Worsley New Hall’s Head Gardeners

Exhibition / Festival
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15
Feb
9
May

RHS Garden Bridgewater, M28 2LJ

RHS Garden Bridgewater, M28 2LJ

Venue

RHS Garden Bridgewater, Potting Sheds

Booking

  • Member

    Free garden entry

  • Non-member

    Normal garden admission

  • This event takes place in the garden. To enter the garden, please pre-book a time slot ahead of your visit.

Overview

  • Event times

    Winter Opening Times: 10am – 4pm
    Summer Opening Times: 10am – 6pm

  • Subject

    Exhibition / Festival

Visit the RHS Garden Bridgewater, Potting Shed to find out more about the history of RHS Garden Bridgewater. The Worsley New Hall estate employed a number of different Head Gardeners who managed the site on behalf of the Ellesmere family from the 1840s. Taking different approaches to gardening and facing varied challenges, experiences differed. With help from archival material you’ll find out more about their activities, in particular the longest serving head gardener William Barber Upjohn who spent over five decades caring for the garden. You will also find more about the rich history of the Grade II Listed Garden Cottage, once a home to the Head Gardeners and their families, now an iconic building overlooking Bridgewater’s walled garden. .
 

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.