Growing in the Border

Growing in the Border 'Growing in the Border' practical horticultural courses and talks at the Blackbrook Estate in Monmouthshire.

The course takes a hands-on educational approach, teaching people of all gardening abilities.

26/08/2026

The satisfaction of growing multiple crops from a few supermarket purchases.

13/08/2026

A quick reminder for those of you who would like some in person gardening tuition. We run a selection of different courses at the garden here, all hands-on.

See our website, growingintheborder.co.uk for further details, information and for booking.

The first one is Flower Arranging on Saturday 26th September 2026.
We have in October, Propagation on Saturday 10th.
Then Soils & Compost, Companion Plants on Saturday 24th October 2026.

The Beginners course is in November, followed by the Garden Design then Wreath courses in December.

Book at growingintheborder.co.uk

05/08/2026

Some fruit I picked this morning for breakfast, the first bunch of Grapes, Nectarines and Figs with a few Tomatoes on the side.





30/07/2026

How to prune autumn and summer fruiting raspberries, what are the differences, and how you get the best crop next year.

23/07/2026

The stream that flows under our drive is very low. Such a peaceful place to be.





16/07/2026

A look at our indoor grape ‘Muscat of Hungary’ and how we have hopefully 🤞 tackled its mildew problem.

Plenty of early morning watering at this time of year makes for a chance to enjoy that early sun.
14/07/2026

Plenty of early morning watering at this time of year makes for a chance to enjoy that early sun.

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Blackbrook
Abergavenny
NP78UB

Telephone

+447712526356

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