Digging for Dirt
Behind the scenes with the team at Winterbourne House and Garden
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Winterbourne in black and white
We are thrilled to see our new Winterbourne souvenir range hit our shop shelves! Last summer, we agreed that it was time for a refresh and that the new design needed to be special and unique; we needed to move away from more mainstream stylised ranges and back to the Arts and Crafts spirit at…
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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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It’s time to prune!
February is one of the best months to prune your plants: the days don’t bite quite like they do in January and there’s still plenty of time before the green shoots of spring appear. Find out what Head Gardener Dan and the team have been snipping so far this year to keep the garden looking…
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The friendly spider plant
While its namesake may make us shudder and scream, the spider plant – Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’ – is far from scary. The ideal addition to any indoor space, our Visitor Service Assistant Ann shares how these little plants can make a big impact to your home and wellbeing. It is dark again and, after returning…
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Celebrate Pancake Day
February sees us celebrate what is arguably one of the best days of the year: Pancake Day! Celebrate it the 1930s way with this recipe we found in the archives from 1936. If made carefully, pancakes are particularly delicious. There is, however, no need to limit them to one variety, for they can be modified…