Nant y Bedd
Fantastic open garden in the Brecon Beacons - an RHS Partner Garden
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Lunch: 11am - 2pm
Dinner: M-Th 5pm - 11pm, Fri-Sat:5pm - 1am
Dinner: M-Th 5pm - 11pm, Fri-Sat:5pm - 1am
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Just a few sounds for you today. A somewhat uncommunicative owl from last night as we had a quick stroll to check the forest barriers were locked – essential travel!! …and a much more tuneful Dawn Chorus from early this morning. With virtually no planes and no traffic, it’s lovely to hear the birds as they should be.
Category: Gallery, Living Green, What's New Tags: birdsong, dawn chorus, nature, owls, Spring
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2022 garden openings
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Courses and Groups
If you would like to attend a course (see Courses and Events), bring a group to Nant-y-Bedd or even run your own course in our 10 acres of garden, woodland, pasture and river, just drop us an e-mail - address below - and we can discuss your needs.
We have had a 52 seat coach get here without any problem, so don't be concerned about narrow roads if thinking of a group visit
Sue gives talks to Garden Clubs, U3A, WI and similar organisations. As above, drop us an e-mail.
Eco-Opening
We do also open occasionally for the Monmouthshire Eco-Open Doors programme. If you are interested in any of our various eco-features (hydro, woodburners, organic growing, natural swimming pond etc.) give us a call to arrange a visit.
Rhubarb and rose petal birthday cake. Yesterday we hosted another glorious foraging day with @foragefinefoods This one was extra special as the cake was for our friend and guru, Mick Petts, who designed and constructed our natural swimming pond. That's where we ate our seasonal foraged lunch cooked over an open fire alongside the pond, with damselflies, the view across the meadow and flanked by our huge Douglas fir trees....and we toured the forest and garden sampling what can be foraged from even the smallest garden. A great day. Next one is on the 2nd of June. #eatyourweeds
Unfurling ferns, greater stitchwort, bluebells, wild garlic and three-cornered leek in the Edible Forest Garden enjoying the light rain this afternoon. So are we. #rainatlast #forestgarden #wildgardening
The Potager this afternoon. Tulip White triumphator, with hop shoots finding their strings. Honesty. And the deliciously scented tulip Ballerina. Planted out Heritage pea 'Llanover', Woad, Lunaria annua 'Chedglow' (thank you, Alison) and white Herb Robert (thank you, Jacky) with the cuckoo doing what cuckoos do all day. #busydayinthegarden #wherestherain #gloriousmay
Yesterday we hosted a visit for members of the @small_woods_association. Our theme was 'Growing Edibles in a Woodland'. We toured the garden and forest sampling wood sorrel, hop shoots, wych elm seeds, sweet cicely and lots more. A glorious day. Thanks to @larachristen_photography for the photos and help during the day. #forestforaging #wildgardening #growingedibles #organicgrowing #forestgardening
We were thrilled to celebrate #internationaldawnchorusday2022 at dawn this morning in the company of Gary Moore, BBC wildlife sound recordist. We enjoy so much birdsong in our garden that it's easy to take it for granted. Rather special to have Gary here appreciating it with us. Hard to choose favourites, but the highlight was probably the wood warbler. This short clip is the usual background birds in the garden at lunchtime today. #wildlifegardening #gardeningforbirds
The Potager this morning. Dandelions for the pollinators, honesty and our new hazel bean tunnel we created over the weekend. Planted out more peas this morning. Sowing the runner beans this afternoon. Just waiting for our house martins to return from their hols and it will really feel like the growing season has arrived. #wildgardening #organicgardening #naturalgardenstructures #growyourown #nodig
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Links to interesting sites
Britt Willoughby Dyer – photographer
Liz Knight – Forage Fine Foods
Sarah Price – garden designer and writer
Mick Petts – landscape artist and pond builder
Some info about Gardening for Health
CRiC – tourist info for the Crickhowell area
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
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