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Sunday 6th April Sunday 11th May Sunday 8th June Sunday 20th July 10am – 3.30pm with Debbie Wilson and Sue Mabberley  Nant-y-Bedd, Fforest Coal Pit, Abergavenny, NP7 7LY  There are lots of ideas about wild gardening pinging around online and in the media, but it can all be a bit bewildering when you first begin to try it. And it’s not always at all clear what kind of garden you might end… Read More

… does it take to get a rose back over a pergola? The answer is a lot more than you’d think. But why were we trying to move the rose? The story begins in about August of 2023, when the old pergola began showing signs of terminal decay. It had been there a long time, built by me when the rose was a lot smaller. The first signs that all was not… Read More

For those of you who are not ‘signed up’ to receiving our bi-monthly Newsletter, here is the latest issue. To get it straight to your e-mail box, just ask!

Regular readers of this blog and our newsletter will recall that last Autumn Sue and the wonderful people from Candide recorded an audio tour of our lovely garden.  The tour describes about a dozen different aspects of the garden, giving some history and the whys and wherefores of the particular planting or feature. For those of you who have visited this is a chance to relive your experience and, maybe, to have… Read More

Continuing our series of short garden videos, here’s one for all of us who find the sound of running water so relaxing. Being where we are, we have no shortage of running water.  The Nant y Bedd – Stream of the Grave – running through the garden and feeding into the beautiful Grwyne Fawr.  And then we have our ‘adopted’ waterfall on the opposite bank, which is unfortunately never as spectacular when… Read More

A bit of a teaser, particularly given the recent stuff about GDPR. You may have seen that we produce a bi-monthly newsletter, and the May issue has just been sent out to those who have requested it. If you would like to get a regular copy, or even just see if you like this one, drop us an e-mail to garden@nantybedd.com and a copy will come winging your way. I’ve been told… Read More