A highly recommended new book is being published by the Carmarthenshire Branch of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust. The book covers the rich heritage of thirty one of the parks and gardens around Carmarthenshire. For details on how to get your copy click on the above link.      

  A recent discovery found still attached to the east wall. A label for ‘Marie Louise d’Uccle which after much research and help from the Royal Horticultural Society is a dessert pear originating near Brussels around 1846. I think we have answered the question what will be our first new plant in the walled garden.

  The orchard in the walled garden is slowly coming into flower and looks wonderful on these sunny spring mornings. Last autumn we weren’t sure from the fruit if all the apple trees were the same but with this years spring flowering looking at the blossom we can see that there are different varieties in …

  Our survey work on site has recently been completed as Dyfed Archaeological Trust explored the walled kitchen garden and Great Meadow. It’s going to be both interesting and fun to discover the secrets of the site and its history that the survey work will reveal.

The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust is working in Partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council and the Church in Wales to develop the Tywi Gateway at the historic Bishops Park, Abergwili. The site is in the ownership of Carmarthenshire County Council, where Carmarthenshire County Museum is located. The Tywi Gateway Project plans to conserve and revitalise the …

  Work began on the walled kitchen garden today in preparation for the next round of site surveys. It’s going to be fascinating to see what remains of the gardens history and what it can tell us about how the garden was developed and used across the last 300 years.  Needless to say there were …

One of the most amazing parts of being on site and in the grounds on a day to day basis is being able to see the incredible range of fungi that suddenly appear like magic overnight.  Sometimes only seeming to be around for just a day or so before disappearing as quickly as they came.   Every day you see a …

  More evidence of spring in the grounds today as the crocus come into flower.

One of the exciting discoveries  that came out of our tree survey was this magnifcent tree which is believed to be around 300 years old and the oldest specimen on site! This is exciting as this tree dates to the early 18th century and the restoration of both palace and grounds under Bishop Ottley.  His restoration provides …

As we walked the park undertaking the tree survey on a day that provided a brief and welcome break from the rain we came across this one cherry in flower – surely spring can’t be too far away.