Garden Chronicles

Join us as we visit beautiful gardens, projects and plantspeople, and learn about their stories.

In the Garden with: Matthew Rice, Watercolourist, at His Home in Oxfordshire

In the Garden with: Matthew Rice, Watercolouris...

It’s a grey but mild day in mid-September when we arrive at Matthew Rice’s home in Oxfordshire, and within minutes, we’re drawn into his world of colour, from his botanical...

In the Garden with: Matthew Rice, Watercolouris...

It’s a grey but mild day in mid-September when we arrive at Matthew Rice’s home in Oxfordshire, and within minutes, we’re drawn into his world of colour, from his botanical...

In the Garden with: Tania Compton

In the Garden with: Tania Compton

Earlier this month, I spent an afternoon in Tania Compton’s garden, a world of quiet calm nestled in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, not far from Tisbury. As we strolled, Tania...

In the Garden with: Tania Compton

Earlier this month, I spent an afternoon in Tania Compton’s garden, a world of quiet calm nestled in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, not far from Tisbury. As we strolled, Tania...

In the Garden with: Kirsty Wilson, Head of Gardens at Balmoral

In the Garden with: Kirsty Wilson, Head of Gard...

Last month, we were fortunate enough to spend a balmy afternoon on the Balmoral Estate, where they are currently using our cloches to help manage their beautiful kitchen garden, which...

In the Garden with: Kirsty Wilson, Head of Gard...

Last month, we were fortunate enough to spend a balmy afternoon on the Balmoral Estate, where they are currently using our cloches to help manage their beautiful kitchen garden, which...

Spring Cloche Gardening in the Walled Garden at Holkham Hall

Spring Cloche Gardening in the Walled Garden at...

Kirsty, the kitchen gardener at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, shares how she uses cloches to germinate, protect and grow. How does a working walled kitchen garden use cloches to increase...

Spring Cloche Gardening in the Walled Garden at...

Kirsty, the kitchen gardener at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, shares how she uses cloches to germinate, protect and grow. How does a working walled kitchen garden use cloches to increase...

Microclimate under a Cloche

Microclimate under a Cloche

A cloche traps sunlight to create an environment for plants to flourish. Our cloches’ cast-iron construction gives them ample thermal mass to create a long-lasting microclimate

Microclimate under a Cloche

A cloche traps sunlight to create an environment for plants to flourish. Our cloches’ cast-iron construction gives them ample thermal mass to create a long-lasting microclimate

Shelter From Wind

Shelter From Wind

A cloche provides shelter not only from icy blasts of winter but also drying summer winds. Weighing over 30lbs, our sturdy cast-iron cloches are built to withstand the fiercest gales.

Shelter From Wind

A cloche provides shelter not only from icy blasts of winter but also drying summer winds. Weighing over 30lbs, our sturdy cast-iron cloches are built to withstand the fiercest gales.