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A charming and varied garden surrounds Forthampton Court, a North Gloucestershire medieval manor house within sight of Tewkesbury Abbey. The Court was built around 1400 as an Abbatial palace where the Abbots of Tewkesbury could live and entertain at a suitable distance from the Abbey. It came into the ownership of the present family at the end of 18th Century. Extensive re-modelling happened in the late 19th Century by the famous Arts and Crafts architect Philip Webb. The garden has developed over the last 500 years but most significantly over the 150 years.
Jonathan Bishop is in his fourth year as Head Horticulturalist at Forthampton Court. He has been an RHS Advisor since 2011, frequently writing for gardening magazines and teaching horticulture to gardening clubs in the UK. Jonathan has been on BBC Gardeners’ World, Question Time and BBC Radio Gloucester offering his wealth of gardening advice. His company Foliation Ltd, has been featured in ‘Country Life magazine, ’Gardener’s world magazine’ and ‘The Times’ and Jonathan has had the privilege to plant for Rotary in this country and abroad. His own company has exhibited at all of the RHS flower shows over the years. He is a medallist at Hampton Court and has also won medals at The Chelsea Flower Show where he built his first garden back in 1998. Since then, he has built the RHS show garden for all of their 7 shows a year from 2016 to the present day.
On arrival you will be greeted with tea, coffee and biscuits. During this skilled workshop, Head Horticulturist Jonathan Bishop will take you on a tour of the existing espaliered fruit trees, which include nectarine on fan and espalier stock, cherries, damson, greengage, and peach ball on espalier stock. You will also learn why trees are fanned out in the way that they are, including the spacing of branches, and will then look at espaliering a new tree.
Please bring appropriate clothing for the weather, sturdy footwear, gloves and a pruning kit including secateurs, loppers and a pruning saw if you have one. Kit can be borrowed if necessary but please bring these items if you have them.
Cost:
Members £70 | Non-Members £90
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of Forthampton Court.
