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Just back from a few days away and… wow - our magnolias are in full flow 😊. Such a lovely sight both today and for millennia before - fossilised magnolia flowers have been found that are 95 million years old, dating from the time of the dinosaurs, making magnolia one of the oldest flowering plants. In ancient China, magnolias were symbolic of womanly beauty and gentleness, of nobility and dignity. They certainly look very dignified in the garden today. #opengardens #magnolia #norfolkgarden #springgarden
Need a last minute Mother’s Day present? We have the solution! Give your lovely Mum a visit on any one of our open days this spring with a Stody Lodge Gardens voucher. Link in bio. Our first open day is Sunday 27 April (carpets of #daffodils, hundreds of #azaleas and some early #Rhodies 🤩) then we’re next open on Sunday 4 (our brilliant Family Fun Day), then every Weds - Friday and Sunday in May, all 1pm - 5pm. Sunday 11 is our Bishop & Miller Valuation Day (our own version of the Antiques Roadshow - bring your trinkets for free valuation 🎖️💍) Sunday 18 is our v popular Classic Vehicles at Stody Gardens 🚘. Our final open day is Bank Holiday 26 May. It’s confusing, we know! We are just trying to get as many open days in as poss so you can all enjoy the multitudes of flowers before they go over in June 😔. Link to buy the voucher, plus all other tickets and event info in bio. See you in a few weeks! #opengarden #springgarden #norfolkgarden
Every year I get caught out by this absolute stunner of a camellia sasanqua. This year I was determined to catch it opening, but once again I managed to miss the progression of buds getting larger and larger, the first unfurling of petals etc… not sure it matters really, I get just as much of a thrill seeing it in full flow like this, tucked around a corner against a traditional Norfolk flint wall. My eye receptors aren’t quite used to so much magnificent pink after the dirgey colours of winter. Such a treat against another beautiful blue sky. I had to immediately pick a posy for a lovely kind friend (you know who you are!) #hellospring #norfolkgardens #opengardens #camellia #friends
Crocuses under the mulberry tree are almost glowing in the evening sunlight today. So magical. Molehills less magical - has anyone else found the moles to be particularly bad this year or is it just us?! Think it’s the relatively mild winter and softer ground as they’ve had a field day (pun intended) in our lawn. #norfolkgarden #opengarden #moles #mulberry #crocus
Spring is here! What a day… the birds are tweeting, the camellias are flowering, and our magnolias are budding up beautifully. All with blue skies and sunshine 🤩. The eagle-eyed amongst you will see we’ve done a lot of work to the lawn - we aerated it two weeks ago, then it’s just been scarified (not an attractive process but essential for lawn health as it removes moss and dead organic matter. It also has two other benefits - the engine noise is an excellent mole deterrent and it allows birds to get to our dreaded chafer grubs more easily!) The next step is a feed and it will be back to glorious bright glossy green for our first open day on Sunday 27 April #spring #opengarden #norfolkgarden #magnolias #camellia #lawncare
Can anyone identify our lovely visitor on this beautiful crispy cold morning? #birdsong #sunrise #norfolkgarden #gardens #freeze #opengarden #springgarden #norfolk
Happy Valentines’ Day everyone - some lovely pink buds opening just in time here at Stody. This is #rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ (strangely named as in our garden it’s never out in time for Christmas, but always just in time for Valentine’s) and Camellia × williamsii ‘Señorita’. Hope you’ve all had a message of love from someone, if not - here’s one from us to you! 🥰. #valentinesday #pink #love #flowers