Wet weather has further delayed the building of the Old Manor Garden. Work has started on digging out the moat, which includes a bog garden and a swimming pond. The moat will act as a natural filtration system between the bog garden and the swimming pond using plants to keep the water clean.  Read More →

Follow the building of “The Old Manor Garden” at Capel Manor College. Phase 1 to be completed by June 2010 will see the construction of a church (ruins) and cloister garden, wildlower meadow, moat, swimming pond and a bog garden. This video introduced by Mark Cook was taken on December 16th and shows three more deliveries of ready mixed concrete (four in total). The reinforcing mesh being... 

Follow the building of  ”The Old Manor Garden“ at Capel Manor College. Phase 1 to be completed by June 2010 will see the construction of a church (ruins) and cloister garden, wildlower meadow, moat, swimming pond and a bog garden. Its December 16th and diggers have dug out the foundations for the Church and the first delivery of ready mixed concrete is poured. Get the Flash Player... 

The gardens and estate at Capel Manor College including the 17th Century Walled Garden, Japanese Garden, Le Jardin de Vincent (Chelsea Flower Show winner) Georgian Manor House and many more… Video: Harris Digital Productions Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player. var WT3_3 = { params : { wmode : "opaque", allowscriptaccess : "always", allownetworking : "all", allowfullscreen... 

The College has a wide range of exotic animals, including a blue tongued skink – introduced here by Stephen, who is studying for a National Diploma Level 2 at Capel Manor College, Enfield. Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus, Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues in...