Posts tagged grounds
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Volunteering in the Gardens
July 29, 2014 - Michelle Homes
My name is Michelle and since March I have been volunteering in the museum gardens, this has involved everything from […]
Tagged: garden, grounds, volunteering
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Midsummer Colour in the Museum’s Gardens
July 15, 2014 - Bridget Woollen
Things are looking colourful in the Museum grounds… Border in Kaffe Fassett colours. . . and a lamp post in […]
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Dry Stone Walling
May 16, 2014 - David Cornwell, Museum Volunteer
The Museum ran two dry stone walling courses for the first time in 2014. Participants learned how to build a […]
Tagged: dry stone walling, events, grounds
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Tigger’s Diary – Road work disruption
September 27, 2013 - Tigger the Museum Cat
In August Wessex Water started working on Claverton Hill. In order to undertake this vital work, part of the road […]
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Securing a sundial in summer squalls
August 15, 2013 - Kate Hebert
Regular visitors to the American Museum may have noticed something missing from our lawn over the past few months. New […]
Tagged: behind-the-scenes, grounds
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Inspiring Gardens
July 2, 2013 - Beatrice Goddard
Fed up with Gardeners’ World and lovely Monty and Nigel the dog being replaced by Wimbledon? Feeling a bit deflated […]
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Invasion of the Knitted Things
March 29, 2013 - Kate Hebert
Visitors to the Museum yesterday may have noticed strange knitted items sprouting up around the grounds. Our weather-hardy team were […]
Tagged: behind-the-scenes, grounds, yarn bombing
Latest blog posts
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July 5, 2017
The importance of letter writing
On a recent trip to Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam I was reminded of the importance of letter writing and […]
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June 5, 2017
Beware – Monsters!
Biased reporting is much in our minds at the moment, where there is often the suspicion that wild invention is being […]
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April 26, 2017
Conestoga Wagon : Fred Giles’ Prize Model
Fred Giles visited the American Museum in September 1975 and saw our Conestoga wagon. It sparked an idea, and many years later his […]
