New volunteers are being sought to help grow flowers and vegetables in a Warwickshire garden.
By John BrayWarwick is a town steeped in history, famously home to one of the UK's most popular tourist destinations, Warwick Castle.
Guy's Cliffe House Walled Garden used to provide food for the entire Guy's Cliffe estate from the 1770s to the late 1940s. The trust which runs the garden, brought back to life in 2014, is now looking to attract more volunteers to join the 30-strong group that already spend their days planting and picking.An open day is being held on Saturday to raise the profile of the garden and also attract new volunteersTrustee Elizabeth Phillips describes the garden as "an area of peace and tranquillity"
"There's almost a spirituality about the area. And all these wonderful flowers, vegetables and fruit being grown by all these amazing people that come here to help."The garden wasn't always looking so beautiful though, after the demise of a market garden in the late 1980sA group of volunteers started work in 2014 to restore the walled garden
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