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    Dan’s top tips for seed-sowing

    It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for: seed-sowing season is here! After longingly flicking through seed catalogues all winter, it’s now time to get sowing and look forward to a riot of colour come summertime. Head Gardener, Dan, shares his top tips to help you get started. Seed-sowing season is most gardeners’ favourite time…

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    Winterbourne’s Big Garden Birdwatch

    Our team and visitors recently took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch at Winterbourne to not only help UK conservation, but to also find out more about who we share the garden with. We asked Horticulture Trainee and avid birdwatcher, Jack, to give us a summary of our findings.  The Big Garden Birdwatch is…

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    Cultivating your skills at Winterbourne

    As we start a new year, we thought it would be the ideal time to invite some of our RHS learners to reflect on their time with us so far. Gail, Marina and Deborah share their highlights and why they chose to cultivate their skills with us.  What is your background with horticulture? Deborah: “I…

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    An inspiring setting

    People volunteer at Winterbourne for all sorts of reasons: some for the experience and new skills, while others come to share their knowledge and meet new people. But for our shop and garden volunteer, Ann Kelly, volunteering is all about spending time at the place that inspires her. This is her story. The door opens…

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    Day in the life of a garden volunteer

    One of our garden volunteers, Nick Cooper, shares what just one sunny spring day had in store for him at Winterbourne. The journey down the canal towpath to Winterbourne, and the fresh breeze whistling past, wakes me up on a Monday morning and brushes away the remnants of any weekend indulgences. I climb the steps…

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