It's not too late to contribute to the Journal of The Plantation Garden Preservation Trust - the annual magazine for members of the Garden.  Sadly our planned events in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Trust were put on hold so there are almost no pictures...

Sadly, it's a while since we shared any news here.  The pandemic has caused the cancellation of events in the Garden, including our planned celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust - and we had such a feast of activities lined up...

The Garden proved popular on Heritage Open Day , Sunday 15th September. Thanks to all the volunteers who made it such a great day.

Hyacinths and magnolia - signs of spring in the Garden

We had a full house for our Annual General Meeting. Part of the attraction, no doubt, was the speaker Matthew Williams who has written a fascinating book about what's underneath Norwich. He focused on the geology and topography of the area round the Plantation Garden....

The fox netting comes off to reveal the primulas. Spring is here!

The largest Horse Chestnut tree in the Garden had Bleeding Cancer which was getting rapidly worse. A decision to fell this for safety reasons was followed by the problem of how to extract this from the very far corner of the garden. The Georgian Townhouse are the new...

Our gardeners enjoyed prosecco and mince pies in the garden today.  A Christmas treat for all the hardworking volunteers.  Roger Connah (Chair) gave a vote of thanks!  The garden is looking tidy and trim.

Our Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' (Chinese rice-paper plant 'Rex') has flowered for the first time!