Step into Spring at Borde Hill Garden
Welcome to March
at Borde Hill Garden, one of the Great Gardens of Sussex, where
a winter of hard work now looks set to pay off.
This month marks
the beginning of an exciting season for Borde Hill. Not only are
signs of spring starting to emerge around every turn, but
our brand-new Adventure Playground in the Garden will officially
open to visitors on 25 th March too – it has all sorts
of brilliant climbing features to keep everyone amused, and even
includes a zip wire, so do come and be one of the first to check it out.
For head gardener
Andy Stevens and his team (four full-time, one part-time, five volunteers
and one trainee), this is the month where all the planting, mulching and
essential winter maintenance will start to bear fruit. That’s because
the daffodils will be out, and to accompany them on their triumphant return we
will also see anemones, some of our beautiful magnolias, and a few early
rhododendrons and camellias too.
Out
this month
Magnolias, Camellias, Daffodils, Anemones, Crocuses, Primroses, Rhododendrons
Looking ahead
April is no time
to be blue, as Borde Hill will once again be carpeted in gorgeous
bluebells, new camellias and magnolias will come into flower, and some of our
amazing rhododendrons will also join the spring party. 
Come and spot the
signs of spring while on the daily Easter Trail Adventure 6th
-22ndApril, with plenty of seasonal surprises along
the way, including crafting, puzzles, golden eggs… and of course a
little bit of chocolate.
On 25th April, Jim Gardiner, Vice President
of the RHS, will be giving a ‘Shrubs for Seasonality Talk’, followed
by a tour of the Garden. He will answer all your questions along
the way, as well as offer plenty of tips for successful shrub
growing, from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Booking in advance is required https://www.bordehill.co.uk/event/shrubs-for-seasonality/
But to add to
these returning favourites, we also have the 300 Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra', (commonly known as crown
imperial), that were planted last October in our newly-designed
Italian Garden. These should be just about ready to flower
towards the end of the month, so do look out for their glorious orange/red
bell-like flowers on your way around that part of the garden.
For more events
and bookings please visit our website https://www.bordehill.co.uk/event/
