Waterperry Gardens

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

Waterperry Gardens
Museum at Waterperry Gardens

Description

Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980) established in 1932 the Waterperry School of Horticulture, a school of horticulture for ladies, that continued until her retirement in 1971.[3] The story of the Waterperry school is told in the book Waterperry: A Dream Fulfilled by Ursula Maddy.[4] The 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.[9][10][11][12] There are also five acres of orchards,[13] and two collections of saxifrages which are accredited with Plant Heritage under the National Plant Collection scheme.[14][15]

The gardens are considered notable for the broad variety of snowdrops that grow in the spring.[16]

The Museum of Rural Life is housed in an 18th-century granary building, with displays of implements and tools.[17] Other facilities include a gallery, garden shop, gift shop, museum, plant centre, and tea shop.

The music video to the song "Yesterday" by artist Natalie Shay was filmed at Waterperry Gardens.[18]

Since 2017, the Waterperry Opera Festival has taken place in the grounds and the house. Over 4,000 patrons attended their 10-day festival in August 2022.

Notable alumnae

See also

References
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  2. "Waterperry Garden, near Wheatley". Great British Gardens. UK. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Waterperry Gardens". Gardenvisit.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. Heidi Howcroft (5 March 2015). First Ladies of Gardening: Designers, Dreamers and Divas. ISBN 978-0711236431.
  5. Oliver, Greg (2 October 1978). "Home of the Royal Berry". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
  6. Hodgkinson, Brian. (2010). In search of truth : the story of the School of Economic Science. London: Shepheard-Walwyn. ISBN 9780856832765. OCLC 670184437.
  7. Tolley, Dorine, 1947- (2009). De kracht van binnen : Leon MacLaren, een herinnering aan zijn leven en werken. Oyen, P.G. van (Paul Gabriël), 1944- (1e dr ed.). [Amsterdam]: Conversion Productions. ISBN 9789076392387. OCLC 520799536.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "Obituary: Bernard Saunders, founder of Art in Action at Waterperry House". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. Appleby, Matthew. "Cambridge University discover Saxifraga silver-white crust secret". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. Petherick, Tom (23 March 2015). "It's a myth that alpine plants are difficult to grow". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. Fowler, Alys (14 April 2018). "The UK's best gardens to visit this spring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. Thame, Rachel de (30 April 2017). "Rachel de Thame tutorial: supporting plants". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  13. "Celebrating our core values at Apple Day". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. "Saxifraga sect. Ligulatae". Plant Heritage. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  15. "Saxifraga sect. Porphyrion". Plant Heritage. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  16. "Snowdrops in the Cotswolds: 9 of the most magical places to go". Cotswold Life. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  17. "Waterperry Gardens". Experience Oxfordshire. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  18. Fenney, James (24 January 2019). "Interview: Natalie Shay". Belwood Music. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  19. Janet Watts (30 October 2006). "Obituary: Valerie Finnis". The Guardian.

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