
Summer Update from the Gardens 2026
By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener Well, what a summer it was. Record temperatures, very little rain and conditions that continued...


By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener Well, what a summer it was. Record temperatures, very little rain and conditions that continued...

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener After a very wet winter it is great to see the garden coming alive again....

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener It has been a difficult year in the garden with a very long dry spell,...

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener It never ceases to amaze me how good the soil is here at Parham. We...

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener Preparation for our spring opening at Easter starts early in the winter when we were...

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener Once our cut flower Dahlias have been frosted in the autumn we carefully lift the...

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener It has been an interesting spring / summer in terms of weather. Apart from a...

Since the last update, the garden is looking very different. All the hard work that was done in the winter...

By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener Winter in a large garden is a busy time of year despite the challenges the...
By Andrew Humphris, Head Gardener “After recovering from our winter losses and the cold, wet start to the season, we...