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Unpeelling our History !

Posted: 06/05/2016 by Admin

A weathered, engraved metal tag attached to an old, mossy brick wall. The tag is tarnished and rusted at the top, with faintly readable cursive writing on its surface.

 

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.

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Role in the park: Head Gardener Background: Blue started working as an assistant gardener in October of 2023, after being made redundant from a previous job. Due to the previous head gardener leaving, Blue was later able to step up to the role of head gardener. Before working at the park, he is ashamed to …

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