Good growing season boosts Cotehele’s garland by 40ft
After a very good growing season, National Trust staff and volunteers at Cotehele, nr Saltash in Cornwall, have nearly completed the process of creating the longest Christmas garland at any Trust...
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622 flowers an hour added to Cotehele’s bumper Christmas garland
Head Gardener, David Bouch adding some more flowers to Cotehele’s garland After a very good growing season, National Trust staff and volunteers at Cotehele, nr Saltash in Cornwall, have nearly...
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Celebrating our Magnificent Meadows
picture by Nicole Daw Meadows and other species-rich grasslands are a key part of the UK’s natural and cultural heritage. National Meadows Day this year takes place on Saturday 2nd July, each year it’s...
View ArticleCotehele’s garland celebrates diamond anniversary
Cotehele’s annual tradition of building a 60ft Christmas garland made up of thousands of flowers grown on the estate is turning 60 years old, and the team at the National Trust House and garden are...
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Preparing for a blooming New Year at Dyrham Park
Staff and volunteers have spent the last fortnight on the mammoth task of planting more than fourteen thousand spring bulbs at Dyrham Park in South Gloucestershire. Staff and volunteers planting tulips...
View ArticleSnowdrops at Kingston Lacy
Kingston lacy, a National Trust estate near Wimborne, Dorset, is famous for its snowdrop display. The snowdrop walk stretches through the 40-acre garden for one and a half miles. Even without the...
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Spring is on the way; you can smell it
National Trust garden teams have just conducted their annual flower count for Valentine’s Day and although this year spring seems to be on the way, just as we would normally expect, but what is...
View ArticleRare handkerchief tree in bloom at National Trust’s Dunster Castle
A rarely found tree in the UK is currently in bloom in the tropical climate of the river garden at the National Trust’s Dunster Castle, near Minehead in Somerset. The warm, dry weather over recent...
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Prior Park head gardener retires after 20 years
After almost 20 years as head gardener, Matthew Ward is leading his last guided tour, before hanging up his trowel and heading off with wife Hillary into a well-deserved retirement. After 37 years as a...
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