Back in November, the garden team noticed that all the holly trees were festooned with sparkling red berries, we joked at the time that it was a sign of the Read More
2023
Garden Chronicles: Surviving Storm Ciaran, Enjoying Autumn Colours and Preparing the Garden for Winter
The beginning of this month began with storm Ciaran, hitting much of the Southern coast of England, an Amber weather warning was issued, where wind speeds could exceed 85 mph Read More
Preparing for the Spectacular: Behind the Scenes of our Halloween Open Day and Garden Preparations!
This month we have spent considerable amount of time preparing for the half term Halloween Open Day. It’s only the second time we have opened the garden this year, but Read More
Splashes of Autumn: A Colourful September in the Garden
It’s been a very colourful month. The weather has been mild and warm, and many plants and flower beds that were looking tired last month, are now resprouting and gaining Read More
Head Gardener’s August Blog
This month we were really pleased to open Fairlight Hall Gardens to raise money for the National Garden Scheme. We opened on the weekend of 19th/20th August. This was our Read More
Head Gardener’s July Blog
It has been a while since I have written a garden blog. These past three months, have been a bit of a whirlwind in the gardens. The gardeners were playing Read More
Head Gardener’s April Blog
What a cold, damp start to the year, across our garden everything is so slow to start. Last year we were a full month ahead. Normally this time of year Read More
The Oldie Magazine Literary Lunch
On Wednesday 26 April, we hosted our first Literary Lunch organised by The Oldie Magazine. Over 150 guests enjoyed listening to three fantastic authors including Craig Brown, Marry Killen and Read More
Head Gardener’s March Blog
We are now in March, the leaf clearance has come to an end and we are looking forwards to spring. It’s been a very mild winter, little sign of frost Read More
Latest news from Fairlight Hall RDA
Click on the link below to read the Fairlight Hall RDA latest newsletter. Winter 2022 Fairlight Hall RDA Newsletter