WFGA Newsletter
Autumn2024
NEWGARDENS
Welcometothefollowing newtraininggardens:
HillHouse
OverburyEstate
OgleCastle
RussHillFarm
HooCorner
StaneStreet
FollyFieldHouse
SakuraValleyOastHouse
DumfriesHouse
KirklandsHouse
LimekilnFarm
ClaridgesBarn
OldAllangrange
ParsonageFarm
FishertondelaMereHouse
RabyCastle
TheOldRectory
News,workshops,plants
DearMembers,
AutumnisdefinitelyhereandI’vefinallystoppeddeadheadingthe CosmosTheDahliashavefloweredforweeksandarestillhangingon, wherethey’vemanagedtoescapethehugecoloniesofslugs!Nosignof frostforaweekortwo
IwasreallyprivilegedtotakepartinavisittoRosemaryAlexander’s gardeninSeptemberRosemary,thefounderofTheEnglishGardening School,isrenownasoneofourmostinfluentialdesignersandshehas createdastunninggardeninatrulybeautifulsetting!Thesevisitsarea realopportunitytogetbehindthescenesandunderstandagarden, andtheircreatorandtomymind,oneofthegreatbenefitsofbeinga memberoftheWFGA.
Idohopethatyoumanagetojoinusononeofourupandcoming events!
Asthisnewslettergoestopress,IshallbeinterviewingSheilaDas aboutherjourneytobecomeHeadofEdiblesatRHSWisley,and shortly,HeadofParksandGardensfortheNationalTrust.Thisisthe secondeventthisyearofferedfreeofchargetoWRAGstrainees,with moreplannedtosupportthoseretaininginhorticulture.Keepaneyeon thewebsitefordetails.
Bestwishes,
SueReed,Chair
SallyKingclimbingtreesattheRoyalBotanicGardenEdinburgh
WFGAvisittoSandhillFarmHouse W
EnjoyingavisittothegardenandhomeofRosemaryAlexander,thefounderof theEnglishGardeningSchool,onabeautifulSeptembermorning
Wewerewelcomedwithcoffeeandcakeby RosemaryandTina,herHeadGardener.Itwas fabuloustohearfromRosemaryallaboutherlife inhorticultureandhowshecametoliveand makeagardenatSandhill
Rosemarytrainedasalandscapearchitectand hadherownprivatepracticebeforefoundingthe EnglishGardeningSchoolover40yearsago.Her gardendesigncourseshaveruneveryyearsince then,teachingandsupportingamultitudeof gardenersmanyofwhomarebeginners. Rosemaryhastaughtallovertheworld,written severalbooksandjudgedatcountlessRHSand internationalshowsShecontinuestoteachand inspireinLondonAsshesays,“Lifeiscontinually learning”
RosemaryhaslivedatSandhillfor26yearsand hasasmallgardeningteamheadedupbyTina Woodward,whostartedasaWRAGStraineethere around10yearsago.Tinaisnowextremely knowledgeableand,whilstwewalkedaroundthe
gardens,toldusaboutmanyoftheplantsin thegardenandhowtheyarelookedafter. Tinaspokeabouttheformalstructureofthe gardenandkeepingitsharp–theboxballs,the cloudpruning,thebeechesthatlinethe driveway–aperfectbackdroptothesofter plantingaroundthegarden.
Thefrontofthehousehasboxballsplanted inalinetomarktheedgesofawidepath.The boxlookshealthy,andTinatoldushowto treatit,biologically,nochemicals,butlotsof airaroundthebaseoftheplantstoallow airflowSilverbirchaddheightasdothemany treesandlargershrubs.Thesoilisalkalineand plantedtosuit.Bedsareoftenedgedwith AlchemillaorLondonPride.
Focalpointsareimportantinthegardenand drawtheattentiontomanydifferentand interestingfeatures.Attherearofthegarden areroses,herbaceousplantsandavegetable garden.Thebackdropisthesoftcountryside
oftrees,pastureandhills.Aswelingeredto chatwithTinaandRosemary,thesky darkened,afewraindropsfellandweheard aclapofthunder!Weheadedbacktothe houseformorecoffeeandtea.Theperfect finishtoourdelightfulmorningvisit.
ThegardenatSandhillFarmHouseisopen, fortheNGS,onSundayFebruary10th2025 from12-4pmforafabulousdisplayof snowdrops.Doaddtoyourdiary,asI’msure itwillbewellworthavisit.
PennyFairclough,WRAGStraineeat Hollymount,said“Ireallyenjoyedthevisitto thegardenandthefascinatingtourby RosemaryandTina.Thecakesweregood too!”
KatrinaRoche,WFGAmember,said“The redpainteddoorbeyondthegardenisone ofthecleverdesignideasintheWestSussex gardenofRosemaryAlexander.Thankyou toWorkingforGardenersAssociation(WGFA) forarrangingthevisitandRosemaryforher hospitalityandtourofherbeautifulgarden”
MikiMcCroddenalsoenjoyedthevisitand says“SandhillFarmHousewasawonderful gardentripjustoutsideofLondon.Rosemary welcomeduswithlovelyhomemadecakes eventhoughshehadjustreturnedfrom France.Walkingaroundhergardenwithher guidewassuchaspecialtime.Looking forwardtocomingbackduringthesnowdrop season”
SarahFarr RegionalManager,EastandWestSussex
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TeaGardenandOrchardtour
AvisittoMegginchCastleinPerthshiretolearnaboutthecastle’sfascinating historyofteaproductionandexploretheirtwoNationalCollections
OnadayinSeptemberwhenmostofthe restofScotlandwasbathedinclearblue skiesandsunshine,agroupwentto MegginchCastle,shroudedinmist,tomeet CatherineDrummond-Herdman,theowner, foratourofthegardens.Thegroup consistedofpreviousWRAGStrainees,new sign-ups,andfriendsandfamilymembers
ThetourofMegginchstartedwithabrief historyofthecastlewhichhasbeeninthe samefamilysincethe1600s.Thegroupthen movedintothelargewalledgardenareawith Catherine,accompaniedbyhertwodogs. Hereweweretoldaboutandshownthetea plantsthataregrownatMegginch.
In1795CaptainRobertDrummondbrought backoneCamelliabushonhisEastIndian Clipperandthesamebushstillgrowsinthe garden.ThiswasCatherine’sinspirationtotry teagrowingbutithasprovedacontinualand challenginglearningprocess.Initialsoil samplessuggestedthesoilwasnotsuitable forteagrowing.Catherineexplainedthather plantsincludedifferentvarieties,allgrown fromseed,butthattheseedsarevery difficulttoobtain.Variousmaterialsfor mulchingthesoilandprotectingtheplants overwinterhavebeentried,withComfrey andlayersofsheepfleecesfoundtobethe bestsofarNowtheplantsseemtobe thriving.
Catherinetoldthegroupthat,fortea production,thebesttypeofleavesthatare pluckedfromtheplantaretwoyoungleaves withabud.Shefoundagoodexampleto showthegroup.Therearehowevernot
enoughplantsatMegginchforactualtea productiononsite,asaverylargenumberof leavesareneededtoproduceasmall amountoftea.SoMegginchispartofa groupofladieswhoallgrowtea,calledthe TeaGardensofScotland.Theysendtheirtea awaytobeprocessedandlaunchedtheir “NineLadiesDancing”teain2021,landingan orderwithFortum&Masons
Afterthewalledgarden,thetourmovedout intothevastorchard.Therearehundredsof differentapple,pear,plumandnuttrees withintheorchardarea.Someofthetrees arepartofMegginch’stwoNational Collections.Thefruitfromtheciderapple treesisnotusedandisgenerallyleftforthe wildlife,butthepearsarebeingusedtotryto makeperry.
Catherinepointedoutacobnuttree.The nutsareapparentlydeliciouseatenstraight fromthetree.Withintheorchardgrass
managementisaconstantconsideration Variousapproacheshavebeentried includingusingaflockofsheep.Thesheep optionwouldnotberepeatedhowever,as, insteadofeatingjustthegrass,theyateall thelowerbranchesofthefruittrees.
Thetourconcludedwithawalkbacktothe housefordeliciousteaandcakeanda chancetonetworkwitheachother.Everyone foundthetourofMegginchCastlevery interesting.Catherine’spassiontowardsall theareasofthelargegardenwasinspiring.
Wepartedwaysunderblueskyasthesun finallyburnedthroughthecloud.
CatrionaPhillips
WFGAteamsupwithHoratio’sGarden
OursocialmediaexpertKateMullerhasbeenworkinghardonInstagramover thelastfewmonthsonanexcitingcollaborationwithHoratio’sGarden
ThoseofyouwhofollowusonInstagram mayhavenoticedaseriesofreelssharing storiesaboutsomeofourwonderfulWRAGS (WorkandRetrainasAGardenerScheme) traineeswhoareluckyenoughtobe undertakingtheirtraininginoneofeight Horatio’sGardens.Weareincrediblyproud ofthecollaborationbetweenWFGAand Horatio’sGardenandthrilledthatour traineesaregaininghands-onexperiencein therapeuticgardening,whilealso contributingtotherehabilitationandwellbeingofpatientswithspinalinjury.
Horatio’sGardennurturesthewellbeingof peopleafterspinalinjuryinbeautiful,vibrant sanctuarieswithintheheartofNHSspinal injurycentres.Leadingdesignerscreatethe accessiblegardenswherethecharity’steam careforpeopleandplantsalike.Thegardens arevitalplacesforreflectionandadjustment forpeoplefacinglife-changinginjuriesand longstaysinhospitalandourtraineeswork aspartoftheteamtonotonlykeepthe gardenslookingbeautiful,buttoalsouplift andnurturethepatients
Tofindoutmoreaboutthelife-changing workofHoratio’sGarden,pleasevisittheir website:www.horatiosgarden.org.uk
Forthoseofyouwhodon'tyetfollowuson Instagram,whynotvisitourpageandclick ‘follow’sothatyoudon’tmissoutonallthe latestWFGAnewsandstoriesandtakea lookatsomeoftheWRAGSandHoratio’s Gardenstorieswe’vealreadysharedYou canfindusatwwwinstagramcom/wfgauk
KateMuller
p y p p p ofonlineresourcesnowavailableforthegardeningcommunity
Whetheritbemeetingsthatnolongerrequire expensivetravelfromfarflungareas,remote learningforRHSqualificationsorthegrowing numberofonlinetalksthatsprunguptobridge thegapofactualgardenvisitsortalks–they becameanessentiallifeline,andmanyhave survivedandevengrownsincethepandemic hasthankfullysubsided.
Beforebeingfurloughedfrommyroleofhead ofgardentrainingattheNationalTrust,Iwas askedtocreategardenadvicevideosforNT memberstokeepthemonboardwhilethe gardenswereclosedandpeoplewerespending moretimeintheirowngardens(iftheywere luckyenoughtohaveone)TheNationalGarden Schemecreatedaseriesofgarden“visits”in 2020tofillthegapinopendays,asawayof bridgingthefundingshortfallforthecharity. Thankfullythosearenolongernecessary, althoughsadlyinmycasetheyneverseemto disappearfromYoutube!
Whathassurvivedisthegrowingnumberof onlinetalksthatbeganassubstitutesforfaceto-facelectures,butinourfar-flungcommunity ofbusygardenerswesoonrealisedtheyserved averyusefulpurposeWFGAofcourse continuestodeliversomeofitstrainingonline, makingitaccessibletoafargreateraudience.
Aquicklookatourownwebsiterevealsthat outoftheupcomingtrainingevents,severalare online,coveringsuchtopicsasgardendesign, careerdevelopmentandno-diggardening: https://www.wfga.org.uk/productcategory/events/
TheGardensTrustsoongotwisetothefact thatitcouldreachanationalaudienceforits gardenhistorytalks,andtheyalsocontinue thiswinterwithanexcellentseriesoftalksby HeadGardenersthatshouldinspireour WRAGStraineestogreaterthings: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headgardeners-at-historic-sites-3-tickets1032241531207
Myowncareerhadachangeofdirection owingtoCovid,andIsurprisinglybecamequite adeptatrunninginternationalwebinarsforan Erasmusfundedinitiativeforgardenersallover Europe.Ifyouhadaskedmefiveyearsagoto chairanonlineseminarfor250peopleonthe subjectofsoilhealthIwouldhaverunamile Butneedsmust,andIhaveenjoyedthreeyears asworkshopco-ordinatorforCraftSkillsfor GardenConservation: https://gardenconservation.eu/activities/
Whilewemanagedtorunpracticalworkshops eachsummer,webeganasatotallyonline organisationduringCovid,andourwinter webinarsarestillavailableasrecordingsin perpetuity: https://gardenconservationeu/results/
So,whilstwecannowrejoiceinface-to-face meetings,hands-ontrainingandunlimited gardenvisiting,itisworthrememberingthatas thenightsdrawinandlongdarkeveningsloom wecanstillbeinvolvedinlifelonglearning abouthorticulturefromthecomfortofourown armchairs.
KateNicoll RegionalManager,NorthWalesandBorders
TheRoyalBotanicGardensatEdinburgh
yg p g , worldleaderinbotanicalscienceandaninternationalcentreofeducation
SallyKinghadbeenworkingpreviouslyinthe HerbariumattheBotanics(RBGE),which housesapproximatelythreemillionspecimens, collectedover350yearsandrepresentinghalf totwothirdsoftheworld’sflora.This important,leadingbotanicalcollectionis activelyusedtosupportresearchatRBGEand otherinstitutesaroundtheworldandloansout thousandsofspecimensandisvisitedby around200scientistseachyear.Thereare80 historicallysignificantspecimenscollectedby CharlesDarwinonhisvoyageroundSouth AmericaonHMSBeagleinthe1830’s!
Inthespringof2023,Sallysigneduptodoa WRAGStrainingandwasverykeentoachieve thisatRBGEwhilstdownsizingherHerbarium job.Afterafewmonthsofnegotiation,she managedtomakethistransitionandstarted herWRAGStraininginOctober2023Training atabotanicalgardenisofcourseawholly uniqueexperienceandtheBotanicsin Edinburghisaworldleaderinbotanicalscience
andaninternationalcentreofeducation.It employsawiderangeofleadingscientists, horticulturalists,ecologists,taxonomists, botanists,researchersetc.
Sallywasprivilegedtobeabletodipintothe worldofmanyofthesedepartmentsduringher year.Shedidofcoursealsolearnthepractical skillsrequiredbytheWFGAunderthekeeneyes ofRobynandSarahShefoundthatthese practicalskillsstronglycomplementedher theorybasedRHSLevel2inHorticultural Principles.
InSally’sownwords… “RBGEasaplacementgardenhasgivenmethe opportunitytogethands-onexperienceinavery widerangeofhorticulturespecialisms: Arboriculture,nurserypropagation,rockgarden andalpineplants,herbaceous,andtropical, temperateandaridglasshousesandmarket gardeningI'vebeenactivelyworkingwithanexsituconservationcollectionwhichwouldn'tbe possibleoutsideofabotanicalgardenwithwild collectedplants.Ireallywantedtoexperience
horticulturewithastrongemphasison biodiversityandconservationasitskeyfocus
Onebighighlightwasafieldtriptoplantout threatenedconifersonanex-situconservation siteaspartoftheinternationalconifer conservationprogramme.I'vetakenpartinplant identificationwalkaroundsandassessments withHNDstudents,andattendedsomeofthe certificateinpracticalhorticulturesessionsas partofmyprofessionaldevelopmenttraining.I amincrediblygratefultohavehadthis experience,it'sbeenabsolutelyamazing.It enabledmetosecuremyKitchenGarden HorticulturalAssistantpost,whereI'vetaken chargeofdevelopinganewareaofthekitchen garden.IlookforwardtoMondaysattheend theweekend,doingaWRAGSplacementhas beenlife-changing”.
Sallyhasbeenanexemplartraineeandhas madeapointofattending90%oftheWFGA coursesavailableoverthepastyear,from cuttingsandherbaceousdivisionatJupiter Artland,towinterandsummerpruningatFloors CastleandMertounGardensintheBorders ShealsocametotheSeilichWildflowerDayheld byDrSallyGouldstoneinJune.Sallyfinishesher trainingnextmonthandwillcontinuewithher KitchenGardenHorticulturalpostatRBGE.
Iamcurrentlyunsurewherehertrainingwill takeher,buttheyearatRBGEwillhavemeant sheishugelyemployableinwhateverroleshe chooses.IamhopefulthatasaresultofSally’s yearasaWRAGStrainee,theRBGEwillconsider becominga‘traininggarden’fortheWFGAand thatmanymorepeoplewillenjoythelifechangingexperiencehadbySallyKing.
CarolineStraker RegionalManagerforSouthScotland
Duetoongoingrisingcostpressures,our membershipsubscriptionratesandtheWRAGS traineefeewillbeincreasingon1stJanuary 2025.
Allourmembershipbenefitswillremainthe same,theseincludeourexcellentvalue workshops,membersskillsdaysandother membershipdiscountsonofferviathewebsite.
Theseincreaseswillgotowardspayingour ongoingcostsofrunningtheCharity,including staffing,officerents,utilitiesetc.
Thereforethemembershipsubscriptionrates from1stJanuary2025willbeasfollows;
1yearemailmembership-£35.00
3yearemailmembership-£9500
Forthoseonourpostalmembership subscriptions,thesealsoneedtoincrease,given postage,paperetc.andwillnowbe;
1yearpostalmembership-£45.00
3yearpostalmembership-£125.00
TheWRAGStraineeadministrationfeewillbe increasingto£640.
ThankyouforyourongoingsupportofWFGA
GardenDesign-howtosurveyyourgarden
g importanceofasitesurveydrawing-anessentialrequirementfordesigners
Whenstartingoutdesigningyourgarden,one ofthefirstandmostimportanttasksisto analysetheexistinggardenandtakean accuratesitesurvey.Professionalgarden designersoftenenlisttheexpertiseofqualified surveyors,butitisquitepossibletoconducta simplesurveyyourself.Youwillneedasurveying tape(ideallytwo),atentpegorahelpful assistanttoholdtheendofyourtape,clipboard, paper,pencils,pens,magneticcompassanda camera.
Startbydrawinganoutlineofthehouseand gardenaslargeaspossibleontoyourpaper,use apencilanddon’tworryaboutitbeingtoscale atthisstage.Ifyouneedtoshowdetailsofany trickyareas,thendrawtheseonaseparate page.Themainpremiseistocaptureasmuch informationasclearlyasyoucanwhilstonsite, soyoucantransferthesedetailsaccurately whenyouarebackatyourdeskThesketchof thehouseshouldincludethepositionofall windowsanddoors(andtheirdirectionof opening)andanyfeaturessuchasdrains, downpipes,manholes,etc.Noteanysheds, greenhouses,thepositionsoftrees,shrubsand hedges.Useyourcompasstoestablishthe Northdirectionandnotethisonyourplanwith anarrow.
Onceyouhavesketchedoutthegarden,you canthentakemeasurementswithyourtapeand recordthemneatlyontoyoursketchasyou workalong.Thebestplacetostartiswiththe house,asitisusuallyfairlystraightandgives youagoodbaselinetoworkfrom.
Formeasuringthehouseyouwouldnormally use‘runningdimensions’,whereyouattachthe endofyourmeasuringtapetoastartingpoint (forexamplethecornerofthehouse)andletthe
tapeoutalongthelengthofthehouse,reading offthepositionsofwindows,doors,drainsetc, asyoumovealongthetape-
RUNNING DIMENSIONS
Asecondtechniqueis‘offsetdimensions’ whereyoulayonetapeasabaseline(orusethe building)andthenuseanothershortertape heldat90degreestothebaselinetorecordthe distancefrombaselinetotheobject-yourecord boththepositionalongthebaselineandthe distanceoutfromthebaseline,todefineyour objectslocation-
OFFSET DIMENSIONS
Anotherwell-usedmethodis‘triangulation’ whichisusedtolocateanobjectinrelationto twoknownpoints-oftenthecornersofthe houseareused-sobytakingmeasurements fromthesetwocornersofthehousetothe object(egatree)itformsa‘triangle’whichthen youcanaccuratelydrawwhenbackatyourdesk byusingacompass-
TRIANGULATION
Howeveryoutakeyourmeasurements,besure torecordtheminaclearconcisewaysothat youcanreadthemlater-thelastthingyouneed isaconfusedmuddle!Tohelpwiththis,I recommendusingpensindifferentcolours, whichcanhelpdifferentiate,forexample, runningdimensions(inblue)fromtriangulation measurements(inred)andmakesyournotes mucheasiertoreadIalsomeasureeverything inmillimetres,youmayprefertousemetresor evenuseimperial,butbesuretobeconsistent andsticktoonechoiceofmeasurementforthe wholesurvey.Useyourphoneorcamerato recordasmuchaspossible-thehouse,the boundaries,neighbouringbuildings,paving patterns,trees,hedges,anyawkwardcornersof thegarden-photosareinvaluableasreminders!
Oncebackatyourdesk,youneedtoconsider whichscaletodrawto-itshouldbeascalethat willrepresenttheplanclearlyandalsofitonthe paperthatyouhavechosen.Usingascalerule makesdrawingupyourplanaloteasier,asit calculatestheconversionforyou.Oneofthe easiestmetricscalesis1:100,whichmeans1cm onpaperisequalto1m(100cm)ontheground.
Alternativelyforsmallergardensyoucouldusea scaleof1:50(every1cmonpaperis50cmonthe ground).Youcanuseadrawingboardoryour tabletodrawyoursurveyon-usethelargest paperyoucanmanage,A2isagoodsizebutA3 willbeperfectlyadequateforsmallergardens.
Startbyplottingthehousefirstontoyour paper,usingyourscaleruletoconvertthe measurements,thenworkoutwardstothe boundaryofthegarden.Foranytriangulated points,useyourcompassestocreateanarc fromeachofthetwobaselinepointsandwhere thearcscross,willbethepositionofyourobject. Indicatetreesandshrubswithcirclesorwavy formstoshowtheirpositionandspread,and writeheightsalongfencesandwalls.
Whenyouhavefinishedyourdrawing, remembertoindicatethenorthpointwithan arrowandmakeanoteofthescaleused.Be suretotakephotocopiesandkeepyouroriginal drawingsomewheresafe,tosaveyouneeding todrawitagain!
JoMoore
ThisyeartheWFGAwillbecelebrating125years!
Overtheyearswehaveruncountlesscoursesandworkshopsand,sincetheinceptionof WRAGS,trainedover1600peopleenablingthemtogoontoestablishcareersin horticulture.
Tocelebrate,we'dliketohearyourstories!We'recompilingaspecialeditionofthe newsletterthatwillfeaturesomeofthose(we'dlovetohave125)whohavebeenaffected bytheWFGA
WhetheryoucamealongtooneofourPracticalSkillsDaysorifyou'reaformerWRAG, we'dlikeyoutosendusafewwords(withideallyapicture)tellingusyourstoryandhowit haschangedyourlife.
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REGIONALMANAGERVACANCIES
TheWFGAarelookingtorecruitaRegionalManagertodevelopandsupportourWork& RetrainasaGardenerScheme(WRAGS).Wearelookingtoappointanenthusiastic,selfmotivatedindividualtoactasaregionalpresencefortheWFGA.
WecurrentlyhaveavacancyfortheregionofCentralSouth(Oxfordshireand Buckinghamshire).ApplicantsneedtolivewithintheareatoenabletheSchemetorun smoothly,withafocusonwideningthenumberofplacementgardens,workingwith membersandtrainees,aswellascreatingworkshopsandskillsdayswithingardens.
TheRegionalManagerpositionrequiresmarketing,organisational&peopleskillsaswellas agoodknowledgeofhorticulturewithITliteracy.Therolehasitschallenges&rewardsbut offerstheopportunitytooperateonaflexiblelevelwithotheraspectsofemploymentand life,whilstnetworkingwithsomeexcellentgardenownersandexperiencedheadgardeners. Guidanceisgiventonewmanagersbyamentor,whowillexplainthescheme’sprocedures andwillcontinuetogivehelpandguidanceuntilthenewmanagerissettledin.Thereare varioussourcesinternallywherehelpandadvicecanbeshared,aswellasabi-annualRM meeting.
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