Autumn Brings a Whole New Diary of Surprises

**Autumn Days Out With The Kids**: With the autumn term in full flow, we’re already thinking about how to occupy our little ones during the October holidays. We’ve put together our Top 5 activities to help the whole family embrace the outdoors with our autumn days out with the kids! **Make Leaf Prints**: Go on a nature hunt and collect leaves to make...

**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...

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...

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...

**With autumn in full swing now we are certainly finding plenty to do in the gardens! Apart from the seemingly never ending task of leaf blowing and raking we have been chopping back all the Mexican daisies that grow in the walls. This reveals the beautiful stone work underneath and shows off the intricate structure of the Formal Garden. We also have some...

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...

Miss Warre (cascade)_, C-type print, 2017 © Trish Morrissey This autumn (opens 18 Nov) the Hestercombe Gallery is privileged to welcome acclaimed photographer Trish Morrissey to its exciting contemporary arts programme. Having exhibited extensively in solo and group shows in the UK and internationally, her work is in major private and public collections....

How amazing was Illumina! So great to see the garden in such a different perspective and notice things that had previously been hidden. For example who knew that Erigeron had eyes!!! The whole plant looks really alive in this picture - truly the jewel of Hestercombe. I was amazed at how many people who came to Illumina had never visited the gardens in...

From designers straight off the runway to statement jewellery, we have an ever-changing product range that means the whole store experience is less about shopping, and more about the thrill of the find. It’s about the exciting surprises that make the everyday a little more fun and it’s the same working here. Our work environment is ever-evolving - and...

**What a summer! I have never known such a prolonged drought in my 15 years of working at Hestercombe. I’m surprised, and pleased, that not only have the plants survived, but the team has too.**: **Very early on we took the decision not to water the lawns. Water is such a valuable commodity and as a public garden it’s important that we show a different...

To my worldly blog followers, sorry for my absence over the last few weeks, it’s been a busy time in the kitchens. A little belated I know but I wish Liz our old pastry chef good luck in her new venture. The weeks that passed after Liz left were busy ones but (would you believe I was making cakes?!) but were made easier by the support of a great team in...

Ben at Illumina_ Illumina is AMAZING!!!!!!! What a marvellous way to view a garden. It is completely entrancing and magical. The pathway takes you through the shrubbery to the cascade and back round and through the formal gardens. The change in perspective in the dark is phenomenal and having worked in the gardens for 6 years it is really...

New Build Mortgage Advisor RoleWe are seeking an experienced Mortgage Advisor to join our team at Consegna Talent, working with one of the UK's largest New Build mortgage brokerages. As a Mortgage Advisor, you will be responsible for arranging mortgages for customers purchasing new build plots, working closely with developers to complete mortgage...

New Build Mortgage Advisor RoleWe are seeking an experienced Mortgage Advisor to join our team at Consegna Talent, working with one of the UK's largest New Build mortgage brokerages. As a Mortgage Advisor, you will be responsible for arranging mortgages for customers purchasing new build plots, working closely with developers to complete mortgage...

New Build Mortgage Advisor RoleWe are seeking an experienced Mortgage Advisor to join our team at Consegna Talent, working with one of the UK's largest New Build mortgage brokerages. As a Mortgage Advisor, you will be responsible for arranging mortgages for customers purchasing new build plots, working closely with developers to complete mortgage...

New Build Mortgage Advisor RoleWe are seeking an experienced Mortgage Advisor to join our team at Consegna Talent, working with one of the UK's largest New Build mortgage brokerages. As a Mortgage Advisor, you will be responsible for arranging mortgages for customers purchasing new build plots, working closely with developers to complete mortgage...

JOB DESCRIPTION From designers straight off the runway to statement jewellery, we have an ever-changing product range that means the whole store experience is less about shopping, and more about the thrill of the find. It’s about the exciting surprises that make the everyday a little more fun and it’s the same working here. Our work environment is...

We’re celebrating Hestercombe Gallery’s second birthday this year and although it’s a relative youngster in the world of art, we couldn’t be prouder of what it’s already achieved. When the future of the house was being discussed in 2013, it was decided that with its history of landscape and artistic garden design, we needed to strengthen the bond...

 From designers straight off the runway to statement jewellery, we have an ever-changing product range that means the whole store experience is less about shopping, and more about the thrill of the find. It’s about the exciting surprises that make the everyday a little more fun and it’s the same working here. Our work environment is ever-evolving –...

 From designers straight off the runway to statement jewellery, we have an ever-changing product range that means the whole store experience is less about shopping, and more about the thrill of the find. It’s about the exciting surprises that make the everyday a little more fun and it’s the same working here. Our work environment is ever-evolving –...