With the joy of a bit of rain, but quite a lot of sun, the garden is doing its best to catch up, lots of flowers are out on the early rhododendrons and the azalea by the pond is looking fabulous. I am personally enjoying the blossom on some of the trees that we planted last year even if the ... Read More about Not long now – Hornby Castle Open Weekend
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The sun doth shine!
The sun is shining here again today, but it is still cold. The deer are having a really good go at the garden and they have left very few things alone. More excitingly there is some new planting taking place, where we have cleared the bamboo at the bottom of the drive and in the rockery. It is ... Read More about The sun doth shine!
Snowdrops over – roll on May (with a few daffs in between)
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our Snowdrop weekend, we had a staggering amount of people through the gate, I am only sorry that I was ill and confined to my bed for most of the weekend. Ken & Sue's talks went down well as usual and Wyn did a brisk trade in her delightful ceramics. ... Read More about Snowdrops over – roll on May (with a few daffs in between)
Snowdrop Weekend in February
Come to our Snowdrop Weekend! 16/17th February 2013 Open 11am - 4pm Entrance fee £3 Informal historical talks on Hornby Castle will take place at 12 noon in the drawing room. Ken Green will be holding garden talks in the walled garden at 2pm. Soul of the Earth Selling exhibition of ... Read More about Snowdrop Weekend in February
Welcome to Hornby Castle’s new website!
Welcome to our new website. We are gearing up for our first open weekend of the year. The snowdrops are slowly popping up all over the place and the hellebores are also beginning to flower. We can't wait to see everyone here. ... Read More about Welcome to Hornby Castle’s new website!