Tree's Not a Crowd: National Tree Week

**Highway Tree Inspector needed in Taunton £12.70ph **PAYE - Reference: RQ794785** The posts are key to the day-to-day management of the Highway Service, involving regular contact with the public. You will undertake tree inventory surveys and statutory highway tree inspections to identify defects that pose a risk to highway users, respond to reports from...

**What's involved with this role**: **Temporary Highway Inspector x4 - Trees** **Reference no: Somerset RQ794785** **Pay rate up to £14.44 per hour PAYE depending on experience** **This opening assignment is for 3 months** The posts are key to the day-to-day management of the Highway Service, involving regular contact with the public. You will undertake...

Crunch through fallen leaves in the Landscape Garden, spot holly bushes and steal a kiss under the mistletoeHestercombe’s winter gardens are glimmering with the sleepy, frosty signs of the season. Paying us a visit is a wonderful way to get into the festive spirit, but in the meantime you can check out these ideas for a magical alternative Christmas...

**Mehrdad Tafreshi has created stunning sculptures for The Chelsea Flower Show, together with many public buildings and private residences.**: **We’re delighted to have secured this beautiful tree fountain for the courtyard by The Stables Restaurant.**: Made of copper, the sculpture will gain patina and character as it ages and weathers. It’s a real...

Apple pruning confuses a lot of people and it doesn't matter how many times you look at that diagram in the book, your tree just looks nothing like it! Here is my simple version of how to prune your apple tree. First you need to be aware of the reasons for pruning. - To maintain the health of the plant/tree - To control the shape or size - To encourage...

Looking for a enthusiastic and positive person. Will need to be able to work as a team or on your own in private gardens or public area's. Doing maintenance ie border work, hedge trimming, mowing and (general garden jobs). You will have your own mowing round and portfolio of maintenance jobs for the growing season. The rest of the year more as a team on...

**Head Gardener, Claire Greenslade, explains how Hestercombe is fighting ash dieback and trying to protect the future of our woodlands**: Starting this week, and throughout February, our skilled gardening team will be carrying out crucial tree preservation work across the estate, in order to deal with the trees that have sadly succumbed to ash dieback. This...

**Job Profile** The post holder is employed by Elm Tree House to work primarily, but not exclusively with clients living in the home. The post-holder may on occasion be required to work within the residential unit as and when requested by the home manager. Responsible to the home manager, under the supervision of the team leader, the post-holder will...

Have you ever wondered about mistletoe? I have been working in the orchard pruning the apple trees recently and noticed the abundance of mistletoe we have growing there. I was inspired to learn more about this interesting plant that I walk past every day! Mistletoe, or _Viscum album_ in Latin, is an evergreen partially parasitic plant which grows in the...

**Step by step advice from Hestercombe's Head Gardener Claire Greenslade on the do's and don't's of pruning apples and pears**: - Follow Claire's step by step guide to apple pruning and you could end up with a big punnet of juicy apples like we do at Hestercombe!The first rule of apple pruning is... don’t worry, it’s not that hard and it’s unlikely...

**Head Gardener Claire Greenslade explores the concept of re-using old bicycle inner tubes to help new trees grow, and reduce plastic in the garden**: - Hessian ribbon degraded too well and needed replacing every few monthsAt Hestercombe we're really keen to be as green and ecologically minded as possible, and are always looking for more ways to improve. So...

Pruning has been the predominant task for the Formal Gardens team over the last couple of weeks, and its no surprise when you count the number of plants that need pruning during winter. We have seven wall trained figs, five big _Wisteria, _an orchard full of apple trees, not to mention hundreds of roses! Although all these different plants have their own...

**Details**: **Reference number**: - 342069**Salary**: - £24,323- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**: - Administrative Officer- Pay Band 6b**Contract type**: - Permanent**Business area**: - FC - Forestry England**Type of role**: - Operational Delivery**Working pattern**: - Flexible working, Full-time,...

'''Duties:''' - Perform landscape maintenance tasks such as mowing, edging, and trimming lawns - Plant and maintain flowers, shrubs, and trees - Operate power tools and equipment such as lawn mowers, trimmers, and blowers - Use hand tools for tasks such as pruning and weeding - Maintain cleanliness and organization of work areas '''Requirements:''' -...

The Hestercombe archives are bursting at the seams with facts, pictures and accounts of the history of Hestercombe and those who lived and worked here. In this installment of _Memories of Hestercombe_ we take a step back almost 300 years and explore the Hestercombe estate as it was in 1720. _Written by Kim Legate, Archivist_ Fig. 4 - John Bampfylde's...

**With all the turbulence and noise going on in the world at the moment members can draw some comfort from the fact that Hestercombe is still here, tranquil and peaceful as ever.**: **The leaves on the trees will soon be starting to turn golden and the great cascade with its tumbling water will once again return to its dramatic self.**: Everything at...

Job Introduction An exciting opportunity is available for a part-time Estates Specialist based at Taunton working 2.5 days per week Weds pm to Friday. You will be responsible for the negotiation of complex consents, wayleaves, easements and agreements in respect of the location of distribution assets, to settle significant damage claims and to design,...

**In 2005, Hestercombe Gardens Trust took ownership of Gotton Copse, a patch of woodland roughly 9 acres in size, but it was several years later that we started to restore the area ~ and found swathes of glorious bluebells!**: - Watch above: Ben gives a tour of the Bluebell Walk at Gotton Copse_ - by Ben Knight, Gardener_ **In 2005, **Hestercombe Gardens...

**Leaping the Fence**: The opening exhibition at Hestercombe Gallery presents groundbreaking artists such as Tracey Emin, Mark Wallinger, Mark Quinn, Mike Nelson and Susan Philipsz among others, many of them Turner Prize winners and nominees **Oceans by Tania Kovats**: Oceans, a solo show by Tania Kovats, is the second exhibition at Hestercombe Gallery, and...

**The festive period saw some of our biggest visitor numbers over the winter for some time. Thanks to all of you who came up, especially those of you who brought new friends to Hestercombe. We hope you enjoyed our Christmas activities, we certainly did! The skating was a huge success, with many slots full to the limit and some children returning several...