Autumn Events

8 months ago

Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

There has definitely been a change in the weather recently and we are looking forward to our Autumn Events programme. Planting & gardening workshops a-plenty, with Bicton College setting up new courses and our own too with Head Gardener Claire Reid: Confident Gardener Class We will shortly be moving towards our Christmas activities, from skating to Father Christmas and Christmas Lunches... but before then there is half-term and Halloween This year will be a spook-tacular party in the haunted Hestercombe House including Terror Tours all through the cobwebbed corridors.

  • Autumn Garden Events

    7 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    Our autumn / winter events are all now online. This week is the **Confident Gardener** workshop - learn about how to prepare semi ripe cuttings with our Head Gardener Claire Reid.

  • Autumn Is On Its Way at Hestercombe

    6 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    **Get outside this season, breathe in the fresh air and watch Hestercombe gardens come alive with the rich colours of autumn.**: - Autumn at HestercombeSeptember and October sees Hestercombe transformed by the rich shades of autumn; the cold-loving flowers and shrubs begin to bloom, bringing new colours and points of interest to the gardens. On your next...

  • Exclusive Art Workshops with Ulf Pedersen

    6 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    **Thanks to Arts Council England funding we can now reveal an exclusive opportunity to work with the Illumina artist, Ulf Pedersen.** Ulf will be running a hands on, practical workshop to create one brand new art installation to form the 'finale' of Illumina. **The workshops will aim to create a NEW installation to form the 'finale' of Illumina.** The theme...

  • Kevin Returns..

    7 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    ...and looking relaxed after a week's holiday with his young family including three very energetic little boys... Kevin is our Welsh Wizard Head Chef and even on his hols he has been thinking about the new Autumn menu. Always seasonal, I think we can look forward to pumpkins and butternut, sweet potatoes and casseroles but he does promise to keep the hand...

  • Growing Your Own Cut Flowers

    6 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    A bunch of homegrown flowers is hard to beat **In the run up to our new event: Spring bouquet workshop (24 April), local grower and florist, JW Blooms, gives some top tips on growing your own...** With spring in the air, now is the perfect time to think about growing some flowers for the house. It doesn’t matter if you have enough space for a dedicated...

  • How to Sow Seeds: a Step-by-step Guide

    6 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    **Head Gardener Claire Greenslade shares her step-by-step guide on how to sow seeds, from preparing seed trays to hardening off**: **Why sow seed?**: Sowing seed is one of the most easy, satisfying and cheap ways to get growing. March is the perfect time of year to start the majority of seed sowing. Some people start early in autumn, some start seeds off in...