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

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

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?

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

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...

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

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Historic Royal Palaces

The ...

Winter supplementary deer feeding in Home Park

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Historic Royal Palaces

The fallow deer ...

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 ...