Faded Beauty Brought to Life ; Everyone Goes to Westonbirt Arboretum, Especially in the Autumn. But the Gardens at the Nearby School Could Become a Rival Attraction As Work Gets Under Way to Restore Them to Their Full Glory. Mandy Bradshaw Found Out What Is Being Planned

Gloucestershire Echo, The › October 18, 2009

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DESPITE its historical importance, the garden at Westonbirt School has for some time been a rather faded beauty, pushed out of the limelight by the neighbouring arboretum. Now that is set to change as work gets under way to restore what was once the Holfords' private garden.

The school grounds have been taken over on a 99-year lease by the Holfords of Westonbirt Trust, set up to restore the house and gardens, and open them up to a wider public.

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Faded Beauty Brought to Life ; Everyone Goes to Westonbirt Arboretum, Especially in the Autumn. But the Gardens at the Nearby School Could Become a Rival Attraction As Work Gets Under Way to Restore Them to Their Full Glory. Mandy Bradshaw Found Out What Is Being Planned

The driving force behind the project is Lady Bland, a school governor and former pupil, who feels passionately that a garden of Westonbirt's importance should be preserved.

"The famou...

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