Waterperry Gardens has long attracted national recognition for its 20 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, its events, museum and plant centre.
On Friday, the latest episode of Gardeners’ World aired on BBC Two with a feature segment looking at the “spectacular” autumn borders with head gardener of the site, Pat Havers.
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Sharing the news on Friday, a spokesperson for the centre said: “Waterperry Gardens are on telly tonight. Our beautiful gardens are on Gardeners’ World, BBC TWO at 8pm.
“The lovely Carol and team came for a visit and filmed the grass border, the island beds and our world-renowned herbaceous border a few weeks ago with its asters galore.
“Our Head Gardener at Waterperry, Pat Havers, gave the low-down on some of the planting here.”
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It’s not the first time the centre has had a visit from Gardeners’ World royalty, as it’s new viewing tower was opened by presenter Rachel de Thame back in 2019.
In the most recent episode, Ms Klein praised the herbaceous borders at Waterperry, which she described as “zinging with colour” all the way through the autumn.
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The presenter also enjoyed the grass border, which keeps the gardens looking colourful all throughout the winter until February.
“Far from autumn just being about dying down and fizzling out, this view just energises you – just look at it,” Ms Klein said of the Waterperry planting. “What a picture.”
Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley, was made famous by Beatrix Havergal when she founded her School of Horticulture for Ladies at the site in 1932, and is open all year round for visitors.
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