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Autumn Charity Plant Fair

Autumn Plant Fair 2024

This popular plant sale is held in the grounds of Mapperton.  Access to our superb gardens (winner of the Garden of the Year 2020 Historic Houses award) is included in your entry price. Our twice yearly plant fair attracts a…

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Mapperton hosts a treat for gardeners

Keen gardeners are in for a treat when they get the chance to visit Dorset’s largest charity specialist Plant Fair and spend a day discovering beautiful Mapperton House and Gardens. This is the 17th year that Mapperton, near Beaminster, has hosted…

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The Pocket Handkerchief tree is dropping its hankies

The Pocket Handkerchief tree is dropping its hankies, like Beatrix Potter’s Mrs Tiggywinkle, at the top of the Wild Garden. This tree, davidia involucrata, is named after the famous Père David. Father Armand David (1826–1900, "Père David"), a French Vincentian missionary…

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