Blog - Spring

This month we’re showcasing a highly decorative specimen, the Foxglove Tree. With four species of this tree located in the arboretum, you’ll want to seek them out to experience these ornamental beauties.

Discover more about this rare and very scarcely grown plant, originally from China in this tree of the month blog.

Last year we asked you to help us choose a cultivar name for our new Magnolia hybrid, Magnolia sprengeri × campbellii. And with a landslide victory, the name chosen was……Westonbirt Hope...

After a rigorous tender process, Bristol-based caterer Fosters Events have been awarded a five-year contract and lease for Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.

All things yellow at Westonbirt...

Follow Lyn McCracken on her journey to entering 'The Power of Nature' British Woodcarvers' Association National Competition.

Are you a spring flower trivia king or queen? Find out in our spring quiz...

Westonbirt is waking up as we welcome in the first day of spring.

It’s finally March, and the end of what must be the wettest winter most of us can remember!...

Crikey!…where did the time go ??? Well here we are just one day away from the Westonbirt Arboretum 10k!...

With the 10k just next week, Simon (one of our Westonbirt Runners) took a trip to Runners Need in Bristol. Find out how he got on...

Jane, became a member of the Tree Team for a day. Read on to find out how she got on...

One of the most important aspects of our work here is continuing to grow our staff’s skills and knowledge, so we can ensure that the trees are receiving the best possible care.

Well, there is still plenty of spring colour to enjoy here at Westonbirt and the flowers will keep coming through the summer, though not in the abundance we are spoilt with in spring.

Looking good out in the arboretum today are over 15,000 trees, though perhaps some more obviously than others.