• Squashes in the House, photograph by Maggie Bucknall, The Week That Was, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House
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    The Week That Was: 28th October – 1st November

    Go behind the scenes, meet the team and get some great tips for your own garden at home. Join us as we look back at the week that was… Monday 28th On Monday garden volunteer Steve was busy working on a display change in the Alpine House again. This time, it was South African bulbs

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  • The Oak Border, photograph by Tony Bucknall, The Week That Was, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    The Week That Was: 23rd – 27th September

    Go behind the scenes, meet the team and get some great tips for your own garden at home. Join us as we look back at the week that was… Monday 23rd We have been busy potting spring bulbs ready for Plant Sales next year. You can expect to see tulips, daffodils, crocus and snakes head

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  • Chillies in the Lean-to Glasshouse, photograph by Maggie Bucknall, The Week That Was, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    The Week That Was: 22nd – 26th July

    Go behind the scenes, meet the team and get some great tips for your own garden at home. Join us as we look back at the week that was… Monday 22nd The Garden Team have been working hard over the last couple of weeks installing a new display of chilli plants in the Lean-to Glasshouse

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  • Jude collecting sausage vine fruits, The Week That Was, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    The Week That Was: 21st – 25th January

    Go behind the scenes, meet the team and get some great tips for your own garden at home. Join us as we look back at the week that was… Monday 21st The week began with Deputy Head Gardener Dan installing lots of newly engraved plant labels in the garden. Each new label contains vital information

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  • Mespilus germanica 'Nottingham'3, photograph by Jenny Lily, Now and then October, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Now and Then: October

    When Margaret Nettlefold planned the garden at Winterbourne, daughter Valerie revealed that her mother ‘lived with gardening books for a year or so’. Here, the influence of Gertrude Jekyll is inescapable. Winterbourne is filled with Jekyllian detail inspired by her 1899 classic Wood and Garden. Each month, we follow in Margaret’s footsteps to see how

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