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“Colored scents that fill the air as drowsy insects hum around in the meadow is the place of secret magic where nature alone renews itself.”
– Kate Bergquist
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Mallow, Yarrow, Fat Hen, Dog Rose, Honeysuckle, Chickweed, Wild Strawberries
Category Archives: Wimpole Hall
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
12 Comments
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
17 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The beauty of oak stumps and sunshine
Posted in autumn, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardening, Gardens, Oak stumps, Photography, Stumpery
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wimpole Pumpkins
Posted in autumn, Whimsy, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged autumn, Gardening, gourds, Harvest, National Trust, Photography, Pumpkins, Squash
10 Comments
A landscape of chthonic power
So what would you do with a couple of tons of unwanted soil, dirt and rubble from a variety of gardening projects? Well, at home we created a small hill in the corner of the garden, which was initially used … Continue reading
Posted in Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardens, Moss, Oak stumps, Photography, Stumpery, Wimpole Estate
14 Comments
A walnut collection and hard graft
I know that I’ve mentioned before that the National Trust at Wimpole Estate looks after a National Collection of Juglans. One of the reasons that Plant Heritage encourages the creation of national collections is to future-proof the incredible stock of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, fruit, Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardening, Grafting, Horticulture, Juglans regia, National Collection, Walnuts, Wimpole Estate
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Hard wardrobe decisions
… Do my thumbs look big in these?
Posted in Whimsy, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Fashion, Gardening, gloves, greenhouse, Horticulture, Photography, PPE, washing
24 Comments