Bird's Eye View

Bird's eye view of 1st square

Bird's eye view of the 1st square of Holkham walled garden taken while doing some tree work.

Samuel Wyatt's Vinery

 



Samuel Wyatt's Vinery

Preparation work before we start to repair the rotting beams. This is a long job as the building department have to source 10 metre long beams from Sweden.

Original Crank Wheel in Vineries

Crank wheel in vineries

The crank wheel in the vineries which open all the shutters in the vineries, still used today on warm days.

Under the gardens

Heating Tunnels

This is just some of the pipe work from the old heating system under the pathways which run from the boiler houses to the greenhouses. It goes to show the detailed work which must have gone on to build the walled garden over 150 years ago.

Colourful Osteospermum

Osteospermum

The sunshine and sheltered position in the Walled Gardens has bought the osteospermum out, which are a blaze of colour.

The Arena of Plants

The Arena of Plants
 

The Arena of Plants area in the Walled Gardens is now taking shape. The gravel paths have been relaid and beds and been planted. Plants are taking shape as the weather warms up.

Peach trees planted

Young peach tree planted

Peaches have been planted and are growing along the back wall in one of the greenhouses along with tomato plants and baby leaf salad. The harvest provides the hall and any surplus goes to the Victoria Inn. A new project will be starting shortly growing exotic mushrooms from the old mushroom house at the gardens.

Our new Landscape Manager

Phillip Oldham Landscape Manager

We're back! Our Landscape Manager Phillip Oldham welcomes you to our Holkham blog for the Walled Gardens. Phillip joined us in January this year and already has great plans for the restoration project.

Farewell Tim Marshall

Tim Marshall has left the position of Head Gardener at Holkham Hall at the end of October to take up a new position in Oxfordshire as head gardener. We wish him every success and happiness in his new position.

Tim Marshall

Starting work on the Arena of Plants

 

The end of September 2012. The weather is favourable so a start is being made on the winter project of digging out and laying the pathways through the area known as The Arena of Plants.  Tim Marshall, Head Gardener is on the digger. This is the way all the pathways were made through what is now the Vegetable and Cut Flower garden behind the wall seen in the video. By the end of next year 2013 this 'arena' will have been transformed and visitors will be able to stroll through the exotic trees and shrubs that have now become established.