On 1 June 2012, the rose 'Wollerton Old Hall' won 2nd International Prize of the City of Nantes.

The fragrance was described as 'Powdery, heliotrope with a hint of creamy Magnolia/Osmanthus on a background of balsamic and Tonka Bean', which according to Robert Calkin, fragrance expert at David Austin Roses, is 'very much of a perfumer's description'.

Due to a last minute cancellation, two tickets for this exclusive event have become available. Please call the Garden Secretary on 01630 685760 or email info@wollertonoldhallgarden.com to reserve.

Wollerton Old Hall Garden has been nominated in the 'Most Beautiful Garden' category in the Countryfile Magazine Awards 2012.

We are so thrilled to have been nominated for this award. Fans and supporters of the garden can votes for us by visiting the Countryfile website www.countryfile.com/awardsvote OR by emailing awards@countryfile.com

As always your support is very much appreciated.

After an incredibly mild Autumn and Winter so far, the garden is already bursting into life. This seems even earlier after the exceptionally cold winter of last year. It's amazing how often this happens, that extremes of weather are made up for by extremes in the other direction, for example dry summers are often followed by wet summers.

We should be making the most of this mild spell by enjoying the emerging flowering snowdrops, the hellebores which are bursting into life and the gorgeous cyclamen which have been in flower for well over a month.

At this time of year a lot of our time is taken up clearing the many pots throughout the garden and preparing them, ready to take the tulips for the Spring display. We are also assessing our tender plants as the nights are getting colder, and starting to clear and clean the polytunnels and glasshouses.