notes are [...]

An early blooming pink bergenia in the dry river bed at Denmans. It’s that moment in early spring when bulbs and perennials begin poking their heads through the cold soil, reaching for the faint warmth of fragile winter [...]

During the winter months we are taking the opportunity to assess the more structural elements in the garden, for example evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees. We can be objective in looking at whether certain views of the garden could [...]