The Church Garden 

The Medieval Sensory Garden outside the Galilee Chapel


The Galilee Garden was planted shortly after the opening of the Galilee chapel in 2014, with a selection of aromatic plants which would have been familiar to our ancestors when Illtud first set foot on this site.

Following 2020's lockdown, the garden became overgrown, but has been rescued in 2021 by Rebecca.

July 2022
As expected the various grasses and weeds have had a field-day (ha ha) over the last few months, while we were patiently waiting for the seedlings we sowed in the spring to get large enough to plant out. Today, Rebecca finally got the chance to spend a couple of hours digging things over and putting plants in. Unfortunately not all the seeds took - not helped either by a small rodent invasion in the greenhouse in the early spring. However, some did. In fact, we had lots of dianthus, in particular. Planted out today are:  Salvia sclarea (Clary sage) - just the one; Ruta graveolens (Rue); Hyssopus officianalis (Hyssop); Hypericum perforatum (St John's-wort); Dianthus deltoides (Maiden pink); Chamaemelum nobile (Chamomile); Anethum graveolens (Dill).

There are some spare plants, which people are welcome to take in return for a small donation to the church. Or they could be used elsewhere in the churchyard, if that is preferred. All of them would have been grown in medieval gardens. 

The weeds and grasses will return, of course. But they are relatively easy to pull out. In the autumn, it would be nice to add some bulbs ready for a spring display.