AUGUST UPDATE | Gardeners Blog by our Head Gardener This month’s subject is LAWNS! Some of you may say “boring” but the restoration of the East Lawn and the Conservatory lawn has proven an exciting and challenging project for the Garden team. In 2019 the East Lawn was impassable. An assortment of trees, self sown […]
July Edition | Gardeners Blog by our Head Gardener Weatherwise, the first half of this month proved to be disappointing being cold, windy and wet. Fortunately the second half of the month redeemed itself with some warm, sunny days and both the plants and volunteers perked up. The spotlight this month is on an area
JUNE UPDATE | Gardeners Blog by our Head Gardener The first half of this month was disappointing due to be cold weather and strong winds, even the plants sulked. They came back strongly in the latter part of the month as temperature rose, the sun shone and we all basked in the warmer weather. Watering
Gardeners Blog by our Head Gardener The 1848 map of the Castle and gardens shows an L shaped structure behind the castellated walk in the Formal garden. Dave has spent several months carefully excavating the site of this L shaped structure layer by layer. So far he has discovered the remains of the clearance of
Royal Drawing School announces prestigious artist residency at Gwrych Castle The Royal Drawing School have announced an exciting opportunity for two alumni of the Royal Drawing School’s esteemed Drawing Year programme. The two-week self-directed residency, will take place between September 9th and September 23rd 2024 at Gwrych Castle. Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed
Gardeners Blog by our Head Gardener Another wet and windy month but slightly warmer. Spring is waking up the plants and the grass is growing strongly. In flower this month amongst others are Erythronium “Pagoda”, Erythronium “White Beauty”, Brunnera “Jack Frost”, Brunnera “Silver Spear”, tiarella, geum “Pink Petticoat”, Iris, and a display of auriculas in
Gardeners Blog by our Head Gardener We’re a group of people who have come together to participate in the restoration of the Gardens of Gwrych Castle. There is a core of approximately 10-12 people aged between early 60’s and 80+ who volunteer two days a week. Volunteers come according to their other commitments. March was
We have an update on the future of Gwrych Castle! Since the announcement of the £2.2million grant awarded by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, we’ve been extremely busy behind the scenes preparing for the project which will provide a roof and floors to stabilise the ‘at risk’ structure. Due to the complex nature of the building,
2-for-1 tickets at Gwrych Castle on 16th & 17th March To thank National Lottery players for their support, we will be taking part in National Lottery Open Week offering 2-for-1 tickets when visiting us on 16th & 17th March to National Lottery Players who provide proof of purchase. Visitors can enjoy our scenic visitor route
Gwrych Castle has been given a lifeline of £2.2m by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) Gwrych Castle has been given a lifeline of £2.2m by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) as part of their Covid-19 Response Fund, enabling the trust to undertake urgent shell repairs that will include a permanent roof and floors!
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