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Cottesbrooke Hall - Home Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:27:32 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall - Home Page updated on 2nd Aug 2010. Cottesbrooke is a wonderful Queen Anne house dating from 1702, set in delightful award winning gardens in rural Northamptonshire.

Cottesbrooke Hall News Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:09:30 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall News Page updated on 29th Jul 2010.

Cottesbrooke Hall News - Splendour in the park posted

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:04:44 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall News - Splendour in the park posted on 29th Jul 2010. In January 2010, Country Life Magazine published an article about Cottesbrooke Hall titled 'Splendour in the park'.

'Generations of designers have embellished the glorious gardens and landscape of a fine Northamptonshire house, finds Steven Desmond'.

We now have it available to view.
Please click here or on the image to read it.
The article is in pdf format and requires adobe reader to view it.

Cottesbrooke Hall Plant Finders Fair Exhibitors Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:27:08 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall Plant Finders Fair Exhibitors Page updated on 21st Jun 2010.

Cottesbrooke Gardener's Blog Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:41:17 BST

Cottesbrooke Gardener's Blog Page updated on 12th May 2010.

Cottesbrooke Hall News - Country Life - Art imitating life posted

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:50:21 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall News - Country Life - Art imitating life posted on 12th May 2010. In June 2008, Country Life Magazine published an article about sporting art focusing on the Woolavington Collection here at Cottesbrooke.

We have it available to view. Please click here or on the image to read it. The article is in pdf format and requires adobe reader to view it.

Cottesbrooke Hall - Woolavington Collection Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:24:12 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall - Woolavington Collection Page updated on 12th May 2010.

Gardener's Blog - May 2010 posted

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:17:09 BST

Gardener's Blog - May 2010 posted on 12th May 2010. "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out" is an English proverb that I, and I suspect many others, should pay closer attention to. Last night produced another frost, and had it not been for the protection of the garden walls and mature planting, the bedding plants would now be black and wrinkled. Anything exposed, left to fend for themselves would have perished.I'm not sure if the May to which the proverb alludes to is referring to the the hawthorn, or indeed the month. If it is the May blossom, we will be waiting ages, and I am clearly not patient enough. That said, May is the most exciting month in gardening, not least for the RHS flower shows and the anticipation of billowing summer borders. It is also the penultimate month to the Cottesbrooke Hall Plant Finders Fair, held in association with Gardens Illustrated, and for the first time this year, The Daily Telegraph. By June the summer staples should be performing, but for now there are buds bursting left right and centre. A brief list that are currently looking great are;Tulip Ballerina - Philosophers Garden, planted beneath Rosa Penelope, Allium Purple Sensation and edged with Alchimilla Mollis.Malus Hupensis - West Wild Garden, under planted with Stipa Arundinacea Syn Anemanthele Lessoniana.Aisia Aurea - inter-planted in the terrace borders with Geranium Ann Folkard, dark cornflowers and Iris Jane Phillips.The terrace borders are bristling with purple alliums, and the grass in front of the Wendy House in the Wild Garden is a blanket of Cammassia buds. There is a sprinkling of Blue Bells which run through both sides of the Wild Garden - something we need to extend. The trees are slowly casting their shade, but the Dicentras, Comfrey, Euphorbias and Soloman's Seal are still in full throttle.The newly planted Statue Walk is beginning to settle, and the Cercis trees are pushing out their bright pink flowers from their naked stems. The Wisteria, which flanks the entrace into the pool garden is still tight in bud, but surely it can only be a matter of time....

Cottesbrooke Hall - The House Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:15:27 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall - The House Page updated on 28th Apr 2010.

George Stubbs - Woolavington Collection at Cottesbrooke Hall Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:50:12 BST

George Stubbs - Woolavington Collection at Cottesbrooke Hall Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

John Ferneley Senior Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:49:25 BST

John Ferneley Senior Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

Sir Alfred Munnings Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:49:05 BST

Sir Alfred Munnings Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

John Frederick Herring Senior (1790-1865) Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:48:41 BST

John Frederick Herring Senior (1790-1865) Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

Ben Marshall Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:48:22 BST

Ben Marshall Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

Contact Us Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:01:20 BST

Visitor Information for Cottesbrooke Hall Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:46 BST

Visitor Information for Cottesbrooke Hall Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

Garden Highlights Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:15 BST

Garden Highlights Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

Gardeners & Landscape Designers Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:59:48 BST

Gardeners & Landscape Designers Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

Cottesbrooke Hall Gardens and Grounds Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:58:47 BST

Cottesbrooke Hall Gardens and Grounds Page updated on 21st Apr 2010.

The Cottesbrooke Plant Finders Fair Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:32:07 BST

The Cottesbrooke Plant Finders Fair Page updated on 20th Apr 2010.

Gardener's Blog - April 2010 posted

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:30:41 BST

Gardener's Blog - April 2010 posted on 3rd Apr 2010. Phylip Statner, Head Gardener A glorious morning here, but I am saddened to inspect on my walk around the garden so much damage to the Fritillaria bulbs that were planted six weeks ago. The pheasants are to blame.

On the up side, most of the large herbaceous clumps like the Gunnera, Thalictrums and Filipendula are at last emerging from the not so cold ground. The Primroses in the Wild Garden are coming to their peak, and the Camassias, which we planted in the Wendy House meadow have burst through healthily, and full of promise.

We have the new planting design of Arne Maynard's down the Statue Walk to nurture over the coming months. Still in its infancy, I'll be looking forward to lots of green froth, and for the Judas trees to break leaf.

The front of the Hall - to the North - has also been re-designed, and the finishing touches are being done as I write. The large Yew and Beech topiary look terrific, and like the Statue Walk, I look forward to the Beech platforms in front of the house to leaf up.

It is a case of keeping our head above water at the moment, everything moves so quickly, but it is without doubt the best season of the year - in my opinion. The last few preparations this week, include undressing the Peter Scheemakers statues ready for the NGS day this Sunday, the 18th April, 2010. We are delighted to open earlier than usual and the garden has not been open at this time for over ten years.

We hope that you will enjoy the gardens as much as we do.

Phylip Statner 'Should I weed the lawn or say it's a garden'
Anon.

Links Page updated

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:12:52 GMT

Links Page updated on 24th Feb 2010.

Gardener's Blog - February 2010 posted

enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:34:02 GMT

Gardener's Blog - February 2010 posted on 19th Feb 2010. Phylip Statner, Head Gardener I saw two kingfishers in the wild garden yesterday. A welcome sight given the winter is long overdue in loosening its grip. Given there isn't a lot to see at the moment, the sight of these marvellous little birds certainly banishes the winter blues for a while.

It's sleeting and cold again today. Thankfully the light levels are noticeably more intense, and we're only month or so from the spring equinox. Our snowdrops have been reluctantly emerging for the last month, and are yet to peak. I suspect, wishing not to tempt fate, that if we're lucky enough to get a half decent March, we'll have all sorts of late winter and early spring bulbs flowering together. The prolonged cold has effectively condensed the transition from winter into spring.
Most of the herbaceous material is now cut down, and we'll hold off the majority of mulching until there's a glimmer of warmth in the soil. Until most of the spring flowers burst forth, the garden is distilled to its purist form, every nook and cranny exposed for inspection. A walk round with a notebook and camera detailing all the improvements to the winter garden is an important job at the moment.

Planting this week has included paeonias and veronicastrums scattered through grass. We've added devils bit scabious - Succisa pratensis to the wild garden, with additions of snakes head fritillary and ragged robins at a later date. With the exception of the hardy annuals sown last September, most plants including herbaceous material is tight in the ground, and we depend highly on the gardens bone structure to provide interest.

Plans continue a pace for this years Fair, with some exciting developments to announce in the near future. All developments and information on the exhibitors can be seen on our website.

Phylip Statner 'Should I weed the lawn or say it's a garden'
Anon.