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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 [...]
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 [...]
The Liquidambar styraciflua by the gate on Denmans Lane. 9 December 2019 Graham Best, Head Gardener Virtually all of the deciduous trees and shrubs have now lost their leaves after a glorious display this autumn, except for [...]
The new perennial look. How to rejuvenate your shrubs By John Brookes MBE HOW TO REJUVENATE YOUR SHRUBS Here, in the south of England, we have been having days of warm, sunny weather [...]
<< 英国BBCテレビでインタビューが放送されました。 | TOP 2019年03月16日 英国Denmansガーデン訪問記 - 故ジョン・ブルックス MBE氏自邸 世界的なトップガーデンデザイナーである、John Brookes MBE氏の自邸、 (MBEは大英勲章Member of the Order of the British Empireの略です。) デンマンズ・ガーデン(英国 West Sussex州)。 最愛なる恩師であるジョン・ブルックス氏は、 2018年3月に永眠してしまったのですが、 この庭は、今も後継者である仲間が引き継ぎ、 一般に公開されています。 庭園内は、通称John'sブルーと呼ばれる、青いベンチが点在。 のんびり座りながら楽しむのがお勧めです。 私も、ジョンへの心からの感謝の想いを込めて、 何年ぶりかに訪問してきました。 20年ほど前、初めて、デンマンズに到着した日の朝が思い出されます。 その頃、ガーデンデザインを学んで2年以上経ち、 著書を通して、崇拝していたジョン・ブルックス MBE氏による 集中コースの受講が、ようやく実現した初日の朝早く、 デンマンズを訪問し、 かなりどきどきしながら、自邸兼アトリエである、 このClock Houseのドアをノックしました。 その夏、この中にある、ジョンのアトリエで学んだ日々は、 今でも、私の宝物となっています。 ここは、20世紀初め、デンマンズ卿のお屋敷として、建てられました。 その後、2度の大戦を経て、 [...]