Burnby Hall Gardens

The summer bedding plants are on their way... :)

WATERLILIES ON THE UPPER LAKE
AN IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR OUR VISITORS
We are now entering the last few weeks of a 3 year £635k Golden Jubilee Restoration Project in the Gardens which has seen the Upper Lake desilted and its edges repaired, our National Collection of Water Lilies restored and replanted, the Rock Garden cleared and replanted, the Edwardian Potting Sheds renovated, a new Learning Zone created, and a Birch walk created thanks to an award from the National Lottery He...ritage Fund.
However, the discovery of further cracks in the lake edges caused an unexpected extension to the repair period, which delayed the re-planting of our water lilies by eight weeks during the spring of 2018. This has meant that our new plants were unable to root properly and consequently this year’s Water Lilies will not be in full bloom on our Upper Lake as anticipated.
Unfortunately, these are circumstances beyond our control, but we want to assure our visitors that we are working to resolve the situation and larger plants will be introduced in the spring of 2020 to replace those which have not developed.
Water Lilies on the Lower Lake remain unaffected and the addition of the newly restored Rock Garden and newly created Birch Walk will, we hope, provide some additional summer colour.
Paul Lee - Chairman of the Stewarts Trust
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Sometimes a very early start is rewarded... :) Herons over the Upper Lake... :)

Quiet reflection - Ducks on the Lower Lake early this morning... :)

Tree of the Week - By Jill Ward, Gardens Supervisor... :)
Laburnum anagroides
This week I have another flowering tree to write about:
... Laburnum angroides. Although this tree does have a common name (The Golden Chain Tree) it is, I believe, just as well know by its Latin name. It is very popular and can be found in many gardens, and here at Burnby Hall Gardens we have several just coming into flower.
A native of southern and central Europe, it is a small irregular shaped tree with a weeping appearance and racemes of bright yellow flowers that hang down from the branches in late spring and early summer.
Laburnums are part of the Fabaceae or Legume family which also includes sweet peas and peas and, if you look closely at the flowers, you will see a similarity.
The bark is quite distinctively smooth with a green-brown colour.
The young branches of Laburnum are flexible and this, along with the way in which the racemes of flowers trail down, make Laburnum ideal for training over a frame to form an arch. While this takes patience and time to achieve, if done well it rewards with impressive, flower-lined tunnel for two or three weeks in May.
We don’t have a Laburnum tunnel, but this does not detract from the trees we do have. They make an impressive sight when in flower.

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An early morning visitor... :)

On May 29th we're hosting a Big Community Day to celebrate the success of our three year Golden Restoration Project. There's something for everyone, families can enjoy a slime workshop delivered by award winning science company Lab Rascals.
As well as this, Theatre Group Wolds Wonders will also be performing a variety of songs from their hit performance 'The Most Spectacular' based on the Greatest Showman!
There will also be a themed trail, crafts in the band stand and Behin...d the Scene Tours to our Edwardian Potting Sheds.
The exact timings of all the actives is on the attached poster 😁
The Golden Jubilee Restoration Project is funded with thanks to National Lottery Players.
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Nice weather for ducks this morning... :)

Pastel shades

Rock Garden images... :)

Ravens Morris at the Burnby Hall Gardens May Day celebrations

A big thank you to Ravens Morris for entertaining us all today... :)

Today we welcome Ravens Morris to our May Day Celebrations.
Further performances at 12.30 and 1.30... :D

Our ducklings are growing up very fast... :)

Some Rock Garden flowers for Bank Holiday Monday... :)

To finish the week, here is a photo taken by Carl, one of our staff, featuring a heart-shaped droplet on a Lily pad. Rather lovely... :)

Always worth a visit when at BHG... :)

Today we welcomed BBC Radio Humberside to the Gardens... :)