Daffodils -- a yellow that can't be ignored. Winter brought a new set of colour relationships. Six months have elapsed since taking on the challenge of painting in Denmans Garden. I have been there during the [...]
An undated photos of the Cottage Gravel Garden. The Cottage Garden, c.1950s. The Conservatory on the left was probably built by Lord Denman. For the last couple of years, we have been working on a project to restore [...]
John Brookes in 1962, studying the pergola in his award-winning Chelsea Flower Show exhibition garden. In a revealing video clip about the 1962 Chelsea Flower Show the narrator describes the event as an ‘oasis of beauty in the heart of [...]
Finished September Denmans Garden collaborates in a variety of ways with local artists and makers, by hosting events and workshops, showcasing work in the gift shop and garden, and by providing inspiration and materials. Over the past year we have [...]
Denmans Garden collaborates in a variety of ways with local artists and makers, be that through hosting events and workshops, showcasing work in the gift shop and garden or through providing inspiration and materials. This year we have been showcasing [...]
On Friday, 19th November, the Royal Horticultural Society announced that Denmans Garden, an RHS Partner Garden, has been named the regional winner for the South East and Channel Islands in the RHS Partner Garden of the Year competition. The inaugural [...]
Two years ago, Martin Prest gave his one-man performance of 'A Christmas Carol' at Denmans. It was fantastic and absorbing. We are thrilled to have him back. Here he tells us By Martin Prest I tour one-man shows, work in [...]
PRESS RELEASE – October 2021 How to Design A Garden – In the News! We hope that John would have been thrilled to see some of the fantastic media coverage How to Design a Garden has received since its release [...]
Learning from and working with John Brookes MBE John at work on a large estate in upstate New York. I changed careers in the early 1990s and earned a certificate in garden design from the New York Botanical [...]
The entrance to the garden in the summer of 2017 was overgrown and full of weeds. In January 2018 Denmans Garden was overgrown, dilapidate, and infested with ground elder. Neglected and then closed because of a long-running business dispute, [...]
