Digging for Dirt
Behind the scenes with the team at Winterbourne House and Garden
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Mink stoles, feathers and coal dust: 100 years of royal visits to GKN
The spectacle of a royal visit to an industrial site can often feel rather awkward, with an expensively dressed monarch cutting an incongruous figure amid the “dark Satanic mills”. However, royal visits play an important role in validating the importance of a particular industry to the nation’s economy. The Coronation of King Charles III presents…
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Gardening for good
Ching Shun, Chris, James, Jo, Marina, and Paul, some of our RHS Practical Horticulture Level 2 students here at Winterbourne, are taking part in the ‘Beautiful Borders’ competition at Gardeners’ World Live this year. The competition will see them put into practice some of the skills they have learnt over the course, and they are using it…
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Winterbourne’s furry friends
11 April sees us celebrate arguably one of the best days of the year: National Pet Day! And if there’s one thing our Winterbourne team members love, it’s their pets. Meet Howard, Rudy, Barbara, Monia, Leia, Vixen, Loki, and Bowie! Howard Head Gardener Dan bought Howard when he was a kitten 10 years ago, 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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Recipe: Simnel Cake
Simnel cakes as we know them have been made since medieval time. It is believed that the word ‘simnel’ developed from the Latin word ‘similia’, meaning fine wheaten flour. Simnel cakes were traditionally baked during the Lenten fast and became connected with Mothering Sunday in the seventeenth century, when girls in domestic service would return…