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“The Dry Garden: Treasures from the University Herbarium”
Pressing flowers is a popular hobby today, and it has a very long history. For centuries, people have been pressing and drying plants in order to preserve, study and classify them.A herbarium is a collection of these preserved specimens, created for the purposes of research and education. Winterbourne now looks after the University Herbarium, and
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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