Our blog post cover everything that happens at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House from the stories discovered about objects and furnishings, to family connections and past residents. You can read about the garden and the plants we grow as well as the volunteering experience we offer to our brilliant team. The majority of the posts are written by volunteers.
National Gardening Week
The weather clearly disagreed with the idea of a National Gardening Week. On Wednesday, when the garden volunteers regularly work in the garden, the day opened in pouring rain. But, nevertheless, beds were weeded and stray crisp packets picked up from around
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A Typical April Day in the Garden
While we worked in the garden on Wednesday we had showers and we had bright sunshine. A typical April day, so the tea break was taken indoors rather than sitting in the sun. Nevetheless the persistent gardeners raked moss out of the
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A very ridiculous name for any fruit
We have recently added some fruit trees to the edge of the lawn. They are all old varieties; 2 pears, Williams' Bon Chretien and Bishop's Thumb, and two apples, Golden Spire and Keswick Coddling. Golden Spire was discovered in Lancashire around 1850
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Gift from Uncle Robert
A sunny Wednesday in the garden at Elizabeth Gaskell's House brought more plants into flower. Also, I have been searching for more garden related quotes from Elizabeth Gaskell's letters and novels and these will, I hope, add a little extra interest to the
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New podcast on the House from Bonnets at Dawn
The latest episode from Bonnets at Dawn takes you on a tour of Elizabeth Gaskell's House Hannah and Lauren learn all about Elizabeth, William and our amazing volunteers. Listen via the link below, follow them on twitter @BonnetsatDawn https://soundcloud.com/bonnetsatdawn/s2-episode-6-elizabeth-gaskells-house
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