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Ripening Figs... 24 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Dotted around the productive gardens are various Ficus trees. The flower garden is home to our most productive Ficus tree which is laden with chunky fruit, ripening daily turning from a lime green to ...
Bursting Blackberries! 17 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Despite the season getting off to a slow start, the blackberries are bursting with flavour in the veg garden. Nestled in along side the other soft fruit trees such as the gooseberries, raspberries and...
Grapes Galore... 17 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
Currently in our vinery we have lots of bunches of healthy looking dessert grapes and with a bit of luck, mixed with a little pampering, we are hoping they will stay that way. As you can see from the ...
Ssssssssssnakes! 10 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
The Jungle team have certainly had their fair share of snake sightings recently. This grass snake shown above here was over 3ft long! They feed mainly on amphibians such as the common toads and common...
Chicken in the woods... 10 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
Look at this magnificant display of Chicken-in-the-woods hidden down in the Jungle. Laetiporus sulphureus is one of many edible mushrooms found in woodland around the world. The fleshy shelves made up...
All Systems Go... 10 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
Havester Anthony certainly has his work cut out in the Vegetable Garden at the minute, just look at the huge variety of fresh produce getting weighed up in the mushroom house ready for the tearooms...
Hanging out to dry.. 10 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
Although there are still plenty of the summer-season jobs to be getting on with, one thing every gardener gets excited about is saving seed (which in turn, saves money..Hurray!), for next years border...
Fabulous Floral Displays... 25 Jul 2013 | 08:26 pm
It is not just our produce that is getting away to a fantastic start this year but so are the floral displays in the Flower Garden. Most successful being the Godetia, with such a terrible wet year las...
Fruiting Frenzy.. 25 Jul 2013 | 08:07 pm
That time of year has come upon us again, and with what looked (and smelt!) like an amazing crop, the peaches and apricots sure enough didnt let us down. With a slow cold start to the year, the fruit ...
Ligularia's making a stand in the Jungle... 12 Jul 2013 | 05:25 pm
The Ligularia's (Leopards Plant) lining the path of Fern Gully are certainly putting on a spectacular show in the Jungle at the moment. Here is Ligularia 'The Rocket' (originating from North China) la...
