Nant y Bedd

Having a conversation with some garden visitors yesterday by the pond, it came to me that we have been, if not first then, early adopters of lots of things that have...

August Bank Holiday and too busy to compose a blog – harvesting produce, trimming hedges, weeding paths, and enjoying the long-awaited sunshine and our visitors.  Lots of lovely enthusiastic comments in...

Somewhat belatedly, we finally have a couple of pigs.  Caroline’s wonderful garden map shows a little piggie waiting to meet our visitors and we’ve been having to explain that we “haven’t...

The publicity machine rolls on!  Last week saw the publication of a wonderful article in the (very upmarket) House and Garden magazine. As with many of these things the wait was...

Yesterday was the annual Llanthony Valley & District Show and Sports.  The weather wasn’t the greatest; wellies and 4x4s were the order of the day.  In addition to the usual vegetable...

We thought we would let those of you who don’t follow us on Instagram or Twitter have a quick look at what’s great in the garden and some of the lovely...

Yet more exposure for the garden today as Country Homes & Interiors publishes the long awaited article and photos by Carole Drake. I won’t spoil it for you, but here’s part...

Regular readers will remember a recent blog wondering whether we had found the Bedd (grave) which gives the house and stream its name.  Well, it appears we probably hadn’t. By chance,...

I did a blog about ferns some years ago, but at this time of year they always look so spectacular as the fronds poke out from what looks like a dead...

We’ve taken a major step this year by joining in with the Gardeners’ World Magazine 2for1 scheme.  In other words, with one of their cards, two of you get into Nant-y-Bedd...