I have always been interested in gardening; as a young child I often grew solenostemon and would sell them for charity to any available adult (teachers, relatives, friends‘ parents, baby sitters). I’ve worked at Spetchley for over 10 years. Prior to that I also worked at National Trust Snowshill Manor, National Botanical Garden of Wales, National Trust Waddesdon Manor, Sutton Place and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
I love plants and all things garden related. My favourite area of Spetchley is the Fountain Garden; steeped in history, it contains some wonderful specimen plants and the surrounding hedge provides a sense of quiet intimacy. That being said, one of the reasons Spetchley is so special is it has so many areas of interest.
Spetchley is a dynamic garden, making it an exciting place to work. Specific projects, this year will include extending our collection of heritage daffodils and working to increase the range of vegetables we grow in the Walled Kitchen Garden, hopefully to supply our Coffee Shop with fresh fruit and vegetables. Also, I think it’s important to put the garden on a more sustainable footing and we aim to do more composting.
The Wall around the Kitchen Garden has been under repair during the closed season and repair work will continue throughout the coming years, you will be able to see the work as it progresses sympathetically in tune with the Garden planting and its invertebrate residents.
We have also installed a brand new fruit cage, this reflects how the kitchen garden would have been and the Team and I, intend to grow lots of lovely soft fruit .
I don’t have a favourite plant. Why restrict ones taste, when so many can enchant? At Spetchley we have many fabulous peonies and unrivalled swathes of lilies and Tulipa sprengeri . I do have a soft spot for alpines; especially high mountain plants, chasmophytes unwilling to grow at lower altitude, what a beguiling challenge to gardeners.
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