• Edgbaston Pool, Now and Then, Winterbourne House and Garden Digging for Dirt
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    Now and Then: February

    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 the…

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  • Carole Patilla's festive foliage display
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    Now and Then: January

    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 the…

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  • Paul in the Pink and Blue Border, Career changer, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Snapshot: Paul Martin

    You may have noticed a new face in the garden over the past year. Paul Martin joined the team in March 2017 as maternity cover for one of our gardeners. He is a career-changer who previously worked as a graphic designer for a range of high-profile clients. Sadly it’s now the end of his contract,…

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  • Edgbaston Wood, Now and Then: December, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Now and Then: December

    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 the…

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  • Ground frost, Now and Then: November, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Now and Then: November

    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 the…

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