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Meet the Head Gardener at Munstead Wood on this behind-the-scenes video

A woman wearing a red shirt is gardening amongst red and yellow summer flowers — The Head Gardener at Munstead Wood, Surrey, working in the main summer border. | © National Trust/Laurence Perry

Watch this behind-the-scenes video where our Head Gardener Annabel will introduce you to Munstead Wood and explain more about the work we need to do, before we can open.

Be one of the first to explore Munstead Wood, the former home of garden designer Gertrude Jekyll

Take a video tour of garden designer Gertrude Jekyll’s former home at Munstead Wood in Surrey, which isn’t open to visitors yet. Follow Head Gardener Annabel Watts to find out more about Jekyll’s vision and the work ahead.

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Arched wooden door in a stone wall opened onto a view of a sunlit lawn. The wall is covered with climbing roses with more plants and flowers growing in front of the wall

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