Waterperry Gardens
Waterperry Gardens are a set of gardens in the village of Waterperry near Wheatley east of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1] The estate is open to visitor all year round (with an entrance fee to the gardens) and contains 8 acres of beautifully landscaped ornamental gardens, a plant centre and garden shop, gallery and gift shop, and a tea shop.
In addition, the site houses a ‘Museum of Rural Life’.
History
The gardens were established by Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980) as the Waterperry School of Horticulture, a school of horticulture for ladies, and she ran it from 1932 until her retirement in 1971 as a school for ladies to learn horticulture.[2] The story of the Waterperry school is told in the book "Waterperry: A Dream Fulfilled" by Ursula Maddy (ISBN 0863035027).[3] The Waterperry estate provided Royal Sovereign Strawberries to Buckingham Palace and the Chelsea Flower Show.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
The gardens
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.[8][9][10][11][12]
The Museum of Rural Life is located in an 18th-century granary building, with displays of implements and tools.[13]
Waterperry Gardens has 5 acres of apple orchards, with a reputation for fine fruits, which supply a host of top hostelries.[14]
The gardens are considered a notable for the broad variety of snowdrops that grow in the spring.[15]
Outside links
- Location map: 51°45’9"N, 1°5’20"W
References
- ↑ Waterperry Garden, near Wheatley: Great British Gardens
- ↑ "Waterperry Gardens". http://www.gardenvisit.com/gardens/waterperry_gardens.
- ↑ Heidi Howcroft. First Ladies of Gardening: Designers, Dreamers and Divas. ISBN 0711236437. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4gaSBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT50&lpg=PT50&dq=entered+Waterperry+School.
- ↑ 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. https://www.worldcat.org/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. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/520799536.
- ↑ "Obituary: Bernard Saunders, founder of Art in Action at Waterperry House" (in en). https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14396694.obituary-bernard-saunders-founder-of-art-in-action-at-waterperry-house/.
- ↑ Appleby, Matthew. "Cambridge University discover Saxifraga silver-white crust secret". https://www.hortweek.com/article/1436806.
- ↑ Petherick, Tom (2015-03-23). "It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow" (in en-GB). SSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/11485937/Its-a-myth-that-alpine-plants-are-difficult-to-grow.html.
- ↑ Fowler, Alys (2018-04-14). "The UK's best gardens to visit this spring" (in en-GB). The Guardian. SSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/14/the-uks-best-gardens-to-visit-this-spring.
- ↑ Petherick, Tom (2015-03-23). "It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow" (in en-GB). SSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/11485937/Its-a-myth-that-alpine-plants-are-difficult-to-grow.html.
- ↑ Thame, Rachel de (2017-04-30). "Rachel de Thame tutorial: supporting plants" (in en). The Sunday Times. SSN 0956-1382. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/raise-the-stakes-n60mwbcfl.
- ↑ "Waterperry Gardens". http://www.experienceoxfordshire.org/venue/waterperry-gardens/.
- ↑ "Celebrating our core values at Apple Day". https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/outandabout/15592930.celebrating-our-core-values-at-apple-day/.
- ↑ "Snowdrops in the Cotswolds: 9 of the most magical places to go". https://www.cotswoldlife.co.uk/out-about/places/snowdrops-in-the-cotswolds-9-of-the-most-magical-places-to-go-1-5341879.
