Waterperry Gardens
Waterperry Gardens are a garden with a museum in the village of Waterperry near Wheatley east of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.[1][2]
Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980) established the Waterperry School of Horticulture, a school of horticulture for ladies, that existed there from 1932 until her retirement in 1971.[3] The story of the Waterperry school is told in the book "Waterperry: A Dream Fulfilled" by Ursula Maddy (ISBN 0863035027).[4] Waterperry estate provided Royal Sovereign Strawberries to Buckingham Palace and the Chelsea Flower Show.[5]
In 1972 the School of Economic Science purchased the Waterperry Estate, including Waterperry Gardens, which it continues to run to generate revenue for the school.[6][7][8]
There are eight acres of landscaped ornamental gardens with an alpine garden, formal knot garden, herbaceous borders, riverside walk, rose garden, and water-lily canal. There are also five acres of orchards. The garden has the National Collection of Kabschia saxifrages. Other facilities include a gallery, garden shop, gift shop, museum, plant centre, and tea shop.[9][10][11][12][13]
The Museum of Rural Life is located in an 18th-century granary building, with displays of implements and tools.[14]
Waterperry Gardens has 5 acres of apple orchards, with a reputation for fine fruits, which supply a host of top hostelries.[15]
The gardens are considered a notable for the broad variety of snowdrops that grow in the spring.[16]
They music video to the song "Yesterday" by artist Natalie Shay was filmed at Waterperry Gardens[17]
Notable alumnae
- Mary Spiller, teacher at the school, presenter of Gardeners Question Time
- Pamela Schwerdt, joint head gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
- Valerie Finnis,[18] specialist in alpine plants.
See also
References
- ^ "Waterperry Gardens". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Waterperry Garden, near Wheatley". Great British Gardens. UK. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Waterperry Gardens". Gardenvisit.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Heidi Howcroft (5 March 2015). First Ladies of Gardening: Designers, Dreamers and Divas. ISBN 978-0711236431.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (2 October 1978). "Home of the Royal Berry". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Brian. (2010). In search of truth : the story of the School of Economic Science. London: Shepheard-Walwyn. ISBN 9780856832765. OCLC 670184437.
- ^ Tolley, Dorine, 1947- (2009). De kracht van binnen : Leon MacLaren, een herinnering aan zijn leven en werken. Oyen, P.G. van (Paul Gabriël), 1944- (1e dr ed.). [Amsterdam]: Conversion Productions. ISBN 9789076392387. OCLC 520799536.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Obituary: Bernard Saunders, founder of Art in Action at Waterperry House". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Appleby, Matthew. "Cambridge University discover Saxifraga silver-white crust secret". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Petherick, Tom (2015-03-23). "It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Fowler, Alys (2018-04-14). "The UK's best gardens to visit this spring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Petherick, Tom (2015-03-23). "It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Thame, Rachel de (2017-04-30). "Rachel de Thame tutorial: supporting plants". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Waterperry Gardens". Experience Oxfordshire. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Celebrating our core values at Apple Day". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Snowdrops in the Cotswolds: 9 of the most magical places to go". Cotswold Life. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ Fenney, James (2019-01-24). "Interview: Natalie Shay". Belwood Music. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Janet Watts (30 October 2006). "Obituary: Valerie Finnis". The Guardian.
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