By cutting all the edges back fastidiously, the gardeners eliminate the slug and snail eggs which have been laid within the foliage, ensuring next year’s growth goes unblemished.
Did you know…… all 2.5 miles of edges are weeded once a fortnight!
As Longstock Park Water Garden sits in a frost pocket, with temperatures potentially dropping as perilously low as -18 degrees celsius during the winter months, special care is taken to protect certain plants through the winter.
Head to the thatched summerhouse to see how the team protects the magnificent Gunnera from the winter frosts.
