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Creating Winterbourne’s wildflower meadow
The Stream Lawn started life at Winterbourne as an orchard, planted in 1904. Since then, it has been home to a small nursery, before later becoming a wetland with flowering shrub borders, filled with magnolia and viburnum. Most recently, our Horticultural Supervisor, Will Hunt, has been working to transform the stream lawn into a wildflower
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The Gardener’s Guides of the late 1800s
Books often contain unexpected treasures. In February this year, we received a kind donation of two sets of gardening books, which were exactly the kind of publication that the Head Gardener at Winterbourne might have been consulting back in 1904. Opening these volumes offers a burst of colour in the form of beautiful colour plates.
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Redesigning the family beds
In recent months, you may have spotted that the ‘family beds’, located just to the right as you walk from the terrace towards the Walled Garden, have been cleared, ready for a brand-new planting scheme to take shape. Horticultural Supervisor, Adrienne Wade, has worked to develop a new planting scheme, which will soon bring new
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Introducing Winterbourne’s new Head Gardener, Paul Cook
Following the departure of previous Head Gardener Dan Cartwright earlier this year, Winterbourne today announces the appointment of Paul Cook, who will help to further build upon the expertise and knowledge of Winterbourne’s horticultural team and develop the garden in the years to come… Paul brings a wealth of horticultural experience to the role. He
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Spring flowers: From garden blooms to botanical prints
Spring is one of the most exciting times in the garden, when our perennial plants start to poke their heads through the soil and flowers, such as snowdrops and early daffodils herald warmer weather. These gorgeous flowers are represented in our museum collections too. Archives volunteer, Claire Young, has curated a display of botanical prints