A few words with Oscar Holgate

It's been a busy few weeks for acting Head Gardener of Wolfson College, Oscar Holgate. With the departure of the prior Head Gardener Phil Stigwood in April, Oscar and the rest of the gardening team have stepped up to make sure Wolfson's flowers, plants and trees really are looking their best for when students arrive.

Students and staff returning to College look out for the salvias, asters and sedum (Autumn Joy) adding pops of colour to the flowerbeds, but also there are some useful and delicious surprises amidst the flowers, such as Chinese Chive and medlars.

In the next few years, there should also be some changes coming to the Wolfson Gardens as more drought-resistant plants are introduced to help with the increasingly hot weather we're encountering, which should mean we will be gaining some more Mediterranean trees to add to the mix of flora you can find here.

You can hear more from Oscar about the Gardens, and ask him questions about your own garden when he does his Question and Answer session on Sunday 27th September, registration is open now.

What's on

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Art Exhibition: Ceramics in the Bernard Leach Tradition

04/05/2024 at 10.00

A display of works from the Bradshaw-Bubier studio pottery collection.

Piano Recital by Samuel Foo

05/05/2024 at 16.00

Wolfson College's inaugural Ian Cross Instrumental Scholarship Concert will be given by pianist Samuel Foo with works by Bach, Brahms and Ravel.

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Bomb Site, Building Yard, Classroom: Practical Training at the Architectural Association after World War Two

07/05/2024 at 17.30

How did architecture schools respond to the need to rebuild Britain after World War Two?

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Wolfson’s Fellows Sustainability Research Showcase

08/05/2024 at 17.00

An opportunity for the Wolfson community to discover and engage with the diverse and important sustainability research happening across College by its Fellows and Early Career Researchers.

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Postgraduate Research Soirée

09/05/2024 at 17.00

Join Wolfson postgraduate students as they talk about their research in an informal evening of interesting presentations and friendly discussion – complete with wine and cheese!

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