Waterperry Gardens

Waterperry Gardens are a garden with a museum in the village of Waterperry near Wheatley east of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.[1][2]

View in Waterperry Gardens
Museum at Waterperry Gardens

Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980) established the Waterperry School of Horticulture, a school of horticulture for ladies, that existed there from 1932 until her retirement in 1971.[3] The story of the Waterperry school is told in the book "Waterperry: A Dream Fulfilled" by Ursula Maddy (ISBN 0863035027).[4] Waterperry estate provided Royal Sovereign Strawberries to Buckingham Palace and the Chelsea Flower Show.[5]

In 1972 the School of Economic Science purchased the Waterperry Estate, including Waterperry Gardens, which it continues to run to generate revenue for the school.[6][7][8]

There are eight acres of landscaped ornamental gardens with an alpine garden, formal knot garden, herbaceous borders, riverside walk, rose garden, and water-lily canal. There are also five acres of orchards. The garden has the National Collection of Kabschia saxifrages. Other facilities include a gallery, garden shop, gift shop, museum, plant centre, and tea shop.[9][10][11][12]

The Museum of Rural Life is located in an 18th-century granary building, with displays of implements and tools.[13]

Waterperry Gardens has 5 acres of apple orchards, with a reputation for fine fruits, which supply a host of top hostelries.[14]

The gardens are considered a notable for the broad variety of snowdrops that grow in the spring.[15]

They music video to the song "Yesterday" by artist Natalie Shay was filmed at Waterperry Gardens[16]

Notable alumnae

See also

References
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  10. Petherick, Tom (2015-03-23). "It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  11. Fowler, Alys (2018-04-14). "The UK's best gardens to visit this spring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  12. Thame, Rachel de (2017-04-30). "Rachel de Thame tutorial: supporting plants". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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  14. "Celebrating our core values at Apple Day". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  15. "Snowdrops in the Cotswolds: 9 of the most magical places to go". Cotswold Life. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  16. Fenney, James (2019-01-24). "Interview: Natalie Shay". Belwood Music. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  17. Janet Watts (30 October 2006). "Obituary: Valerie Finnis". The Guardian.


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