Kitchen and Walled Gardens

Dr Sylvia Travershead of horticulture, poses with team leader Jo Parr and Sylvia’s dog Florrie outside walled gardenThe kitchen gardens are undergoing a transformation, with Head of Horticulture, Dr Sylvia Travers, working with a team of gardeners, volunteers and students to breathe new life into the gardens to turn them into a fully functioning kitchen garden.

In the walled garden new glasshouses will support a wide range of community events including horticultural, social, learning and commercial opportunities.

An artist impresion of the proposed glass houseYou can listen to Sylvia, our head of horticulture at Haigh Hall who can often be seen on site with walled garden leader Jo Parr and Sylvia's dog Florrie (pictured), speaking to the Borough Life podcast about her ambitious plans when she first took up the role.

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