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Caring for Grasses
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Late winter to early spring is the time when most grasses will need some annual attention; which is fairly straightforward provided that you know which group the grasses belong to. When it comes to pruning there are really two main groups of grasses; the evergreen group with foliage that stays alive all year, and the…
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Thursday 8th December 2022
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Wednesday had the first appreciably cold night of the winter with temperatures around -6’c. There was a moon and a clear sky which saw the temperatures drop to the extent that the garden was covered in a white frost on Thursday morning. The clear skies allowed for some early morning sunshine and as you will…
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Saturday 19th November 2022
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In spite of the wet and windy weather of recent weeks, with over 6 inches of rain falling so far this month, the garden is still looking pretty good. This morning was bright and clear with a touch of frost, and as you can see only a small amount of low sunshine is needed to…
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Sunday October 16th
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After a cool night, a bright clear blue sky morning and the welcome low sunshine combined with rapidly colouring trees and shrubs to offer some truly beautiful moments in the garden. All images were taken this morning around 9 am.
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October’s Glory
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As this month progresses the sunlight gradually sinks lower so that the effects of the light on the flowering grasses and the ever deepening foliage tints of many woody plants can provide some spectacular, if short lived, moments of great beauty. Clear, warming sunshine and a blue sky can provide some magical moments where every…
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The Low Light and Mellow Mornings of Autumn
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With the arrival of September almost invariably the light takes on a rather distinctive, soft and mellow quality that helps to make this time of year the special time that it is. Many of the fabulous flowering grasses are at their peak during high summer and autumn and when highlighted with low sunlight their flowers…
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A Knoll Gardens introduction; Sanguisorba Janets Jewel
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We are always pleased to be able to introduce a new plant to our range and on this occasion we are especially delighted to be able to offer Sanguisorba Janets Jewel. This special plant is named in honour of Neil’s Mum who, together with her husband John and Neil, came to Knoll Gardens a little…
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Two New Plants from Knoll Gardens
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As the world famous Chelsea flower begins its week long celebration of plants and all things gardening, we are delighted to announce the launch of two new plants. One a grass and the other a perennial; Sesleria ‘Summer Skies’ and Stachys ‘White Lightning’. Sesleria ‘Summer Skies’ With its soft blue grey foliage and attractive creamy…
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Moths and Newts in the Garden
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The Knoll Gardens Foundation (Reg Charity 1159390), is dedicated to achieving a better understanding of the balance between Knolls naturalistic ethos and the gardens wildlife. As part of this work the charity undertakes a number of activities within the gardens such as seasonal night time surveys of moths, as well as several torchlight surveys of newts…
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May; a celebration of Spring
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It is not only Chelsea Flower Show that offers a celebration of flower, as this month in the garden has to be a similar annual celebration of spring with myriad different flowers appearing from bulbs, perennials and woody plants alike. Take for example the gardens collection of rhododendrons which seemingly explode into flower at this…
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