June has arrived in fine style, hot and dry, great for the tan, not so good for plants.  They will need good watering every week or so, more often for shallow rooting plants like salad veg, tomatoes.  Also this year the soft fruit is suffering from lack of rain, so...

Their parents flew in Sunday March 29th and quickly feathered the nest. Now the five swallow babies have all successfully fledged but swoop back each evening and tuck up together as you can see from the photo!  Sarratt Swallows born and bred.

Natural sculpture! Photo shared by Will Hobhouse. If you have any interesting photos taken in lockdown do please share them with us. Send your images to [email protected]

Sustainable Sarratt - An Apiarist’s diary May and June are two of the busiest months of the year in the apiary. Colonies of honey bees that have survived the winter grow exponentially in number during the spring so that they are reaching their peak when pollen and...

The Benefits of Houseplants  May 2020 / Garden Anyone who has ever paid us a visit at The Grove will know just how verdant our 300 acres are. From the moment you turn onto the sweeping driveway, you’re met with a breath-taking view of lush greens. Head Gardener,...

You may well have noticed that the beautiful Willow tree that was by the pond has had to be taken down this week. It is always sad to say goodbye to a tree that for many years has been part of our beloved landscape. When the tree was checked for good health, an...

Now that May is with us, we normally look to better weather to plant out summer colour and tasty veg.  However, English Spring weather is almost never the same two days running.  “Here we go gathering nuts in May……”   is a well know jingle, but what nuts can possibly...

Top five tips for growing your own produce Spend your extra time in the garden this spring, and be inspired by Jemima’s Kitchen Garden to create your own mini veg patch! Below, our Gardens Supervisor, Abby Evans shares her top five tips to get you started. 1 . Mix up...