Satisfied visitors

An email received today from satisfied visitors: “On behalf of our Harleston U3A group who visited yesterday, can you please pass on our thanks to all concerned for an outstandingly interesting visit? Especially to Liz and Neil, our guides. It is a quite amazing...

Did you know….

The gargoyle that grimaces at us near the medieval window in the garden appears in photographs of Mr and Mrs Green, who lived in Plantation House after Henry Trevor.  At some stage the gargoyle disappeared and was returned to the garden much later by a descendant of...

First guided tour of the season

The garden looked lovely yesterday when a group of 40 from Henleaze Garden Club, Bristol, visited.  Having been to Sandringham and the Bishop’s garden before they arrived at the Plantation Garden, they were more than happy just to wander and sit once we had...

Our first Sunday Teas

On Sunday 27 May we had our first afternoon tea session of the summer. A very good crowd came in to enjoy the Garden and have some excellent home made cake with tea.  There will be music on most Sundays this season and this week it was Sonrisa. We have purchased new...

Escape to the Country filming

On a very cold evening in April a television crew came into the Garden on behalf of an independent company. They are preparing an edition of “Escape to the Country” and about 30 seconds of this will feature the Plantation Garden as an introduction to...