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Welcome to the gardeners' blog

Welcome to the gardeners' blog

Across six palaces, dozens of expert gardeners work all year round to maintain the world-famous landscapes that belong to our sites. On the gardeners’ blog, hear directly from our experts about how they design, plant, care for and maintain the historic formal gardens and parkland at Hampton Court, Hillsborough Castle, Kew Palace and more.

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Agave Victoriae Reginae in the Sunken Garden

Plant hunters: Victorian plants are brought to Kensington Palace

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Graham Dillamore
As we all know from our history lessons at school, the Victorian era in ...
Herbs through history: from the Tudors to today

Herbs through history: from the Tudors to today

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Hilary Theaker
Central to the kitchen garden at Hampton court is its collection of herbs, and ...
Wildflowers bloom at Kensington Palace

Wildflowers bloom at Kensington Palace

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces
After a lot of hard work this winter by the gardens team at Kensington ...
What's growing on in the kitchen garden this year?

What's growing on in the kitchen garden this year?

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces
A view of the kitchen garden. In 2014, a reconstructed ...
A tulip spectacle in the Hampton Court gardens

A tulip spectacle in the Hampton Court gardens

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces
Whenever I think of tulips I can’t help but start singing that lovely song ...
Falling in love with Auriculas: the most demanding and beautiful flowers in our collection

Falling in love with Auriculas: the most demanding and beautiful...

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces
Primula auricula are the acknowledged ‘divas’ of the plant world. Originating from the alpine meadows ...
The White Garden at Kensington Palace

The White Garden at Kensington Palace

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Historic Royal Palaces
The ...
Winter supplementary deer feeding in Home Park

Winter supplementary deer feeding in Home Park

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Historic Royal Palaces
The fallow deer ...
Late Summer

The East Front Herbaceous Middle Border

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Historic Royal Palaces
Herbaceous borders take a huge amount of work to keep them looking good, and ...
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