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The nectar of the gods
Honey, that simple raw product we tend to think of putting on our toast or porridge in the morning, has seen a renewed interest in its other uses over recent years. With this year’s harvest due and the Honey Show returning to Winterbourne on 10 and 11 September, we thought we would have a look…
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Developing our fuchsia border
Each year the garden evolves, and the Garden Team continues to seek new ways to improve areas and planting schemes in the spirit of Margaret Nettlefold herself. During the autumn of 2020, the ‘Fuchsia Border’ was identified by the team as one such area that was under-utilised and in need of dramatic improvement. This 40m…
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GKN: Creating an exhibition
Ever wondered how we create our house exhibitions? Our curator, Henrietta Lockhart, takes you behind the scenes of our latest exhibition, which showcases the history of Guest, Keen and Nettlefold (GKN), one of the UK’s greatest steel producers and tool manufacturers of the twentieth century. Our GKN exhibition has now opened on the first floor,…
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Become a self-employed gardener
Hello, I’m Denise Mallen and my career change into becoming a self-employed Gardener. I started in September 2019 with my first RHS course at Winterbourne Centre for Horticulture. It was the Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture and the reason I enrolled on it was that I knew it was essential to gain a qualification…