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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...
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What's looking good in June
As mad May segues into a calmer June, the chillies, tomatoes and aubergines are growing away happily in their terracotta pots under glass, most of the vegetables are planted in the Kitchen Garden and now we just have to keep on top of weeds and water...
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West Dean Gardens - July 2014
June was a wonderful month for a garden visit to West Dean and July looks set to be the same. Plenty of sun filled days after the relentless winter rain have put a skip into the visitors step as they come along to enjoy all aspects of the gardens and...
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West Dean Gardens - June 14
Last winter's rain has acted like rocket fuel to the gardens, there is fabulous growth on trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials everywhere. As a result the early season wild flower display was floriferous in the extreme - always a glorious sight. S...
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Student Contributors 2013
William Bennett completed an MA as well as postgraduate and graduate diplomas in books at West Dean. Prior to beginning his studies in conservation, William worked for a year in the Collections Care Section of the Preservation Directorate at the Libr...
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Looking Good in November at West Dean Gardens
Halloween celebrations are over for another twelve months and the little monster costumes packed away. Gorgeous autumnal weather - dry still and colourful meant there was something for everyone to enjoy in the gardens as well as the children's spooky...