What's Amazing Now
How wonderful does the pasture look right now! Just by leaving the pasture to grow tall and the wildseed to set, we have been graced with this beautiful sight! Why not come and see it for yourself? ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱 Pollinator-friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandy's Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #EnchantedGardens #NatureMagic #woodlandgardens #PollinatorGarden #pollinatorfriendlygarden #cottagegarden #plantnursery #cottagegardens #gardeninglife #whitstable #whitstablebusinesses #whitstablelife
Happy morning, my Lovelies ☀️ It is going to be another extremely hot weekend! If you are looking to stay out of the sun, why not pop down to the pasture, sit in the shade under a tree or in Mandy's woodland garden and enjoy the peace of the pasture gardens! ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱 Pollinator-friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandy's Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #pollinatorfriendlygarden #PollinatorGarden #GardenForNature #plantnursery #woodlandgardens #cottagegardens #cottagegarden
✨ An Enchanted Nature Experience for Children ✨ Held throughout the school holidays in August. This isn't just a day out; it's an unforgettable adventure into an enchanted world of wonder. Every path holds a new surprise, every corner a new story, and every moment is filled with wonder. Perfect for curious little explorers, fairy believers, and families looking for a truly magical experience. 🎟️ Tickets are limited, so don't miss your chance to be part of the enchantment! Book now and let the adventure begin. ✨ https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product-category/workshops/ #EnchantedGardens #FamilyAdventure #NatureMagic #FairyTrail #MagicalMemories #OutdoorFun #ThingsToDoWithKids #FamilyDaysOut #NaturePlay #ChildhoodWonder
SUNDAY 18TH JULY - POLLINATOR GARDENING WORKSHOP - PART 2 🐝🦋🌸🐌🐞🪲🌾 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 📅Saturday 18th July ⌚️3pm - 4pm 🎫 £10 per person 🌱 Pollinator-friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies, scones and refreshments available 🦋Learn from a master gardener with 30+ years of professional experience BOOK TICKETS VIA THE WEBSITE: https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product/pollinator-gardening-part-2/ #gardeninglife #nature #mothernature #pollinatorfriendlygarden #butterfly #GardenForNature #PollinatorGarden #pollinatorfriendly #plantnursery #workshop #GardenWorkshop
Prunella Grandiflora in the stable yard! Another self-sown plant that has decided its new home is the stable yard, alongside the naughty Sea Holly, and I have also discovered Eupatorium 😂 Nothing I can do, or would like to do, about this, though; nature can continue to do its thing and surprise us with these little beauties! 🌸✨🪻🌱🌾 #nature #mothernature #gardeninglife #enchantedgardens #wildseed #selfsowngarden #magicalgarden
A well spotted Cinnabar Moth here at Enchanted, absolutely gorgeous! 🦋🖤❤️ The Caterpillar feeds on the leaves and flowers of Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), which we have a huge amount of in the pasture, so it really is no surprise to see it here! #pollinatorfriendlygarden #butterflygarden #gardeninglife #butterfly #GardenForNature
Some recent visitors to the Pasture 🦋🐝🌾✨💚 #pollinatorfriendlygarden #gardeninglife #GardenForNature #PollinatorGarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #butterflygarden #bumblebee #beeinthegarden
The Magic of Seeds! ✨🌱🌸 None of these beautiful plants were planted here and through the magic of mother nature they have found a spot to make their own and have grown into wonderful, blooming mature plants! I don't know where they have come from but they are welcome to stay, what a joy mother nature is 🙏🍃 #PollinatorGarden #GardenForNature #pollinatorfriendlygarden #gardeninglife #nature #cottagegardenstyle #cottagegardening #cottagegardenplants #plantnursery #pollinatorgarden
The Enchanted Gardens is calling for its next generation of Nature Guardians! ✨Join us for a Magical Outdoor Adventure Where Nature Does The Enchanting. This is a special experience for nature-loving children and families ✨ Through . . . . . . 📖Storytelling 🥾Outdoor Learning 🌻Seasonal Nature Quests 🪴Hands-on Creative Activities With Nanny McBee as their guide, families will help protect Mother Nature and become part of the pastures happily-ever-after . . . . . . . Book now for this Enchanting Nature Experience 🦋🐝🐛🐞🌾✨ #learnaboutnature #childrensactivity #magicalworld #schoolholidayactivities #whitstablebusinesses #forchildren #pollinatorfriendlygarden #butterflygarden #whitstablekent #magicalmemories #plantnursery #pollinatorfriendly #gardeningforwildlife #GardenForNature
A new discovery on the pasture! 🦋🌾 We have the Essex Skipper Butterfly, quite common in the South East, and their distribution has more than doubled in the last 2 decades, so thankfully not on the red list. A beautiful little butterfly that we are so happy to have on the pasture! #PollinatorGarden #GardenForNature #gardeningforwildlife #whitstablekent #gardeninglife #nature #pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorfriendlygarden #butterflygarden #butterfly
Foxgloves in the Nursery 🌷🪻🌿 We still have stock of the Digitalis – Mertonensis – Strawberry Foxglove and the Digitalis Purpurea (Common Foxglove) in the Nursery. A very traditional English woodland plant, ideal for the back of a shady border or woodland area. Foxgloves will self-seed if you are not too tidy and don’t cut off the old flower stalks too quickly, meaning you will never be short of foxgloves in your garden (for free!!). A quintessential English Cottage-Garden plant that would add romance to any garden environment. #foxglove #cottagegardens #cottagegardening #cottagegardenstyle #cottagegardenplants #woodlandgardens #woodlandgarden #englishgarden #englishgardenstyle
Look at what Mother Nature has graced us with 😍✨🪻🌸🌿 None of these plants were intentionally planted and yet here they are! I cannot complain, they are all gorgeous and creating a beautiful display outside of the stables, just magical! #GardenForNature #PollinatorGarden #gardeningforwildlife #nature #whitstablekent #gardeninglife #cottagegarden
Philladelphus Innocence 🌿🤍 This is a gorgeous variety of Philliadelphus, as it has pale variegated leaves. She is perhaps a little smaller and slower growing than her cousins but still grows into a medium sized deciduous shrub given time. During the Summer it has saucer shaped white intensely fragrant flowers. Good for bees, hoverflies and as you can see orange tip butterflies. Now in full blossom in Mandys Woodland Garden 😍 #plantnursery #pollinatorfriendly #gardeningforwildlife #pollinatorfriendlygarden #whitstablekent #GardenForNature #nature #PollinatorGarden #pollinatorgarden
The Enchanted Gardens is calling for its next generation of Nature Guardians! ✨Join us for a Magical Outdoor Adventure Where Nature Does The Enchanting. This is a special experience for nature-loving children and families ✨ Through . . . . . . 📖Storytelling 🥾Outdoor Learning 🌻Seasonal Nature Quests 🪴Hands-on Creative Activities With Nanny McBee as their guide, families will help protect Mother Nature and become part of the pastures happily-ever-after . . . . . . . Book now for this Enchanting Nature Experience 🦋🐝🐛🐞🌾✨ https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product-category/workshops/ #pollinatorfriendlygarden #butterflygarden #plantnursery #pollinatorfriendly #whitstablekent #whitstablebusinesses #childrensactivity #gardeningforwildlife #GardenForNature #magicalworld #forchildren #learnaboutnature #schoolholidayactivities #magicalmemories
Stop feeding the birds ⚠️⚠️ I know this wont be popular but we have to look at the facts and take responsability! This is happening right now and our best chance at helping is to stop feeding the birds until we know it is safe to. Some information from the RSPB webiste: "Trichomonosis is caused by a parasite called Trichomonas gallinae. It typically infects the upper digestive tract of birds. Recently a strain of Trichomonas gallinae may have spilled over to finches, at shared food or water sources, and has led to epidemic mortality across the UK and into mainland Europe. " https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/the-science-of-bird-feeding I know this isnt a happy video but no one else is talking about this so I wanted to share this with you. Thank you for watching 🙏
Thank you to Lenham Gardening Society for your visit last week, we all enjoyed having you here at the Pasture! We have already had some wonderful feedback from the organisers so THANK YOU for your kind words 💚✨ "Dear Donna and Team, Thank you all so much for a delightful afternoon on Tuesday. We did enjoy the tour, finding it both enjoyable and informative; most of us will take a longer look at our garden planting now. The afternoon tea was delicious, don’t know how you managed it for so many! A truly inspirational afternoon. Thank you." #groupvisit #gardeningsociety#whitstablebusinesses #pollinatorfriendly #plantnursery #whitstablekent
Gardening Workshop - Pollinator Gardening PART 2 🐝🦋🐛🐞🪲 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 📅Saturday 18th July ⌚️3pm - 4pm 🎫 £10 per person 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies, scones and refreshments available 🦋Learn from a master gardener with 30+ years of professional experience BOOK TICKETS VIA THE WEBSITE: https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product/pollinator-gardening-part-2/ #PollinatorGarden #pollinatorgarden #gardeninglife #nature #pollinatorfriendlygarden #PollinatorPlants #plantnursery #gardeningtips #gardeningworkshop #gardeningforwildlife #whitstablebusinesses #gardenworkshop #whitstablekent #GardenForNature #cottagegarden
The Enchanted Gardens is calling for its next generation of Nature Guardians! ✨Join us for a Magical Outdoor Adventure Where Nature Does The Enchanting. This is a special experience for nature-loving children and families ✨ Through . . . . . . 📖Storytelling 🥾Outdoor Learning 🌻Seasonal Nature Quests 🪴Hands-on Creative Activities With Nanny McBee as their guide, families will help protect Mother Nature and become part of the pastures happily-ever-after . . . . . . . Book now for this Enchanting Nature Experience 🦋🐝🐛🐞🌾✨ https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product-category/workshops/ #GardenForNature #gardeningforwildlife #magicalworld #magicalmemories #childrensactivity #learnaboutnature #enchantedgardens #forchildren #schoolholidayactivities
The Alliums have finished flowering, but don't chop them down! They are still a wonderful addition to your border and add height and colour. They are great cuttings for a vase, you could wait until they are dried out enough and cut them at the base and spray with them gold or silver paint for a table decoration - but not just yet! These beautiful, striking plants are so versatile and are attractive to beneficial insects and all pollinators, they are a “heaven sent Lollipop” for shape, structure and form throughout the year. #alliums #alliumpurplesensation #alliumchristophii #pollinatorgarden #herbaceousborder #pollinatorfriendlygarden #nature #plantnursery
Sambucus Nigra 🌿🪴🤍 We have three beautiful varieties growing in the pasture: Sambucus Nigra Laciniata - This is a rare Elder, it is now very difficult to source, I love this gorgeous Elder, they have such delicate wonderful lacy green foliage but are so hardy and reliable. We sold our first entire crop to an Elder Flower Champagne producer! Sambucus Nigra Varigatum - This variety is the most stable and less likely to “revert” back and produce non variegated leaves. It is completely hardy, easy to prune back and happy anywhere as its essentially an ELDER. Sambucus Nigra Thundercloud - Thundercloud is the very best of a dark or black leaved Elder, and provides great foliage plant for background interest or for breaking up other planting. We have some available in the nursery so that you can add them to your own gardens, pop down to have a look! #sambucusnigravarigatum #sambucusnigralaciniata #Elderberries #nature #gardeninglife #PollinatorGarden #PollinatorPlants #plantnursery #sambucusnigra #sambucusnigrathundercloud
The lack of pollinators in the pasture the UK has not gone unnoticed.... it is a ecological crisis, but what can we do? We have to keep moving forward and providing the pollinators that have emerged this year food and drink, please make sure you have nectar rich plants in your gardens for them, as long as you have flower and blossom, you are doing your bit! We have to be even more conscious of this fact and make sure we are gardening wisely and gardening FOR pollinators! Thank you for watching 🐝🐛🦋🌿 #pollinatorgarden #nature #pollinatorfriendlygarden #PollinatorGarden #PollinatorPlants #gardeninglife #ecologicaldisaster #lackofpollinators
Geum & Viburnum a beautiful combination in Mandys Woodland Garden 🤍❤️🌿 I just love how the Geum stands up proud in the border and her pop of vibrant red stands out against the perfect white Viburnum 😍 Geum has been grown in the UK since 1826 so pretty trustworthy, a wonderful plant we should all consider for our gardens! #pollinatorgarden #gardeninglife #nature #geum #viburnum #redandwhiteflowers #woodlandgarden
Geranium Phaem 🖤🌿 I have grown this beautiful hardy geranium for over 20 years here. Commonly called dusky crane’s-bill, mourning widow or black widow, it was part of Victorian “Mourning Gardens” which were very popular at the time. She flowers from late spring into early summer and repeats quite well if chopped down giving a second flush. Something different for your gardens! #geranium #geraniumflower #geraniumphaem #blackflowers #pollinatorgarden #gardeninglife #nature
Gardening Workshop - Pollinator Gardening PART 1 🐝🦋🐛🐞🪲 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 📅Saturday 27th June ⌚️3pm - 4pm 🎫 £10 per person 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies, scones and refreshments available 🦋Learn from a master gardener with 30+ years of professional experience BOOK TICKETS VIA THE WEBSITE: https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product/a-year-of-gardening-for-pollinators/ #gardeningworkshop #gardeningtips #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #gardeningforwildlife #gardeninglife #gardeninglove
Foxgloves in Mandys Woodland Garden 🎋🪻🌸🐝 A wonderful, traditional cottage garden plant which is ideal for the back of the border or semi shaded/woodland area. Foxgloves will always self-seed if you are not too tidy and don’t cut off the old flower stalks too quickly. We have a variety of Foxglove seeds available to purchase and a few remaining Strawberry Foxglove & Digitalis Purpurea to purchase from the nursery! Come and get them before they are gone, another brilliant pollinator friendly plant! ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandys Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #gardeninglife #whitstablekent #PollinatorPlants #nature #whitstablebusinesses #plantnursery #PollinatorGarden #GardenForNature #whitstablelife #foxgloves #digitalis #woodlandplant #cottagegarden
Geum - Lady Stratheden & Mrs Bradshaw in stock, flowering and looking FABULOUS! 🌱🌼🌺 This is a traditional perennial which lasts and never lets you down. The abundance of flowers may start as early as May. She is a very tough lady, and if left alone she will develop into a substantial clump. Brilliant to include in a herbaceous border for the pop of deep colour amongst other shrubs and perennials 😍 ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandys Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #GardenForNature #PollinatorGarden #plantnursery #whitstablebusinesses #PollinatorPlants #whitstablelife #nature #whitstablekent #gardeninglife #geum #traditionalperennial
PLANNING YOUR NEW BORDER IN THE SUN ☀🌻🪻🌹🌿🪴👩🌾🧑🌾 Gardening workshop at Enchanted Gardens! Book your space now via the website: https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product/planning-your-new-border-in-the-sun-6th-june-2pm-till-4pm/ For any level of gardening you already have you are guaranteed to learn something new! #nature #gardeninglife #whitstablebusinesses #whitstablelife #gardenworkshop #gardeningworkshop #whitstablevents
Did you know we stock a wide variety of shade loving plants? Plants like -Lamium Galeodolen / Orvala -Persicaria Golden Arrow / Bistorta Superba -Camassia Leichtlinii Alba / Leichtlinii Quamash Blue All in stock and all beautiful! Come and browse our nursery and pick some out for yourself! ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandys Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #plantnursery #whitstablekent #whitstablelife #nature #PollinatorPlants #whitstablebusinesses #GardenForNature #gardeninglife #PollinatorGarden #ShadeLovingPlants #shadygarden
Happy Morning lovelies 😁🌿🌞 Another glorious day is ahead on the pasture! Look how enormous this Cardoon is, wow every year it is a slightly different shape to the year before and never fails to amaze me 😍 ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandys Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #plantnursery #PollinatorGarden #nature #whitstablekent #whitstablebusinesses #WildlifeHabitat #PollinatorPlants #GardenForNature #gardeninglife #whitstablelife #cardoon
Fiery Clearwing Moth breeding site 🌾🦋💚 The Dock has come up early this year and for once im not upset about it! It is a fantastic plant where the clearwing moth lays its eggs in the stems, which we have been recognised for! A brilliant indication that the pasture is healthy and giving ample opportunity for our wildlife to live and thrive. I couldn't be happier 😁 #GardenForNature #nature #whitstablekent #PollinatorGarden #plantnursery #wildlife #WildlifeHabitat #PollinatorPlants #wildlifeconservation
Happy Morning lovelies ☀🌸 The pasture is looking gorgeous this time of year, come and see it for yourself! ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandys Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #whitstablekent #PollinatorPlants #wildlife #nature #WildlifeHabitat #wildlifeconservation #plantnursery #PollinatorGarden #GardenForNature #WoodlandGarden #whitstablelife #whitstablebusinesses #gardeninglife
WATERING YOUR POTS & CHECKING IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBOURS 🪴💦🥵🏠 Some more advice: Move your potted plants into a shaded area if you can & place them into a tray to water from the roots IMPORTANT!!! Please check on your elderly and vulnerable neighbours to check if they have had a delivery of water, they may not know about the shortages and we need to be conscious of this 🙏 Thank you for watching Stay safe and hydrated- there are water collection points in Herne Bay and Whitstable if you have no water! #watershortage #heatwave #wateringplants #gardeningtips
HOW TO PROPERLY WATER YOUR PLANTS IN THE HEAT 🥵🌿💦 Water the roots throughly- dont just sprinkle Water the base of the plants not the foliage as the heat will cause it to burn Water either early morning or late evening I know many of you dont have Water at the moment 😡😡 but this is my advice on HOW to properly Water your gardens in this extreme heat! #heatwave #lookingafteryourgarden #wateringplants #gardeningadvice
We are open!! ☀🌱🐝🦋🌸🍰🫖 The sun is definitely shining down on us today, we are open and have a full stock of delicious homemade cake and scones ready for you to take a seat and enjoy some under a tree, or in the shaded woodland garden! ☀️We are open today 10am-4pm 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🫖 Hot & cold drinks available 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies and scones to enjoy in our 'Un-stable' Tea Room 🦋 Outside seating in Mandys Woodland Garden 💐Gift vouchers available #GardenForNature #plantnursery #gardeninglife #nature #PollinatorGarden #whitstablelife #whitstablebusinesses #whitstablekent #WoodlandGarden
This beautiful illuminous Golden Hop has escaped the hemp rope trellis and is making its way out into Mandys Woodland Garden! It is absolutely gorgeous and although very naughty, we will take this opportunity to careful dig up her escapee roots and pot them up for our lovely customers to put in their own gardens! Golden Hop on the loose 😂 #wildlife #GardenForNature #gardeninglife #nature #plantnursery #goldenhop
Wood Piles - why are they important for nature? 🪵 From our recent project with Kent Community Energy, removing a Willow, which was just massive! We had a huge amount of wood to use for building habitats in community spaces plus some more spare! From this we have created a Wood Pile which is a great habitat for our wildlife, boosting biodiversity, giving a safe, damp space for wildlife to shelter & use as their own homes. This is something simple that can easily be done in your own gardens, big or small it is all good for our wildlife! #nature #GardenForNature #gardeninglife #PollinatorGarden #wildlife #woodpile #habitatfornature #WildlifeHabitat
PLANNING YOUR NEW BORDER IN THE SUN – SATURDAY 6TH JUNE 2pm till 4pm Gardening workshop at Enchanted Gardens ☀️🌾💐 📍Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable ⌚️2pm - 4pm 🎫 £20 per person 🌱Pollinator friendly plant Nursery & Gardens 🍰 Homemade cake, brownies, scones and refreshments available 🦋Learn from a master gardener with 30+ years of professional experience BOOK TICKETS VIA THE WEBSITE: https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product/planning-your-new-border-in-the-sun-6th-june-2pm-till-4pm/ #whitstablebusinesses #whitstablelife #nature #GardenForNature #whitstablekent #plantnursery #PollinatorFriendly #gardenworkshop #gardeningworkshop #whitstablevents
Solanum Glasnevin – Potato Vine, Climber or not? This potato plant is not really a traditional climber, it is very woody and grows in every direction, taking up space fast! So please consider this when choosing it as a 'climber'. It would be better suited for a large space to make a big impact! #GardenForNature #nature #WoodlandGarden #whitstablebusinesses #whitstablekent #whitstablelife #plantnursery #potatovine #gardeninglife
Wood Chip & Wood Mulch from The Woodsman & The Witch 🧹🪵 We are peat free here at EG. We believe it is the only way forwards, we just hope that the rest of the world catches up soon. Our Brand The Woodsman and The Witch has taken a long time to consider and now we are ready to share our labours from our local woodlands with you. There is more than a little of Mother Nature's magic in every bag. Harvested from our local woodlands to maintain the important coppice cycle that the ancient rootstocks require to remain healthy and to regenerate for future generations. Available to purchase now from the website: https://www.enchantedgardenskent.co.uk/product-category/compost/ #whitstablekent #nature #GardenForNature #whitstablelife #hardwood #whitstablebusinesses #woodchip #peatfree #WoodlandGarden #localwoodchip #sustainable #woodmulch
The Alliums are flowering in May! 😱🪻 I know I always say that we cannot control nature and we get what we are given, but this does concern me. The Alliums are flowering a month early and although this is a lovely pop of colour in our gardens, will we have enough food for the pollinators after they have finished? Food for thought 🤔🐝 #nature #whitstablekent #GardenForNature #PollinatorGarden #whitstablelife #PollinatorFriendly #PollinatorPlants #foodforpolinators #earlyflowering
