September 03, 2014

Stody Lodge Gardens opens for the National Garden Scheme on Tuesday 19th May

September 03, 2014/ Stody Estate

Stody Lodge is delighted to be opening its gardens in aid of the National Garden Scheme on Tuesday 19th May from 1pm - 5pm. Non-members also welcome.

Entrance is £5 (no concessions) and proceeds will go to the charities selected by the National Garden Scheme. This year these include: Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Hospice UK, Carers Trust, Queen's Nursing Institute, Perennial and Parkinsons UK.

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As many of you garden lovers will know, spring is early this year, and our #rhodies and #azaleas have lapped up all this rain and put on a dazzling early display of colour - they are fully out now so do come as soon as you can to see them at their best! Open 1pm - 5pm this Sunday 28th April and every Sunday in May plus selected midweek days. Entrance £9, under 12s free. Tickets available via Ticketsource (link in bio) or by cash / card at the entrance. As always we have @dannsicecream and delicious homemade charity teas to fuel your floral wanderings. Plus a plant stall. Dogs on leads welcome! #gardens, #opengardens #rhododendron #visitnorthnorfolk #norfolk #norfolkgarden #gardenstovisit #norfolkgarden #englishgarden #gardening #dayoutwiththekids #dayout #charityteas #gardensofinstagram #stodylodgegardens #rhodos #rhododendronspeciesbotanicalgarden

Our #azaleas are out! So we picked some blooms for the house and invited some friends round for an impromtu lunch. Tried and tested @melissa.hemsley recipe - slow cooked lamb with anchovies and a delicious kale, mint and parsley salad, foraged from the polytunnel. A lovely pre-lunch drink in the Azalea Water Gardens and a good walk to earn our lunch. Come and enjoy it for yourselves - we open next Sunday 28th and the gardens will be in full bloom just in time 🌸🌼🌸 link to tickets and opening times in bio #opengarden #norfolkgardeners #garden #rhododendrongarden #norfolk #sundaylunch #azaleamollis #watergarden #springgarden #gardening #gardenlife #plants #garden #flowers

Only 3 weeks until our brilliant Stody Family Fun Day on Sunday 5 May 🤩. New for this year is a free ‘animal flow’ kids yoga session with Hannah @the_strong_yogini and a fabulous art activity with local artist @mary_blue_creates which is only £3 per child. We’ve got our excellent Fun Dog Show, lots of farmyard animals, cute and cuddly animals, a treasure hunt, face painting, fete games on the lawn, @dannsicecream and delicious teas by the @holt_youth_project. It’s going to be another busy and joyful day of kiddy fun in the gardens. Free for under 12s, adults £9. Ticketsource links in bio. Hope to see lots of you and your little ones then! #familyfundday #opengarden #treasurehunt #norfolkgarden #rabbits #guineapigs

Our young Prunus ‘Tai Haku’ or Great White Cherry has weathered the recent blustery winds well. It’s beautiful pure white single flowers are clinging on! It’s going to look stunning against the yew hedge when it reaches full maturity in 10-20 years time. You can see the inspiration for choosing this particular cherry for this yew-enclosed spot in the final image - thanks goes to @aralennoxboyd whose book ‘Designing Gardens’ has been instrumental in many of the plant choices that went into the recently designed Dawn Garden at Stody #opengarden #whitegarden #yewhedges #norfolkgarden

A sweet bumble bee enjoying one of our several Enkianthus campanulatus - such an unassuming but truly stunning shrub that comes into its own each spring with its creamy bell shaped flowers. Part of the Ericaceae or heather family, it is very at home in our acid, ericaceous soil. #rhododendrongarden #acidlovingplants #norfolkgarden #opengarden

V pleased with this delicious smelling and flower-filled bouquet - not a bad haul for a March garden! We have highly scented #clematisarmandii, #osmanthusburkwoodii and the beautiful white #camellia that we can’t stop picking. Rather bridal in look, and very satisfying as the #clematis and #osmanthus were recent plantings near the conservatory and the scent, after two years, is now wafting in through the windows. #opengardens, #norfolkgarden #scentedflowers #rhododendrongarden

Every year we’re charmed by a ‘new’ plant that has as yet escaped our full attention. This beautiful, simple white #camellia has stolen the show this spring - its perfect petals are gardenia or rose-like in their arrangement, and such a treat to enjoy something this luxurious so early in the year. It doesn’t correspond to any of the four (of our many) camellias listed by the gardener here in the 60s. Might anyone know what it is? Ideas gratefully received. We can’t stop picking it for the house, so there might not be much left soon…. @burncoose_nurseries_ @millaisnurseries @rhodygarden @rcm_group

Need a last minute Mother's Day present? We have the solution! Give your treasured Mum a very special day out and something to really look forward to this spring. On Sunday 26th May, Stody Lodge Gardens will host an 'Antiques Roadshow' style event with local auctioneeers, Bishop & Miller. Visitors to the gardens will not only enjoy Stody's 200 varieties of rhododendrons and sweetly scented azaleas, but are also invited to bring small, portable items for expert appraisal. The team of Bishop & Miller specialists will take up temporary residence on the main lawn to offer free valuations of items such as silverware, jewellery, clocks, watches, paintings including East Anglian art, Asian and Oriental art, coins, medals, ceramics, textiles and small pieces of furniture. We are sure to discover some real treasures! Only £9 per person (link in bio). Buy your beloved Mum a day of flowers, #antiques and delicious tea and cake provided by mental health charity, @norfolkandwaveneymind @bishopandmillerauctions #charityteas #opengardens #rhododendrongarden #springgarden @dannsicecreams

Hurrah! Our #aconites, planted ‘in the green’ last year, have just popped up and will hopefully spread and intermingle with our #snowdrops to create a carpet of white and yellow in the Woodland Garden… it might take ten years but it will be worth the wait! Plus #crocus and a lone early daffodil. It’s happening - #springiscoming 😍

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