Bishop's Palace gardens, Abergwili

 

Photo Credit: Trip Advisor

Another garden restoration to report on, this time in Wales. The neglected grounds of the Bishop's Palace in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire are going to receive a whopping £1.2 million facelift, according to the Camarthen Journal.  

The gardens surround the Palace which is home to the Camarthenshire Museum, and the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust (WHGT) which is leading the project  has  secured funding to commission specialist reports to explore ways in which the grounds may be rescued and revitalised.

Following this there will be a further grant application to secure the funds to enable the physical work which will, according to Judith Holland of WHGT "conserve and revitalise the Bishop's Park, the walled kitchen garden and portions of the great meadow and the Bishop's pond." 

Lets keep our fingers crossed that the funding comes through!

Pulhamite Rockery Restored

A few news stories to share with you today.  First up, a Pulhamite rockery is being restored in Ramsgate, Kent, as reported by thisiskent.co.uk 

For those who don't know it, Pulhamite was/is a form of artificial, but very realistic-looking rock used to construct rockworks in the 19th century.  I'll do a post about it sometime soon, but in the meantime there is a whole website devoted to the stuff - and a fascinating site it is, too.

There is also a forthcoming book all about Pulhamite: