Today we had a visit from the Friends of Whitehurst Garden who in the process of developing their own restoration project for a mid 17th century garden in north east wales. They had been on a tour of gardens projects in south wales and we were their last stop on their way home. It was a …

  One of our project trustees Dr Alan Wilson has a new book coming out soon on the technology of the country house in west Wales. Comfort, Pleasure and Prestige describes the various ways the Welsh gentry used domestic technology to ensure that their country-house lifestyle was as comfortable and prestigious as possible. While the focus of …

    The Welsh Historic Gardens Trusts new book on the Historic Parks and Gardens of Carmarthenshire has now been published. Details on how to get you copy can be found by clicking the image.

    It’s been a wonderful week in the Bishop’s Park. There’s more and more colour in the grounds as the rhododendrons come into flower and the water lilies that will cover the pond in their yellow flowers are starting to appear.  The park is such as great place to work, not just because of …

  The project to revitalise the Bishop’s Park at Abergwili with the County Museum at its heart has taken another significant step forward with the formation of the Tywi Gateway Trust (now known as Parc yr Esgob Trust) as an independent charity. The project was set up by the Carmarthenshire Branch of the Welsh Historic …

A highly recommended new book is being published by the Carmarthenshire Branch of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust. The book covers the rich heritage of thirty one of the parks and gardens around Carmarthenshire. For details on how to get your copy click on the above link.      

  A recent discovery found still attached to the east wall. A label for ‘Marie Louise d’Uccle which after much research and help from the Royal Horticultural Society is a dessert pear originating near Brussels around 1846. I think we have answered the question what will be our first new plant in the walled garden.

  The orchard in the walled garden is slowly coming into flower and looks wonderful on these sunny spring mornings. Last autumn we weren’t sure from the fruit if all the apple trees were the same but with this years spring flowering looking at the blossom we can see that there are different varieties in …

  Our survey work on site has recently been completed as Dyfed Archaeological Trust explored the walled kitchen garden and Great Meadow. It’s going to be both interesting and fun to discover the secrets of the site and its history that the survey work will reveal.

The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust is working in Partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council and the Church in Wales to develop the Tywi Gateway at the historic Bishops Park, Abergwili. The site is in the ownership of Carmarthenshire County Council, where Carmarthenshire County Museum is located. The Tywi Gateway Project plans to conserve and revitalise the …