• Narcissus 'Jetfire', Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Monthly Masterclass: March

    Do it – mulching Step 1 Warm weather and spring showers in March provide the ideal conditions in which to mulch beds and borders. Mulching with organic matter, such as homemade compost or bark chip, locks warmth and moisture into the ground, suppresses weed growth and ultimately improves the condition of your soil. Prepare the

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    Monthly Masterclass: February

    Do it – pruning Wisteria Step 1 Tackle your Wisteria now to get the best flowering display in May. First, you must decide if you wish to remove any old or unproductive wood. Cut failing growth right back to the central framework of your plant taking care not to damage new growth you intend to

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  • Herbs in the Walled Garden, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Monthly Masterclass: January

    Learn how to beat pesky pests, wave goodbye to the weeds and plant perfect plants with our step-by-step guides from the garden team at Winterbourne

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  • Pittosporum tenuifolium and Pittosporum 'Tom Thumb' in the Geographical Beds, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Monthly Masterclass: December

    Learn how to beat pesky pests, wave goodbye to the weeds and plant perfect plants with our step-by-step guides from the garden team at Winterbourne

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  • Sedum 'Herbstfreude', Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    A Seasonal Affair

    In March’s ‘The Opportunist’ we unveiled plans for the development of a new Winter Garden focused around ten West Himalayan birch trees planted in the spring of this year. Following a successful summer in the ground those trees have now begun to establish, and the autumn which followed presented yet another window in which to

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