Category Archives: Wimpole Hall

Wordless Wednesday – Good Bones

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

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 on June 13, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Cambridgeshire, Gardening, Herbaceous, National Trust, Peonies, Peony, Wimpole | 12 Comments

Border Review 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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!

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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 on November 8, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Wimpole Hall | Tagged Gardening, Gardens, Oak stumps, Photography, Stumpery | 15 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Wimpole Pumpkins

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Whimsy, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged autumn, Gardening, gourds, Harvest, National Trust, Photography, Pumpkins, Squash | 10 Comments

A landscape of chthonic power

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

… Do my thumbs look big in these?

Posted in Whimsy, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Fashion, Gardening, gloves, greenhouse, Horticulture, Photography, PPE, washing | 24 Comments

Structural Integrity – It’s there in black and white

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

I like to leave seed heads on the plants in the borders as long as I can, partly for the wildlife and partly because I find the bare bones fascinating. Since it turned cold and windy though, we’ve had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall, Winter | Tagged Black and white, Gardening, Horticulture, perennials, Photography, seedheads, Structure, Tidying the borders | 39 Comments