English Heritage Go Dutch to Create Riot of Spring Blooms
English Heritage is to roll out an even more colourful floral carpet for visitors at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens.
Over 150,000 bulbs are to be planted this October at the magnificent Victorian country house, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, creating a blaze of colour between the New Year and late spring.
Half are snowdrops, with the remainder equally divided between bluebells and aconites, a yellow flowering plant that can bloom as early as January. To complete the mammoth task a specialised bulb planting machine has been brought in from Holland.
Dan Booth, English Heritage Head Gardener at Brodsworth Hall, explained: "It's the first time we've used a machine for the task, which otherwise would take us over a month to complete by hand. We have bolstered the number of snowdrops in particular at Brodsworth Hall in recent years, planting well over 300,000. That's created a marvellous scene on crisp winter days, with aconites leading the way and bluebells adding a late spring flourish."
Bulbs are being planted near the entrance gates to Brodsworth Hall, where wild flower seeds will also be sown to help attract insects.
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