Fallow deer and now also #hares have taken up residence in my privy garden. There’s quite a bit of Eden in that. #TudorGardenInYourBackyard

Not just #Tudor but stunning too! #Carlinpeas #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Elizabethan England saw a new garden trend take the hearts of high society by storm: Islands in a large body of water like a lake or a moat. We have three. This is banquet island. #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Bittersweet or woody nightshade: Another Tudor system cleanser (purge). However be warned our ancestors were a lot more into induced violent vomiting & debilitating diarrhoea than us! #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

In 1594 caterpillars, potentially able to destroy a whole fruit harvest for a year, were not appreciated for their beauty or part of nature’s diversity. Different attitude when your vital food supply is at stake. #TudorGardenInYourBackyard

Despite all the rain, wind, caterpillars and aphids there is hope for fruit in the autumn! Little Miss Ladybird being my copilot in navigating the trials of a Tudor orchard! #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Out of the 100 peas I have sown recently the birds allowed me to keep 5 plants - only because these were covered. Nature doesn’t like to share. It’s a constant battle. Makes one understand why food gifts in Tudor times were special & much appreciated. #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Why can’t every morning start like this? #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Blue Sunday morning #forgetmenots retain the Germanic word order: ‘Vergiss mein nicht’. ‘Do not forget me flowers’ simply does not have the same ring to it #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Very pleased with my first attempt at grafting. Another year in the nursing environment of the pot before this Black Worcester pear is ready to be released into the orchard. #grafting #TudorGardenInYourBackyard #orchard

The winter moth caterpillar is back at work in my orchard and Tudor methods of ‘defending’ against them make for some interesting read #tudorgardeninyourbackyard #orchard

The sweetest Easter egg ever - parts II & III to join part I! #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Yellow crocus in replica medieval flowerpot - the perfect composition. #crocus #medieval #garden #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Thomas Tusser (1580 ed) is spot on in his advice for February:

‘Get mowle catcher cunninglie mowle for to kill,
and harrow and cast abrode euerie hill’

Overactive #moles #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Only in the winter can the kitchen garden be admired from the house. Its location was chosen based on the advice of C16 gardening author Thomas Hill. #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Even in the midst of winter, the reimagined Tudor knot garden never fails to amaze. #tudorknotgarden #tudorgardeninyourbackyard

Fifty shades of autumn 🍂 presenting themselves in front of my window this morning #NovemberVibes #November #november #tudorgardenvibes #tudorgardeninyourbackyard #Tudor

White oleander is late to the party! The white flower is slightly less poisonous than the red and both were known to botanically minded Elizabethans. #tudorgardeninyourbackyard