Nant y Bedd

Hands up all those who thought this was going to be about Posh, Sporty, Scary, Baby and Ginger. Sorry to disappoint but this is about Sichuan / Szechuan Peppercorns, that staple...

Recently there was the nationwide Big Butterfly Count (unfortunately the weather didn’t help) but here at Nant-y-Bedd we had our very own Big Moth Count. Our friend Sheelagh and her sister...

This morning Chris Moncrieff, the Head of Horticultural Relations, called in to present us with our new trophy. Briefly the sun shone, but not for long, so we had the ceremony...

….. Nant y Bedd Garden! Yes, it’s true, we have won the RHS Partner Garden of the Year 2022. We heard about it a couple of weeks ago but weren’t allowed...

The river is high and the salmon are leaping in the Grwyne Fawr.

One of our eagle-eyed garden visitors was most excited last week when she spotted a Bilberry Bumble Bee on a thistle in the Meadow. Apart from it being yet another excuse...

Stephen Anderton's article in the Times on re-wilding

17th February and the edges of the big pond are deep in frogspawn again. How do they do it? It’s always the same day! However their calendars work, it is always...