The meadow has been looking particularly beautiful in the early autumn sunshine. The light, already mellowing, illuminates a hundred suns of corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), their central pads filled with pollen. All are celebrated in the flowering rays of the Buddleja x weyeriana ‘Sungold’, also often full of feasting bees and butterflies. The bright yellows[…]Read more…
We have begun the harvest in the orchards at Chalice Well. It has been a good year and the trees are abundant with apples, up to half as much again as normal. Mike and Anthony are busy picking them for our juice, carefully selecting the variety that is ripest at the time. Over the season[…]Read more…
A dressing made on Lammas/Lughnasadh Eve. First fruits & the grain harvest. Hazel, spirea, Euphorbia oblongata, ash keys, Amaranth, poppy heads, dahlias, calendula, cosmos, plums from our orchard. The ridiculously exuberant dahlias in this Well dressing are “Penhill Watermelon”, a “dinner plate” variety as they are known in floristry. They have certainly lived up to[…]Read more…
A meditation on impermanence …
“The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose” Hada Bejar With good weather, summer is a celebration of the rose in the UK. We have a large number of different types of roses within the Chalice Well garden including several groupings of Rosa ‘Blanche Double de Coubert’ with semi-double white flowers and[…]Read more…
A dressing created on Solstice Eve, in the softening light of the summer sun, reflected in our Well lantern(s) and candles. Healing herbs and flowers ~ calendula, jasmine, hypericum, lemon balm, yarrow; and golden roses to offer comfort in times of grief and loss. All small beacons honouring the sun’s light, warmth and power. The[…]Read more…
Bees collecting pollen and nectar from the garden for their shared nest (hive) – None of us is as strong as all of us. (The photos are mainly of (seemingly) buff-tail bumblebees)
‘There is no power on Earth that can withstand the united co-operation on spiritual levels of men and women of goodwill everywhere’ Wellesley Tudor Pole With this dressing, I will let each flower speak for itself … And just say that each bloom shines more brightly because of its equal value to and support for[…]Read more…
Thoughts on the Well Lantern Dressing in Celebration of the White Wisteria ~ from Penny, one of the gardeners We are all disappointed that our visitors were unable to see the wonderful white wisteria this year. This dressing is intended to share a little of its beauty and inspiration. As always it is made in[…]Read more…
We’ve had to put in a noise complaint with Mother Nature ~ due to the volume of chirping coming from newly fledged and baby birds. The worst culprits are a band of delightfully fat and fluffy coal tits as they bounce around the garden looking for food, sometimes joined by a group of long tailed[…]Read more…
