Latest News from Our West Dean Ranger: A summer round up 2025
A Summer round up by West Dean’s Ranger, Maddy Crews.
A Summer round up by West Dean’s Ranger, Maddy Crews.
Read more from Head Gardener, Tom, following the announcement that we will be re-opening the Gardens to the public from 26 June; and operating Friends-only days 22-25 June.
At this time of year gardeners are delighted to see the first naturalised bulb displays as some sort of payback for a less-than-thrilling two months of cutting back herbaceous and applying compost and bark mulch over winter. Read more in our latest blog by Sarah Wain.
Sarah Wain, Gardens Supervisor talks rainfall, pruning and rambling roses...