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My short course experience: drawing inspiration from trauma
Regular short course student Julia shares her experiences getting creative at West Dean, where her inspiration comes from and why West Dean was a game-changer for her. Julia will be continuing her creative journey on the Foundation Diploma in Art and...
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Student Contributors 2012
Francoise Collanges completed the graduate & postgraduate diplomas and an MA degree in conservation studies applied to clocks. She passed university degrees in History of Art and preventive conservation (Paris-Sorbonne IV and I) and worked as a c...
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Student Contributors 2014
Lori Covington was a graduate diploma student in the Conservation of Ceramics and Related Materials at West Dean. In June of 2013, she completed the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, after 6 months as a residential student. Lori has a BA in psy...
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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...