Waterperry Gardens Explained
Waterperry Gardens are gardens with a museum in the village of Waterperry, near Wheatley, east of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.[1] [2]
Description
Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980) established in 1932 the Waterperry School of Horticulture, a school of horticulture for ladies, that continued until her retirement in 1971.[3] The story of the Waterperry school is told in the book Waterperry: A Dream Fulfilled by Ursula Maddy.[4] The 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.[9] [10] [11] [12] There are also five acres of orchards,[13] and two collections of saxifrages which are accredited with Plant Heritage under the National Plant Collection scheme.[14] [15]
The gardens are considered notable for the broad variety of snowdrops that grow in the spring.[16]
The Museum of Rural Life is housed in an 18th-century granary building, with displays of implements and tools.[17] Other facilities include a gallery, garden shop, gift shop, museum, plant centre, and tea shop.
The music video to the song "Yesterday" by artist Natalie Shay was filmed at Waterperry Gardens.[18]
Since 2017, the Waterperry Opera Festival has taken place in the grounds and the house. Over 4,000 patrons attended their 10-day festival in August 2022.
In 2023, the BBC programme Make it at Market used Waterperry Gardens as the backdrop to the second series.[19]
Notable alumnae
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Waterperry Gardens . . 30 July 2017 .
- Web site: Waterperry Garden, near Wheatley . Great British Gardens . UK . 30 July 2017 .
- Web site: Waterperry Gardens . Gardenvisit.com . 30 July 2017 .
- Book: First Ladies of Gardening: Designers, Dreamers and Divas . Heidi Howcroft . 5 March 2015 . 978-0711236431 .
- News: Home of the Royal Berry. Oliver. Greg. 2 October 1978. Coventry Evening Telegraph.
- Book: Hodgkinson, Brian.. In search of truth : the story of the School of Economic Science. 2010. Shepheard-Walwyn. 9780856832765. London. 670184437.
- Book: Tolley, Dorine, 1947-. De kracht van binnen : Leon MacLaren, een herinnering aan zijn leven en werken. 2009. Conversion Productions. Oyen, P.G. van (Paul Gabriël), 1944-. 9789076392387. 1e dr. [Amsterdam]. 520799536.
- Web site: Obituary: Bernard Saunders, founder of Art in Action at Waterperry House. Oxford Mail. en. 2019-06-05.
- Web site: Appleby . Matthew . Cambridge University discover Saxifraga silver-white crust secret . 2019-06-05 . www.hortweek.com.
- News: Petherick . Tom . 2015-03-23 . It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow . en-GB . Daily Telegraph . 2019-06-05 . 0307-1235.
- News: Fowler . Alys . 2018-04-14 . The UK's best gardens to visit this spring . en-GB . The Guardian . 2019-06-05 . 0261-3077.
- News: Thame . Rachel de . 2017-04-30 . Rachel de Thame tutorial: supporting plants . en . The Sunday Times . 2019-06-05 . 0956-1382.
- Web site: Celebrating our core values at Apple Day . 2019-02-17 . Oxford Mail.
- Web site: Saxifraga sect. Ligulatae . 16 March 2022 . Plant Heritage.
- Web site: Saxifraga sect. Porphyrion . 16 March 2022 . Plant Heritage.
- Web site: Snowdrops in the Cotswolds: 9 of the most magical places to go . 2019-02-17 . Cotswold Life.
- Web site: Waterperry Gardens . Experience Oxfordshire . 30 July 2017 .
- Web site: Interview: Natalie Shay. Fenney. James. 2019-01-24. Belwood Music. 2019-03-04.
- Make It at Market returns to BBC One. Televisual. 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Obituary: Valerie Finnis . The Guardian . 30 October 2006 . Janet Watts.
