Overbury Blog

Overbury Street Market

Overbury Street Market

  • 22 Jul 2014
  • Fundraising, Local Events

Overbury Street Market made its annual appearance on Saturday 12th July 2014.  The sun shone and villagers and visitors turned up in their masses to fit in as much shopping and fundraising as possible in the space of just two hours!   The ‘Going for a Song’ tables were a hive of activity as purchasers haggled for the best price, from...


Rose Pruning Tips

Rose Pruning Tips

  • 10 Jul 2014
  • Gardening, Overbury Estate

Now is the time to dead head roses to promote repeat flowering for the rest of the summer. Once the flower fades to a seed pod or hip it releases chemicals that inhibit further flower formation.... On repeat flowering roses the recommended (by the RHS) manner of dead heading roses is to cut them at the peduncle or knuckle just below the flower...