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Welcome to West Dean Gardens in 2019
Who would have thought that after the heat and lack of rain of summer 2018 that we almost reach our average of 1100mm by the end of the year? Rainfall is a fascinating business and it's so interesting to see how differently it falls year on year. The...
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What's looking good in summer - Part 2
Weather has not been such a hot topic for ages with the drought of June and July making us rather nervous as we watched the skies for any sign of rain. The trials of winter and early spring have become a distant memory although the fact that the Rive...
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What's looking good in spring? Part 1
Welcome to West Dean Gardens! A soggy December saw 2017 rainfall almost catch up to our 30-year average of nearly 41 inches, which ensured that the River Lavant started flowing in the Gardens right at the end of 2017. Story goes that the flow might b...
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What's looking good in April
Fritillaries are the flowery beacons of early April in the orchard at West Dean Gardens. Over the years they have multiplied prolifically, belying the common held notion that they only thrive in water meadows. Generally the appearance of all/any bulb...
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Summer Is Here As We Go 'Wild' At West Dean
I'm going to start with an invitation, well more of plea really to come along to West Dean soon to admire the wild flowers in the gardens and arboretum - it really is a delightful show and like all good things will come to an end soon. Although manag...
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Spring is Springing!
Who remembered that days of sunshine could be quite so blissful- last summer seemed so long ago? We are actually working outdoors without wet weather clothing for the first time in ages and are really feeling the benefit. The spring season has just g...
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Meet the Maker: We Are Mountain
We interview Sophie Mutter - designer, screenprinter and owner of We Are Mountain - who'll be joining us at the Arts and Craft Festival, 31 May - 2 June 2019. She tells us about starting up her own company, and what inspires her to design and produc...
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Meet The Gardener: Sophie
It took until my 30s and a few different jobs to realise I was meant to be a Gardener. In hindsight; it should’ve been obvious. Plants fascinate me – their biology, their heritage and stories, and their infinite variety. Most of my childh...