All Ready for Summer..

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To support the day-to-day running of either the Junior or Senior Summer School through providing administrative and pastoral support. To work with the Summer School team to deliver an exceptional experience for international students attending the summer School showcasing what Taunton School has to offer. HOURS OF WORK Working hours...

All our Summer Events are now up on the events section of the website. There's something for everyone - whether it's educational (charcoal burning or our stone walling course) or entertainment (our Summer Fete will be full of fun and games plus Folksy Theatre are back in August).

**At last! The good weather is upon us, for now at least. So enjoy it whilst you can. And there were hundreds of you who did just this on Saturday at our Summer Fete which was a storming success and I can’t be too pleased that the sun shone for the day.** So here’s a few photos **Thank you to all involved**, the event wouldn’t have been the same...

Hestercombe’s Wildflower meadow - showing evidence of the hot early summer (image: Ben Knight) - By Claire Greenslade_ “It has been such an extraordinary year in so many ways, even weather wise - spring was so hot that half the plants in the Wildflower Meadow germinated quickly, flowered and went to seed in a flash, and the whole site looked a bit burnt...

**JOB OPPORTUNITY ** Looking for a Landscape Gardener to undertake hard and soft landscaping projects. Must be registered self employed. Good rate of pay depending on skill and references. Plenty of overtime available especially through spring/summer period. Must have - own transport /clean license preferred for use of work vans. - Experience in general...

This Friday (in time for Bee-autiful Friday!) the Tea Shed by the Mill Pond will open. Serving a selection of hot and cold drinks and snacks it is in the perfect location for a quick refresh ready to carry on and enjoy the rest of the gardens, or the activities that day. Plus this week we will be selling hot dogs cooked fresh on the BBQ for visitors to...

My apologies for the lack of blog posts lately, but the more observant among you may notice that I am now publishing under a different name! My time and focus over this last summer has been taken up with organising my wedding, but now I am free to concentrate on writing blogs again! Last week we began the autumn chop back, which is a job I love because you...

Sorry for the lack of blogs, we had a delivery last week of over 7000 bedding plants as well as our own home grown annuals to get in the ground so it has been a busy couple of weeks! Speed planting is definitely a required skill at this time of year and all us gardeners have to quickly find our second gear - there has also been a lot of early mornings and...

**Summer Customer Service Opportunities!** Are you looking for work this summer with a company who will train and develop your skills? Who could also offer you on going part time work around your studies.... then this could be the job you have been looking for! A national award winning growing company who want you to come and deliver great customer service...

The forest kiln in the 1990s Tomorrow is Charcoal Burning Day at Hestercombe. It means an early start for our Gardens Team who will light the kiln at 5am and stay up at the Charcoal Burner’s Camp in the woods until it gets dark and the charcoal is made. We’re also open a little later than usual tomorrow - you can explore the gardens until 8pm and also...

Come along to an all-weather BBQ on the second bank holiday in May! Head chef Kevin has ordered a variety of fresh meats cooked over Hestercombe's own charcoal alongside a delicious selection of fresh tasty salads. All undercover in our lovely Courtyard area. ADULTS: £8.00 CHILDREN: £4.00 No need to book - pay on the day

COME AND PICK UP AN ABSOLUTE BARGAIN!!!! We are digging out all of the gladioli that have flowered this summer within the plat. Fill a bag from the shop and give a donation to the charity. We have Gladioli 'Ibadan' (salmon) and Gladioli 'Traderhorn' (red)

Today's been a bit cold with the changing seasons but plans are afoot for the HESTERTOMB and Hallowe'en is just around the corner. Mark's been decorating the courtyard in a very ghostly guise... Next time you visit Hestercombe's Stables Restaurant you're in for a big surprise! - Spooky tours - daytime and night, will be running throughout the holidays, and...

Thank god this summer is so far so amazing compared to last! All our events so far have been such fun and all ran really well with no major hiccups and therefore we are already scheming how to tweak for next year! Last week's Family Dog Day brought out many of our trusty members plus several new faces, all who were keen to get involved and let their dogs do...

If you wander up to the far reaches of the Landscape Garden here at Hestercombe, you’ll stumble upon our kiln. It’s not for firing clay and it’s not for heating glassit’s for the hot, dirty, smoky work of making charcoal. Tucked between the trees, close to the Cascades, stands the Charcoal Burner’s Camp, in an area once used for quarrying. For the...

Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced Early Years professional to lead our Early Years programme at Ultimate Activity Camps in Taunton, Somerset.As an Early Years Leader, you will be responsible for planning and delivering a range of activities, including sports, arts & crafts, and games, to meet the needs of children aged 4-5 years old.You will...

If the idea of volunteering full time in the garden in all weathers seems a bit daunting, why not help us out with a bit of deadheading over the summer? It doesn't require as much bending and heavy lifting but will help top up your vitamin D levels! Full training and a trug provided, but if possible bring your own secateurs. Many thanks Claire Reid

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Hestercombe’s first ever good **olde fashioned fete** will be held on Saturday June 1st, 11am - 6pm. All sorts of attractions for the family. If you fancy tug of war, whacking a rat or simply eating a jolly tasty BBQ in the glorious setting of the Orangery Lawn then come on down! Normal garden admission applies and all the extras are thrown in (small...

The little daisy you see dotted around the stonework in the formal gardens is Erigeron karvinskianus. Once you get it to settle in it will easily self seed all over your garden. if flowers from early summer through to the first frosts. If left it can get a bit leggy and woody so every autumn (after it has started going to seed) it gets a big hair...