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The Walled Kitchen Garden Project
Friday volunteers wanted 10am-4pm

Walled kitchen gardens are an important part of our history, large country houses have for the last century been equipped with a walled kitchen garden, which with a team of talented gardeners, would provide fresh vegetables, fruits flowers and herbs for the entire household. Wyndcliffe Courts Walled Kitchen Garden is no exception,  its formal layout is framed by tall walls, decorated with ornate fenced at either end, and once provided the house with an abundance of produce and flowers. A set of Edwardian greenhouses, which are unfortunately not in a useable state, (we are looking into grants and funding for a further restoration project)  The greenhouses line the northern wall, parallel to a set of pruned apple trees. Extensive restoration work has already been completed within the walled kitchen garden, transforming the non-productive area back into a working garden, producing fruits, vegetables, salads for the cafe and cut flowers for the gift shop, all in a matter of months. Now the summer season is in full swing, the veg is growing fast, flowers blooming daily and salads overflowing.
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Under the guidance of our new Walled Kitchen gardener Mark, we are looking for volunteers to become involved for a few hours on Fridays to assist. The work will range from weeding, to picking, thinning, planting and pruning and general gardening assistance, to get on top of the garden and keep it as a important example of a 1922 Arts and Crafts style Edwardian kitchen garden.  The Walled Kitchen Garden is slowly and surely getting back to its former glory, but it is a large job for just one part-time gardener, not matter the skill!  We would be delighted for you to get involved with Wyndcliffe Court, and are hoping to build a base of enthusiastic gardeners or just people interested in getting outdoors for a few hours and helping restore an important part of our local history.  Volunteers meet Fridays 10am - 4pm (or however long you can spare)

Our new gardener Mark Duffield has taken over from Geoff Jones, who has been at the forefront of the Walled Kitchen Garden restoration with his team of volunteers for the last year.  Geoff has handed the reigns to the very capable Mark, who will continue the gardens daily maintenance, planting, restoration and upkeep. The Walled Kitchen Garden has already supplied our cafe with fresh salads, strawberries, and vegetables - the excess of which is sold from our gift shop. This year, even more is being planted, includig our first The house was always known for its cut flowers - often providing wedding parties in the village with their bouquets and pin holes.  Of course with on going maintenance of all the new aspects of the garden, additional help would be very much appreciated, so we would love to offer the experience to those who would be interested in getting involved -  as well as an enjoyable project, you are sure to learn a thing of two from Mark  along the way!

If you are interested in donating a few hours of your time on a Tuesday to help keep this historic garden maintained, please contact us on 01291 621242 or [email protected] for additional information. Or email Mark directly on: [email protected] 
Notes from the CADW grading report, which named  Wyndcliffe Court as Grade II listed:

UTILITARIAN GARDENS NAME Kitchen garden - Grid ref ST 5l7973 / Date/style l920s/utilitarian - DESCRIPTION (categories as for the pleasure garden) 
 
A large rectangular walled kitchen garden. Walls in good condition. Main entrance from pleasure garden in centre of E side, with elaborate wrought-iron gates flanked by tall stone piers with ball finials. Central gravel path running E-W from this entrance to a similar but smaller and simpler one on W leading to boundary woodland (Scots pines, larches etc.). There is a small round-headed doorway at the N end of the E side now half blocked by stonework. There are two further small entrances near the E end of the N side and in the middle of the S side.  Inside is a gravel path running parallel with the walls. In the southern half is a low dry-stone revetment wall giving a slight terrace to the slope. Most of the interior is cultivated for vegetables and flowers, with some old fruit trees against the walls and some old cordon apples along the N side of the central path. 
There are stone edgings to the beds. Against the N wall are two original lean-to greenhouses, of brick and woodwork, with cold frames against the E one. 

Weekend Volunteering at Wyndcliffe Court

Wyndcliffe Court are also welcoming volunteers to assist in the general running of the sculpture gardens. If you could spare a day on the weekend, even just once a month we would love to hear from you. It is a highly sociable role, immersed in a beautiful and creative setting. Duties may include assisting in the shop, meeting and greeting visitors, picking and displaying cut flowers, giving the occasional hand in the cafe, selling sculptures once you are settled in the role, and generally being a part of our friendly team! 

We would love to hear from you. No experience necessary, just a friendly enthusiastic attitude! 
Contact us for more information.
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