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• Easter activities

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington held a mixture of fun Easter activities, which saw over 600 visitors of all ages attend the Gardens over the Easter weekend.



• Jade vine flowers

• A Jade vine, donated to Bridgwater College’s Walled Gardens of Cannington, by Kew Gardens in 2008, has come into flower.



• The Walled Gardens of Cannington hosts snail research

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington has welcomed snail enthusiast Tom Walker to conduct research in the botanical glasshouse.



• Walled Gardens of Cannington to hold free dementia training

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington is to hold free training sessions for those interested in becoming Dementia Friends and learning more about dementia.



• Horticulture success for Cannington in Bloom entry

• Horticulture students from Bridgwater College were delighted to hear that Cannington’s entry won three awards at the Britain in Bloom, South West.



• Students take part in Wild About Gardens Event

• Level 1 Horticulture students from Bridgwater College, in association with Cannington in Bloom, recently took part in the RHS and Wildlife Trust’s ‘Wild About Gardens’ event at the College’s Walled Gardens of Cannington.



• Walled Gardens of Cannington donate plants to local school

• Staff at Bridgwater College’s Walled Gardens of Cannington have recently donated plants to Westover Green Primary School, Bridgwater, to support their entry to Britain in Bloom.



• Event attracts budding horticulturists

• Bridgwater College’s Cannington Centre recently held a ‘Grow Careers in Horticulture’ event to encourage the next generation of professional horticulturalists.



• Butterfly-friendly planter for Walled Gardens of Cannington

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington recently received a donation from Woodblocx in the form of a butterfly-shaped planter for the Tea Rooms’ courtyard designed to attract butterflies.



• Brownies visit Walled Gardens

• The 1st Combwich Brownie group, as part of the Big Brownie Birthday Challenges.



• VisitEngland Report

• "A very good visitor experience."



• Walled Gardens of Cannington hold Family Day

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington are holding a Family Day on Saturday 5 October between 2-4pm.



• Abundance Exhibition

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington will host part of the ‘Abundance’ Garden Trail for the Somerset Art Weeks Festival.



• Hedgehog Rehoming

• The Walled Gardens rehome five hedgehogs from Secret World.



• Butterflies Bounce Back

• In the Walled Gardens



• Valued Volunteers

• Alan Hold



• Gardens' Gardner

• About our Grounds Manager



• National Plant Collection

• Development Progress



• Walled Gardens of Cannington develop collection of plants (August 2013)

• Staff, students and volunteers have been busy developing the National Plant Collection in the gardens.



• Volunteer Group Visits the Walled Gardens (June 2013)

• Age UK



• Photography Competition

• The winners!



• Bridgwater College welcomes new Section Leader (Oct 2012)

• For Land and Environmental Management



• Rare plant in flower at Cannington Walled Gardens (Sept 2012)

• A great success for the horticultural team!



• Staff help save the Large Blue Butterfly (Sept 2011)

• Helping play a part in saving the endangered Large Blue Butterfly.



• The Walled Gardens feature in the Exmoor Magazine (August 2011)

• Article on The Walled Gardens featuring in the Exmoor Magazine



• Spectacular Shows in the Walled Gardens of Cannington (August 2011)

• Open-aired theatre at The Walled Gardens of Cannington.



• Somerset Garden Festival a hit! (May 2011)

• Staff and stallholders at Bridgwater College's Walled Gardens of Cannington welcomed over 1,500 visitors last weekend to its first Somerset Garden Festival.



• Free Garden Festival (May 2011)

• The Gardens will be welcoming visitors over the weekend of 21 and 22 May to its Somerset Garden Festival.



• First Wedding Fair at Gardens (May 2011)

• Over 100 brides-to-be attended The Walled Gardens of Cannington's first Wedding Fair last Sunday.



• First Mind Body and Spirit Fair at The Walled Gardens of Cannington (May 2011)

• Some of the country's best clairvoyants will be offering readings during the day, with tea leaf reading, palmistry, tarot cards, angels and ascended masters.



• Gardens go Tropical! (April 2011)

• An audience of over forty attended the tropical themed second meeting of the Cannington Horticultural Group last month, at Bridgwater College's Walled Gardens of Cannington.



• New Horticultural Group a hit! (March 2011)

• Over 30 local people attended the launch of the new Cannington Horticultural Group.



• Leaping Lambs at Lambing Sunday! (March 2011)

• Lambing Sunday is just the beginning of another busy calendar of events at Cannington.



• Master Performance in Floristry (February 2011)

• An audience of more than fifty attended to watch Neil create a series of different floral designs which he explained to the audience as he worked.



• Find us on Facebook! (February 2011)

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• New floristry short courses (Autumn 2010)

• Bridgwater College is pleased to offer a new programme of floristry part-time courses starting January 2011.



• Landscape Design Students Win Double at Taunton Flower Show (August 2010)

• Bridgwater College students were proud winners of a gold medal in the ‘Designer Garden’ category at this year’s Taunton Flower Show, beating last year’s fantastic silver gilt medal.



• Arts in the Garden at the Walled Gardens of Cannington (June 2010)

• Arts in the Garden is an exhibition of the work of members of the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen.



• Wisteria Festival & Horticulture Open Weekend (May 2010)

• Walled Gardens welcomed visitors during May to the annual Wisteria Festival and Horticultural Open Weekend.



• Walled Gardens of Cannington gain important tourism accreditation (March 2010)

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington have been accredited as a ‘quality assured visitor attraction'.



• The Walled Gardens of Cannington need you! (March 2010)

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington are currently looking for more volunteers.



• College Announces Schools Gardening Competition 2010 (Feb 2010)

• For the fourth year running, Bridgwater College is inviting all local schools to take part in their annual Gardening competition at the Cannington Centre - with categories and prizes for all age groups, individuals and teams.



• Successful Christmas Craft Fair (December 2009)

• Bridgwater College’s Walled Gardens of Cannington in Church Street hosted a very popular Christmas Craft Fair, the first event of its kind at the Gardens.



• Halloween Fun at the Walled Gardens (October 2009)

• The Walled Gardens of Cannington were the setting for some spooky but fun children’s activities on Saturday.



• Landscape Design students win Silver Gilt medal at Flower Show (August 2009)

• Bridgwater College Foundation Degree in Landscape Design students were proud winners of the Silver Gilt medal in the ‘Designer Garden' category at this year's Taunton Flower Show.



• 100th Birthday Celebrations (August 2009)

• After celebrating his 100th birthday with a family party in July, Bill’s extra birthday treat was an outing to the Tea Rooms at the Walled Gardens of Cannington.



• Bishop visits Cannington (June 2009)

• The Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt Rev Peter Price made a special stop during his celebratory guided tour of Bridgwater College's Cannington Centre.



• Art in the Garden (June 2009)

• In conjunction with The Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Bridgwater College’s Walled Gardens of Cannington became home last week to a vast number of sculptures and art works, designed and created by members of the Guild.



• Summer Open Weekend and Wisteria Festival (May 2009)

• Bridgwater College’s Cannington Centre was a hive of activity at the weekend, when it opened its gates to visitors for its annual Open Weekend and Wisteria Festival.



• HRH Earl of Wessex enjoys the Walled Gardens (April 2009)

• Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex Prince Edward took time out of a busy schedule to visit staff and students of Bridgwater College.



• Classic Gardens in Cannington (March 2009)

• Walled Gardens have become one of the Classic Gardens of Somerset.



• Walled Gardens are Open (October 2008)

• Bridgwater College's Cannington Centre opened its Walled Gardens for a free open day for Cannington Residents.