Waterperry Gardens are gardens with a museum in the village of Waterperry, near Wheatley, east of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. [1] [2]
Waterperry Gardens are gardens with a museum in the village of Waterperry, near Wheatley, east of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. [1] [2]
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.
In 2023, the BBC programme Make it at Market used Waterperry Gardens as the backdrop to the second series. [19]
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