The Moat Garden, Castle Cary

15/06/2026

Joining in the Cary in Bloom sunflower festival …. Now we hope the grass grows. We need volunteers to support the moat garden with all sorts of interest - this venture benefits from a maths A level!

01/06/2026

Yellows in the garden today for Cary in Bloom - paint the town yellow- and a contrasting fellow

26/05/2026

Moat garden is always open but these below are for the day. Wild areas, unusual plants, artists gardens …

23/05/2026

Bird life in the garden is so much more than we knew, since using the Merlin app each time we visit .

If you visit be great if you could tell us what you see / hear .

Best 2 apps I use to identify: Merlin for birds and iNaturalist for ´bugs & buzzers’ of all sorts - any others you find useful?

14/05/2026

sale plant photos ! Two south st venues, THIS WEEK END

03/05/2026

21/03/2026

Thèse Will flower before our plant sale in May- buy this w/e- enjoy in your garden.
´Mock orangé ( Philadelphus seedling). Lots of white flowers (apr-jun)but no scent last year. Be a good instant filler. Ribes odoratum - yellow, mar- may.. and lots of low grow/ edge plants mar/apr/may flower. All monies go to Moat Garden funds.

17/03/2026

Prunings of cornus midwinter fire - now simple circles ready for decor to cheer your door?
Cary & ansford residents welcome - appreciate token donation if able - or join us for a garden potter nxt Monday 10-12 pm. Hazel stakes available.

11/03/2026

Visit for a qk mow of paths between rain.
New flowers out-first snakes-head fritillaria .
A 10 metre bee highway of pulmonaria so gd for spring shade &
a steep bank is a place where pink vinca has a use .
The tiny yellow violet is viola sulfura - Irish elegance - in deep shade but flowers nov - April - .
Birds - robin, goldfinch, dunnock, blackbird & wood pigeon

11/03/2026