Latest News from the Garden

Review of Moth Trapping in 2023

By Vanessa | December 17, 2023
canary shouldered thorn moth

We were delighted that David Baker and David Laughlin were able to return during 2023 to set their moth traps in our garden. This is the 11th year they have…

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners

By Vanessa | December 5, 2023
An image showing Christmas gift ideas

If you are looking for the perfect Christmas gifts for gardeners, why not choose from the following ideas: A 2024 Season Ticket – snap one up at the early bird price…

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Song Inspired by Stillingfleet Lodge Garden – Paula Ryan

By Vanessa | October 4, 2023
Simon Bull sculpture

It’s not every day that someone writes a song about your garden! But to our delight we received this lovely song and accompanying video from singer/songwriter Paula Ryan who was…

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More Press Coverage for Wildlife Day

By Vanessa | July 18, 2023
Photograph of Vanessa Cook

With the focus on the wildlife day we were delighted to receive more press coverage about wildlife gardening across a range of publications. The Yorkshire Post ran the article “A…

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Family Wildlife Day 2023: Highlights

By Vanessa | July 11, 2023
Visiting the stands at Stillingfleet Lodge Garden Wildlife Day 2023

The sun shone and we were greeted by a sea of smiling faces as the families came into the garden full of anticipation for our tenth annual Family Wildlife Day…

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More Articles about Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens

By Vanessa | May 23, 2023
Geranium 'Hexham Velvet'

I am always delighted to be contacted by gardening writers to talk about the garden, our plants and our ethos. So far this spring there have been three articles about…

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We are Multi-Award Winners

By Vanessa | March 29, 2023
Vanessa Cook receiving a Visit York Award

We are delighted to have won not one, but two awards in the last week, making us a multi-award winning business. It all started at a glittering ceremony at York…

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Ten Years of Moth Records in our Garden

By Vanessa | September 27, 2022
Streamer moth

  David Baker of the Butterfly Conservation, Yorkshire Branch first joined us in 2012 to trap moths to show to our visitors at our inaugural Wildlife Day. Since then he…

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The Hardy Geranium Group Visit

By Vanessa | September 7, 2022
Geranium pratense

Stillingfleet Lodge Nurseries and Gardens hosted the Hardy Geranium Group’s (HGG) annual ‘Geranium Day’ on 11th June 2022. This is an account of the day by Alastair Hodge, the HGG’s…

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September: Make Space for Autumn Colour

By Vanessa | August 24, 2022

I was born in the autumn and I love everything about the season, Keats ‘Season of mellow fruitfulness’ seems to sum it up exactly and is one of the poems…

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