Welcome to The Garden Blog.
Our garden & grounds have various flowers and trees dotted around our 14 acres of land and throughout the year we plant many more beautiful plants and flowers, some of which are available to buy. (If you are interested in what we are selling head over to Plants for Sale)
Sue & Mike are avid gardeners and pride themselves on making Danemere look beautiful. When Sue & Mike first took over Danemere in 1988 it was a blank canvas, they have spent years working hard; planting, sowing and growing to get to where we are today.
Take a look at some of the snaps we have taken of the growings-on around Danemere and enjoy!
Check out our instagram, page for more updates on our beautiful grounds! https://www.instagram.com/thedanemeregarden/
Spring 2021
Autumn 2020
6th November 2020
Mike has been busy planting trees, 60 left to go!
28th October 2020
26th October 2020
24th October 2020
22nd October 2020
21st October 2020
20th October 2020
19th October 2020
18th October 2020
17th october 2020
14th October 2020
8th October 2020
Autumn Fungi
6th October 2020
Autumn honeysuckle
4th October 2020
We apologise for the delayed update!
It's looking very Autumnal here now, we love the earthy colours autumn brings.
Summer 2020
14th July 2020
13th August 2020
Wet & rainy storm day today - we needed this today after the hot weather we've had.
Collecting home grown plums with our little 'helper' Flora
12th July 2020
34 degrees, Scorcher of a day!
11 August 2020
10th August 2020
Wizard peeking behind the tree
28th July 2020
25th July 2020
22nd July 2020
18th July 2020
Buddelia
15th July 2020
Agapanthus
10th July 2020
Our home grown delicious tomatoes freshly picked
9th July 2020
8th July 2020
7th July 2020
Chocolate cosmo
15th June 2020
5th June 2020
4th June 2020
3rd June 2020
Its raining! Well... atleast the plants will be happy!
2nd June 2020
Roses aiming for the sky..
1st June 2020
We have had so many butterflys visit our flowers in this lovely weather! Can you spot the bumble bee on his way to retrieve the pollen from the Penstemon?
31st May 2020
Our highly requested hanging baskets are now ready and looking to make a home beautiful!
£20 / £30 depending on size.
30th May 2020
Take a look at some of the wonderful plants we have for sale!
29th May 2020
28th May 2020
Red sky at night shepherds delight!
26th May 2020
A very pretty Peony.
We also caught Miley, Sam & Purdy sitting together for a change, notice how sam is looking away - he doesn't like socialising! Perhaps it's because Miley is a greedy food thief!
24th May 2020
Exciting news! Our tomatoes are going to be ready in the next couple of weeks!
22nd May 2020
Hostas & Cornus
21st May 2020
the caterpillars have been very busy munching on our leaves!
19th May 2020
17th May 2020
16th May 2020
14th May 2020
12th May 2020
12th May 2020
13th May 2020
11th May 2020
Foxglove tree
10th May 2020
Mike has been busy pruning the willow walk (poor Mike!)
1st picture - 1/4 done
2nd picture - Finally finished!
9th May 2020
The last time we took a photograph of the wisteria was on the 30th of April (see blog post) and just look at how much it has flowered, its really came to life now!
8th May 2020
Some of the many bird feeders we have in our gardens, keeping the birds happy & singing!
7th May 2020
Iris & Cercis
6th May 2020
A sun shining day = beautiful walks here with the dogs (and Miley when she decides to tag along!) we have plenty of trees which create that much needed shade for the dogs when it gets too hot. These trees were planted by Sue and Mike over 20 years ago! Can you believe that when they first took over Danemere there were hardly any trees, bushes, shrubs, plants at all?! Looking back on photographs you can really see how much love and hardwork has been put into these grounds.
5th May 2020
Viburnum snowball - don't they just look wonderful? You can see why they got their name!
3rd May 2020
1st May 2020
Chestnut tree
30th April 2020
Our Wisteria is starting to flower and our crabapple tree is stunning!
28th April 2020
25th April 2020
The hedgerows are looking fantastic
23rd April 2020
We have sorted out our plant sale display and have some lovely plants for sale and of course, someone wanted to 'help'...thanks Miley, great work!
23rd April 2020
More birds spotted over the last couple of days - Buzzards, Hawfinch, Greenfinch, reed warblers, starlings and unfortunately sparrowhawks.
One of our staff members (who is not familiar with species of bird) spotted two magpies, two for joy! If of course you believe in the old nursery rhyme..
22nd April 2020
We have just sowed cucumber, sweetcorn, parsnip, lettuce and we have planted some potatoes.
Fingers crossed for a delicious crop this year!
19th April 2020
We have spotted lots of birds visiting our grouds recently, we have bird feeders dotted around for them to feast on and enjoy. We have attracted the following;
black birds, robins, flocks of sparrows & goldfinches, great tits, chaffinch, pigeons, long tailed tits, goldcrest, yellow hammers, dunnock, collared dove and a lesser spotted woodpecker.
We also have our regular pheasants visiting us.
16th April 2020
Not only do we have Peppers, melons and tomatoes growing well here we also have broad beans, french beans, peas, carrots, beetroot, raddish, purple sprouting, broccoli, romanesco cauliflower and savoy cabbage. WOW, we can't wait to taste!
14th April 2020
Our tomatoes, peppers and melons are thriving in this weather! We will be updating you with pictures very soon!
14th April 2020
Our tomatoes, peppers and melons are thriving in this weather! We will be updating you with pictures very soon!
12th April 2020
We would like to wish a very Happy Easter to everyone!
All of our Crab Apples are flowering and all of the edible apple, pear & plum trees are in full flower so hopefully we will get a good crop this year. We will be taking photographs soon.
Pictured is our enormous wild cherry tree.
11th April 2020
Its Easter sunday tomorrow & what a lovely weekend it is! The sun is still shining and it is currently 24 Degrees! Beautiful weather.
10th April 2020
All of our spring flowers are blooming and the hedgerows are greening up!
We have lots Tulips, Narcissus, Helleborus & Muscarc in flower and our sycamore trees are also in flower.
5th April 2020
4th April 2020
Kitty is going on an adventure!
Daffodils are a sure sign of Spring & Easter joy.
3rd April 2020
Early morning walks..
We have planted 3 new beautiful cherry trees along our path and they are now flowering well.
2nd April 2020
The dogs are having lots of fun in the nice warm weather.
Ziggy it's not a real horse silly!!
1st April 2020
30th March 2020
Kitty is having fun bird watching.
The birds have been singing so loud recently, it truly is beautiful to walk around our grounds and hear nature calling. We have spotted 4 song birds amongst other common birds!
27th March 2020
25th March 2020
24th March 2020
With the current pandemic situation we must stay positive, the sun is shining and gardens are looking beautiful. It certainly helps put a smile on our faces.
23rd March 2020
22nd March 2020
Magnolia tree is looking 'Mag'nificent
10th March 2020
Pops of colour!
9th March 2020
A flowering cherry tree means there truly is a hint of spring in the air!
1st March 2020
It has been a very up and down weekend with the weather but the sun is shining today, it's windy but who can complain after all of the rain we have had recently? At least the sun is out...for now!
21st February 2020
18th February 2020
16th February 2020
Storm Dennis is still persistent!
15th February 2020
It's a wet cold, miserable, stormy day however, our gardens really help brighten the place up and put a smile on our faces. The tomato plants growing nicely (we cannot wait for them to be ready!) and the flower beds are really starting to come alive now.
8th February 2020
The flowers are starting to come to to life, blooming well and injecting colour to our grounds.
