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Plant Spotlight – Nyssa sylvatica
At this time of year attention starts to turn back to our tree collection and the promise of brilliant autumn colours to come. Nyssa sylvatica – otherwise known as the sour or black gum – is up there with the best. One of the few deciduous trees to turn truly orange at points, as well…
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Edible Flowers
If you visit a fancy restaurant nowadays you may well get a sprinkling of flower petals on your food as ‘decoration’ but flowers are not a normal staple of the modern larder. However, long before the supermarkets sold bags of mixed salad, the use of flowers, picked from the garden or wayside was a common…
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Plant Spotlight – Solanum laciniatum
I love using Solanum laciniatum in our big pots and displays around the Walled Garden. It really has a lot going for it; large architectural, pinnate leaves, and dark black stems holding aloft delicate nodding-purple, bell-shaped flowers, followed by brilliant orange fruits. Commonly called the kangaroo apple, it is in fact a large Australian shrub…
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Wreath Making with Jude
Jude has been part of the Horticulture team at Winterbourne for over a decade and has solidified herself as chief festive decorator. Every year her beautiful wreaths wow visitors and this year she’s sharing all of her top tips so you can make your own at home too. Here are 5 easy steps to…
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Plant Spotlight – Dawn redwood
We have several specimens of Metasequoia glyptostroboides, or the dawn redwood, here at Winterbourne, mostly planted in 1952. They can be seen in the Woodland Walk and Stream Lawn. Several handsome specimens even form an avenue running either side of the stream which flows beneath the Japanese Bridge near the Sandstone Rock Garden. Dawn…