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Our top tips on caring for your houseplants
If you’ve visited Winterbourne recently and wandered through the lean-to glasshouse, you’ll no doubt have found yourself marvelling at the thriving display of houseplants and citrus trees curated by Glasshouse Supervisor Adrienne Wade. These luscious plants have been the envy of many visitors, who often ask our team for tips and tricks for how to…
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How we care for our Gunnera
The Gunnera manicata, more commonly known as giant rhubarb, which grows along the Woodland Walk, is perhaps one of the most eye-catching plants growing here at Winterbourne. It has enormous umbrella-like leaves, which grow up to two metres wide and sit atop thick stems covered in spikes of red and green. A Jurassic giant with…
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Jobs for July
There so much happening in the garden in summer that it can often be difficult to decide what to do first! I’ve set out my top three things to do in July below, but don’t forget, the most important job at this time of year is to sit back occasionally and enjoy the fruits of…
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Your autumn gardening checklist
Autumn seems to have come around quickly this year, with October having brought a significant drop in temperature and a whole lot of rain. But the hard work in the garden doesn’t stop, no matter the weather. In fact, autumn’s the ideal time to prepare for the coming spring and summer, plus there’s just something…
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Plant-hunting’s influence on British gardens
The beauty of our gardens is fully apparent at this time of year, where many colourful plants will be blooming in the next few months. However, did you know that many of this country’s most popular species are not native to Britain and were introduced in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through a method called…