In 2024, volunteers, including Friends of Wollaton Park members, attended more than one Wednesday gardening session, contributing over 1100 volunteer hours.
Sustainable Planting
Read more: Sustainable PlantingThe Old Rose Garden and Formal Beds have been replanted this spring with a focus on ecological sustainability
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A Little Sprinkle
Read more: A Little SprinkleThe previously malfunctioning automated sprinkler system in the formal garden has been largely brought back into service.
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Stumpery
Read more: StumperyUsing a fallen tree to create a stumpery in the Formal Garden.
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Winter Gardening
Read more: Winter GardeningThe Formal Garden has undergone a significant transformation this winter…
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Old Rose Garden
Read more: Old Rose GardenThe old rose garden has undergone a significant transformation. The Box hedging, which had been decimated by box tree caterpillars, was removed. To showcase the stunning Dahlias, the Buddleja have been relocated to the back of the beds. Additionally, temporary wildflowers have been removed ready for new planting. The future plans are to add planting…
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A Summer of Weeds and Hope
Read more: A Summer of Weeds and HopeA wet start to the summer followed by a burst of sunshine created the perfect conditions for our garden’s unwelcome guests: the weeds
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Archaeology in the Formal Garden
Read more: Archaeology in the Formal GardenRegular visitors to the formal garden in recent summers, will have seen archaeologists digging. Here is a report on what they found…
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Spring Spruce Up in the Formal Garden!
Read more: Spring Spruce Up in the Formal Garden!Spring has sprung in the formal garden, and our dedicated volunteers have been busy working their magic!
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Bark & Compost
Read more: Bark & CompostDuring March, the Wednesday gardening volunteers, with the additional support of the Saturday conservation volunteers added compost and bark to the Long Border, Rose Beds and Top Lawn flower beds in the Formal Garden.
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Winter Gardening
Read more: Winter GardeningThe presence of the Christmas lights limited gardening activities in December, and the weather was against the volunteers in January. However new edging was added to the top lawn, 10 new trees have been planted in shaded areas of the garden where not a lot else would grow, Rhododendrons were trimmed on the path from…
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Border Edge
Read more: Border EdgeGardening never stops! In November the volunteer gardening group tidied the border on the top lawn and created a new edge.
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Long Border
Read more: Long BorderDuring October the Wednesday Gardening Volunteers focused their activities on the winder bedding plants in the formal beds. But with the good weather, the Long Border continued to grow strongly. A “tidy up” removed a trailer full of trimmings.
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My My My Dahlia
Read more: My My My DahliaIn spring 2023, the garden volunteers planted over 50 Dahlias throughout the old rose garden, long border and rockery. As is often the case with gardening, not everything grew as anticipated, and not all matured into flowering plants. However, those that did have made a spectacular show. If we have a mild winter, there is…
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Formal Garden Flower Beds
Read more: Formal Garden Flower BedsThe Formal Garden flower beds are looking spectacular this year. Mostly planted by volunteers under the guidance of Wollaton Park Staff. A least we’ve not had to worry about watering this year! The formal garden is laid out in a symmetrical pattern, with geometric-shaped flower beds, lawns, a rockery, statuary, and topiary. There is also…
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Many Hands…
Read more: Many Hands…A fantastic turnout for this Wednesday’s gardening session, with over 40 volunteers to prepare the formal flower beds for the summer. The regular volunteers were joined by corporate teams from Experian, Capital One and Freeths. Tasks included clearing the winter bedding plants, ready for summer bedding, preparing the flower beds, and starting the summer planting…
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The Old Rose Garden
Read more: The Old Rose GardenThere are old photographs of the formal garden showing an area to the side of the Camellia house full of roses. As the trees grew the area became unsuitable for roses, and the plants slowly deteriorated and most were removed many years ago. Friends of Wollaton Park planted the box hedges several years ago, and…
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Spring Planting
Read more: Spring PlantingSpringtime saw the team planting several new plants in the Long Border, old Rose Garden and Rockery. The Aubrieta were for the new rockery created in the Winter.
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Yucca
Read more: YuccaIn spring, we tidied up the Yucca’s, removing the dead leaves. This should create more light and air within the plant, promoting new, healthy growth.
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Balustrade Tidying
Read more: Balustrade TidyingToday the volunteer group cleared the ivy and brambles overgrowing the Balustrade. Before and After pictures…
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Path Clearance
Read more: Path ClearanceClearing the path behind the Camellia House
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Transplanting Hawthorns
Read more: Transplanting HawthornsOver 100 self-set Hawthorns were transplanted from Digby Avenue into Formal Garden, to make a hedge to keep the deer out.
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Creating a new Flower Bed, by the Rockery
Read more: Creating a new Flower Bed, by the RockeryPreviously, an untidy and overgrown area.
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Long Border Clearance
Read more: Long Border ClearanceClearing some overgrown Dogwood and Bamboo. Plus some daffodils were planted.
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Path Tidying
Read more: Path TidyingTidying the path edges, and planting Daffodils. Also, trying to tidy up after the lawn was visited by badgers.
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