Many of us are proud of our gardens in June. Fresh and fecund with roses, early clematis, lupins and foxgloves - they're a sight to behold. Pinks, blues, purples and...
We were blessed with fantastic weather for our early summer photoshoot this week. With Gloucestershire head gardener Anton Blackie, ex Highrove gardener Nicola Hope MHort, nursery owner Rosie Hardy, and social...
Our woodland garden at Genus HQ is located around centuries old quarry workings. Spoil from the subterranean stone mine was piled up creating a 30 metre long mound nearly 3...
The recent hot weather drew our attention to the narrow border that butts up to the back of the cottage at Genus HQ. South facing, and with well drained soil it’s...
We might not be celebrating a birthday but the candles are out at Genus HQ . Our magnificent Horse Chestnut trees are in flower - it’s something we look forward...
A bout of seed sowing last month in the Genus greenhouse has started to pay dividends and despite the recent cold weather most of our seeds have germinated and put...
Cowslips! They started appearing in the orchard lawn at Genus HQ about five years ago and with judicious mowing have continued to thrive. What was once half a dozen plants...
Regular readers will have seen the sad news reported in our February blog where toads that make an annual pilgrimage from their winter quarters out of our dry stone walls,...
Half term duties and a family week away helped us miss the inclement weather that gardeners have been ‘enjoying’ recently in the UK. The much needed break (Lisbon, thank you...
With the predominance of narcissi and tulips in the garden at this time of year and the multitude of colours they bring, it's always a surprise for us when the...
Hidden behind our showroom at Genus HQ is our nuttery. Planted three years ago, the clumps of hazel (Corylus avellana) are maturing well with some of the shrubs (or are...
Every March we look forward to our toads returning to the pond where spotty necklaces of gelatinous morse code are intricately woven around the Elodea and emerging lily stems. A...
From skin care and sore throats to healing wounds and insect bites, witch hazels (Hamamelis) have been used for centuries as natural remedies or available as over the counter products...
Anyone who’s been following us on Instagram recently will know it's been a busy start to the year for Genus. This week the cameras came to the garden to catch...
Walk into the Genus garden at the moment and spots of gold will catch your eye in the subtle shade of our hazel and sycamore copse. Beautiful Eranthus hymalis have...
We all wait in anticipation for the first tulip, the first snowdrop or the first daffodil but many plants will already be flowering, advertising their presence with scent and colour. ...
As stocks in the Genus vegetable garden start to dwindle it’s encouraging to see 2024’s produce already underway starting us off on an encouraging footing for the new year. Onions,...
Happy new year and a wonderful start to 2024 for all our readers. For most of us the start of January has been decidedly and unforgettably wet with the conditions...
Strong winds in the week before Christmas blew through the garden like a roaring jet engine, littering the lawns with tree limbs and rotten branches, and creating a giant game...
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The Genus Garden - Musings From Joff, Our Head Gardener
