Claire Greenslade's guest appearances

Claire Greenslade

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Hestercombe House and Gardens offers a unique combination of three centuries of garden design:  Georgian landscape garden,  Victorian terrace and shrubbery and the stunning Edwardian formal garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edwin Lutyens. Claire Greenslade is the Head Gardener at Hestercombe and chief custodian of this amazing horticultural site. We met her to talk about her discovery of gardening as an art form, mentoring young gardeners, and how the role of gardens is changing as our lives and culture learn to adapt to a post-Covid world.

Hestercombe House and Gardens offers a unique combination of three centuries of garden design:  Georgian landscape garden,  Victorian terrace and shrubbery and the stunning Edwardian formal garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edwin Lutyens. Claire Greenslade is the Head Gardener at Hestercombe and chief custodian of this amazing horticultural site. We met her to talk about her discovery of gardening as an art form, mentoring young gardeners, and how the role of gardens is changing as our lives and culture learn to adapt to a post-Covid world.

S1E10 Claire Greenslade

Peter Donegan chats with Claire Greenslade, head gardener at Hestercombe.  Following a degree in fashion and textiles, working in the clothing industry and making stained glass windows, she went on to volunteer at the Barley Wood Walled Garden at Wrington. That was the springboard to a three year National Trust gardening apprenticeship at Barrington Court, and from there to Hestercombe where she is integral in the development and preservation of this historic estate. She says: “Hestercombe is very special: it’s one of the few places in the country that you can walk into one of Jekyll’s designs,” Hestercombe is unique in that it boasts three centuries of garden design, and one of the best examples of collaboration between architect Edwin Lutyens and gardens designer Gertrude Jekyll. Owned by the Hestercombe Gardens Trust, Hestercombe attracts almost 100,000 visitors annually and offers a contemporary art gallery in the main house, and 50 acres of formal and landscape gardens. The ongoing restoration and preservation of Hestercombe is the driving force for the Trust, and future plans include reinstating a 400-year-old water gardens in the park area of the estate.  The Sodshow is available every Friday in iTunes, all good podcast stores and www.sodshow.com More info: Website: www.hestercombe.com Twitter: @HestercombeGdns Instagram: @hestercombegdns Claire's instagram: @hestercombeheadgardner Facebook: hestercombe The Sodshow: Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow

Peter Donegan chats with Claire Greenslade, head gardener at Hestercombe.  Following a degree in fashion and textiles, working in the clothing industry and making stained glass windows, she went on to volunteer at the Barley Wood Walled Garden at Wrington. That was the springboard to a three year National Trust gardening apprenticeship at Barrington Court, and from there to Hestercombe where she is integral in the development and preservation of this historic estate. She says: “Hestercombe is very special: it’s one of the few places in the country that you can walk into one of Jekyll’s designs,” Hestercombe is unique in that it boasts three centuries of garden design, and one of the best examples of collaboration between architect Edwin Lutyens and gardens designer Gertrude Jekyll. Owned by the Hestercombe Gardens Trust, Hestercombe attracts almost 100,000 visitors annually and offers a contemporary art gallery in the main house, and 50 acres of formal and landscape gardens. The ongoing restoration and preservation of Hestercombe is the driving force for the Trust, and future plans include reinstating a 400-year-old water gardens in the park area of the estate.  The Sodshow is available every Friday in iTunes, all good podcast stores and <a href="http://www.sodshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sodshow.com</a> More info: Website: <a href="http://www.hestercombe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hestercombe.com</a> Twitter: @HestercombeGdns Instagram: @hestercombegdns Claire's instagram: @hestercombeheadgardner Facebook: hestercombe The Sodshow: Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow

413: Claire Greenslade, Hestercombe