Tag Archives: Wimpole Estate

Wordless Wednesday – Rain-induced Bad Hair Day!

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Wordless Wednesday – Walnut flowers

Wimpole Estate looks after a National Juglans Collection and they are in flower during May.

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Wordless Wednesday – Good things come in small packages

 

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Wordless Wednesday – Good Bones

 

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Wordless Wednesday – Persian Ironwood in flower

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Wordless Wednesday: Fleur-de-lis decoration

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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

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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

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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

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Wordless Wednesday – A Sheltering Tree

 

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