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“Visit the garden where the scarlet trumpets
are opening their bodies for the hummingbirds
who are drinking the sweetness, who are
thrillingly gluttonous.”
~ Mary Oliver
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Mallow, Yarrow, Fat Hen, Dog Rose, Honeysuckle, Chickweed, Wild Strawberries
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Category Archives: Wimpole Hall
Hello Wimpole, my old friend …
I’ve come to tend to you again. Yay! With the re-opening of some National Trust parks and gardens, a phased return of volunteers has begun at Wimpole Estate. Cautiously and where it is safe to do so (i.e. no indoor … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardening, National Trust, Photography, Volunteering, Walled Garden, weeding, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – Daffodils: A visual antidote
Wimpole Hall is owned by the National Trust. In a statement about the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday 17 March 2020 the National Trust said that … Although Wimpole Hall, Farm, restaurant, visitor welcome, shops are now closed until further notice, … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Spring, Uncategorized, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Coronavirus (COVID-19), Daffodils, Gardens, National Trust, Photography, spring bulbs, Wimpole Hall, Yellow
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Wordless Wednesday – Walnut flowers
Wimpole Estate looks after a National Juglans Collection and they are in flower during May.
Posted in Flowers, Trees, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Horticulture, Juglans, National Collection, Photography, Walnuts, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – Good things come in small packages
Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Dwarf irises, Gardening, Iris reticulata, meadows, Photography, Wimpole Estate
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Good Bones
Posted in fruit, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Apples and Pears, Cordons, Espalier, Fans, fruit, Gardening, Horticulture, Photography, Pruning, Wimpole Estate
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Peony Power at Wimpole
Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, Gardening, Herbaceous, National Trust, Peonies, Peony, Wimpole
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Border Review 2017
If you’ve been following my blog for a bit, you will know that I am a volunteer gardener at Wimpole Estate and that I look after the long borders that run across the middle of the Walled Garden. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Border plants, Gardening, Photography, tulips, Wimpole Estate, Year review
13 Comments
Happy Christmas!
At Wimpole Hall, near Cambridge, the Reindeer Road is once again set up to welcome visitors to the gardens. If you take a walk along the winding bark-chip path through the Pleasure Grounds down to the Walled Garden and Home … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Wimpole Hall, Winter
Tagged birds, Christmas, Gardening, happiness, Hawfinches, peace, Photography, Reindeer, Robins, Wimpole Hall
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