Restoring an English Garden

[@kimberly_erin]

Such dedicated people. This community shows what can be done when people have a common goal.

[@huskeyfosterfail4980]

The volunteers and local community are so dedicated. Hopwood you are such a great leader too! Congratulations to everyone.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you! They inspire me every day!

[@Horizon344]

The Hall is extremely fortunate to have such people as this in its neighbourhood 🌼

[@HopwoodXIV]

100% !!! 😀

[@eschaefer6512]

Honors definitely go to the local community, the garden volunteers’ beautiful work as well as everyone doing their part in restoring Hopwood. Amazing people all. Bravo!

[@HopwoodXIV]

😀Thank you! Yes we are so lucky to have such an amazing team!

[@smorey123]

WOW! The gardens look fantastic and the fact that they have been restored by community effort makes them even more special.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Sharon! Yes and a lot of new friendships have also been made which makes it a lot of fun! 😀

[@Supercheeseburger666]

Wow, the Before and After pictures are so amazing. HUGE difference. The place has been brought back from the dead. Thanks for sharing. 😀

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Dave!!

[@littlebird8837]

It looks beautiful... your love and hard work has paid off...the memorial garden honoring soldiers is very special. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos⚘️🌸💐🦢💜

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Jill! 😀

[@lindamoe7628]

Just the best in community volunteers. Very hard work and great rewards for the effort Garden Club. Thanks

[@HopwoodXIV]

😀 thanks Linda- yes they are amazing!

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Wow! This brings tears to my eyes. What a wonderful community and gardening club! All of you deserve a standing ovation!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Aw that's so nice to hear Suzanne! yes it has been a major group effort and so fun to see the results!

[@tysona23]

This makes my heart burst with pride. Love the community efforts 🎉❤

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you!! Great to know 😀

[@Divig]

Not only does the garden look so much better, Middleton got a new community activity/club. It has the potential to bring joy to both participants and visitors for years to come. The garden club will also ensure that Hopwood Hall continues to be a community project as long as it stays active.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you!

[@JanChristine-LivingInLove]

What a wonderful community effort. Inspiring and heartwarming. 💝

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you Jan! 😀❤

[@maryerekson5202]

What a lovely garden! Kudos to all the volunteers. I am so impressed by their passion and hard work.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much Mary!!

[@porkandbeef22]

I'm happy you have a Loving & giving community, and such a wonderful Garden Club, they worked so hard, and did such a beautiful job.👏❤🙏

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you Tammy! ♥

[@Merribelles]

I’m so happy a rose bush is still thriving! Are you going to replant some cuttings from it?

[@alicebutler2007]

Wow! That garden looks incredible, what a transformation. British people will always come out of the woodwork to help with a good cause, we get very upset when we see our heritage crumbling before our eyes. Thank you for taking on this challenge Hopwood, we need more people like you around the country😀

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you so much Alice!! ❤

[@pamelakelley7072]

Seeing this transformation brought tears to my eyes. The gardens look beautiful, thanks to the dedication and spirit of such a special community. I wish everyone in the world could see this video, it really shows the power of community cooperation! Thank you for sharing this video!

[@HopwoodXIV]

What a lovely note Pamela! Thank you so much!! 😀 ❤

[@MoggiesTen]

It's got to make you feel really good seeing the grounds brought back like that, and seeing how invested the gardening community is in helping out.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks- yes it inspires me everyday!! 😀

[@kdean9537]

What an amazing group of local community gardeners...the grounds look spectacular! How wonderful to get a visit by the Royal Horticultural Society, good luck to 'Middleton in Bloom'! Thank you for sharing, take really good care, stay well. Kathy x 💖

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you Kathy!!

[@karendutton2267]

Stunning. Its incredible the work done by the gardening club.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much Karen - I'll be sure to let them know!

[@napili00]

Happy to see Hopwood Hall College mentioned for special thanks. Perhaps students in historic architecture could also help inside? Best wishes, Richard

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hi Richard, we've really enjoyed working with a number of HHC students and are very hopeful that the College will be interested in involving more in the future. Thanks!

[@florindalucero3236]

You should offer "working vacations"; come to the Hall for a long weekend of getting your hands dirty, being pleasantly tired, knowing you are making lasting change, etc. You'd be surprised at how many folks, especially tech folks, would jump at the chance.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you! Yes great suggestion- we would love that and will work on it!!

[@sharonroy9877]

Such a wonderful community effort! Stunning transformation of the grounds, I had to watch twice. Wish I was there to help. ❤️

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much Sharon! 😀 ❤

[@brendathoms5588]

It’s just Beautiful 🤩

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Brenda!

[@NatalieThompson-i2q]

Amazing work guys!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you Natalie!!

[@sarahcook5762]

It's all so very very good. Loving the recycling and beautiful flowers 💐. How lovely to have the memorial garden 😍

[@HopwoodXIV]

♥♥

[@clariemiles342]

I love it! What an amazing job. It would be lovely to have a new aerial shot to compare to the old ones. Good luck for Middleton in bloom and let us know how you got on

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Claire, Yes will do! I believe we find out the results next month!

[@70sfordcapri39]

My favorite video yet! High fives to all who contributed to that amazing transformation. 🌸🌺🌼🌸🌺🌼

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you- Great to hear! 😀 Yes cheers to the team!

[@UnderTakerSN1]

Wow, this brings me in tears watching the community's support on these projects and bring the property back to life

[@HopwoodXIV]

😊 yes they inspire me everyday!

[@kathsmith4924]

well done the gardening club terrific work achieved the borders are perfect 🤩

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you vonvon!! ❤

[@sandrawhelan9159]

Wishing you all the success for the award. It’s incredible what has been achieved. Good luck

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you Sandra!! 😀

[@susanfurner1988]

What a wonderful community !!! It looks absolutely beautiful !!! 💖💖💖

[@jordyr2262]

Amazing work. Amazing people. I would love to learn more about the process; especially on the best ways to level a garden or area. Ways to remove bushes/tree stumps... I'd love more videos from them in the future. I always look forward to the videos. Thank you for keeping us updated. I also contacted you via Instagram Dms but I know life can be busy; Hopefully you'll see my message when you have the time. Thank you all for everything you do & are doing!

[@jeanburgin160]

This must have been an outstanding place way back then. So glad the locals are bringing back the gardens. So beautiful. Love the poppies. Wow, amazing transformation of the grounds.

[@christinahilton2163]

You are a fortunate son to have such a community willing to help. The dividends are tremendous in friendship and goodwill, I'm pretty sure you'd never get support like that back here. Wonderful people, and you're a wonderful guy too. I'm still years behind - hope everyone is still going well.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Christina- yes it has been amazing to have such an incredible community here who are extremely passionate about the Hall's rescue

[@DemelzaBoing]

This is incredible. What wonderful people you all are. Hopwood, very well done for everything you have done at Hopwood Hall and thank you for caring. xx

[@HopwoodXIV]

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[@greeneaglz2573]

So glad the community are behind the work at the Hall. I have an idea for you. Why not do a Hopwood art competition as a fundraiser for the works on the gardens. Ask supporters and locals to produce some artwork with a donation entry fee and the winning entries get to be displayed in the hall and can be used for publicity too. Perhaps prizes for the top entries. You could possibly get people to vote online for their favourites to reduce them down to 10 and then run a final round of votes for the winners.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Great suggestion! And sounds fun. Thank you!!

[@rivertownsingles84]

Ohhhhh… it looks beautiful!!

[@Kellykittymom]

WOOOW!! AMAZING! BEAUTIFUL!! Love it ALL!! You guys do deserve a prize!! 🌹🥀🌺🌷🌸💮🏵️🌻🌼

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Kelly! Happy to say they were awarded a Level 5 Outstanding Award from the RHS! 😀

[@margf.6773]

Hopwood, the gardens are much improved, and looking better. Well done. Keep up the good work. Go Blue.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you Marg!

[@mjkay8660]

incredible community spirit. so much love in all they do.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Couldn't agree more!

[@nelltaylor8171]

Amazing!!! Yet another fantastic video. You are all working so hard and the transformation is amazing and really incredible to see. The gardens look incredible. Well done to everyone. Fingers crossed you get an award from the RHS, for all your hard work. Go Team Hopwood! 👍❤️🇩🇰

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Nell!

[@imcrazybrumfield5621]

Lovely rose!

[@emilysakuma]

Your gardening club is amazing! Great work!

[@HopwoodXIV]

😀❤

[@Tawadeb]

Bravo the Hopwood Garden Club. Gorgeous work

[@lynnbetts4332]

Great transformation on the gardens! Did you ever get back all the stones that were stolen?

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hi Lynn - we did get some of the stones back! We recently put out a video about it called Theft Update

[@michelehopwood1689]

Amazing transformation, beautiful and so much hard work has gone into it. Brilliant xx

[@HopwoodXIV]

cheers Michele!

[@jeffgent764]

It’s so wonderful to see the community pitching in! I would suggest hiring a garden designer who works with historic estates. While well meaning, plastic pots and the modern wooden planters don’t work with the historic style of Hopwood.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Jeff! Yes everyone agrees these are just temporary fixes to get the gardens blooming again. We do aim to work with a designer to formulate the grand plan soon! cheers

[@kateh7502]

You guys are ROCK STARS! it looks great.

[@HopwoodXIV]

😀❤

[@LC-bb6jd]

What a fantastic job the garden club accomplished! Congratulations!,

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you!

[@spider46531]

Wonderful and everyone has done a great job. I need everyone to come work on my nasty 3 acres! Hope you win that award!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha thank you Susan!

[@spider46531]

@@HopwoodXIV At least you guys dont have poison ivy!!! That is growing quiet lush this year. Only thing nice about it is turns pretty red in Autumn

[@HopwoodXIV]

@@spider46531 😆 yes good point!!

[@sarahcook5762]

Fantastic work very well done to you all !! 🙌👏

[@HopwoodXIV]

cheers Sarah!

[@rebeccacaron8982]

Thank you for sharing…as a fellow gardener I am impressed and amazed….how heartwarming to see it come back to life ❤❤❤

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Rebecca!

[@debshaw680]

It’s unbelievable the changes they have made.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Deb - yes I am still in awe! And it continues to get better and better!

[@chelsealeonardbaum23]

Thank you.

[@cherylwood5202]

Beautiful!!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Cheryl!

[@sarahcook5762]

Ahh wow I hope you do get a prize!!!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha I hope they do too!! 😂

[@mattrishton]

My family came from The Dunkenhalgh in Rishton (previously De Blackburns) and I have read that all the squires (young lads) of the landed gentry would be sent at about age 9 to Middleton where they would be taught by Lord Assheton in the arts of war etc until age approx 16 when they would be eligible ; given conduct in actual combat to become a knight; therefore I am confident our ancestors once rubbed shoulders...

[@HopwoodXIV]

Wow amazing!!

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

It reminds of the line said by the RAF Wing Commander to the Kommadant in "The Great Escape" after the latter asked why the POWs were making nice little gardens around their huts; "We English have always been keen about gardening".....

[@chriss312]

Have you found the Wicked Monks grave Hes the Monk that haunts the ground And you know Shakespeare Wrote a play in the Hall

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hahaha never heard about that either!

[@westcountrypirate7504]

do you still own the grounds beyond the metal fence , itr would be lovely if that fence could come down , i have followed your journey with the house and must say ......great job 😀😀

[@elizabradley4797]

Wait did that lady say still roses coming up from.the 1700's 😱😳❔ 🌹Heavens 😲🤯 Saw an old photo from 1909 from my hometown with a horse pulling a man on a lawnmower ~ no fuel ~ just the horse power Every time I see your progress at Hopwood my mind blows out of my head 🤯 I am hyperfocussed on the fact that Lord Byron stayed here ~ The Playboy of the early 1800's ~ I picture a dining hall restored or patio dining area called The Lord Byron & Persian food served as he spent a lot of time there Lords & Earls OMG. You must secure a title Hopwood ~. The Duke ~ Lord Dupree ~ 🤔🇬🇧 Ummm Hmmmm ~. 21st Century Dude of Hopwood ~ P.S. You do.have a slight resemblance to Sir Lawrence Olivier ~ but his teeth were ugly You simply must be atleast knighted 👑

[@sondrabrown442]

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[@cherylkurucz8852]

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[@kerplunk8011]

shave, and do something with your hair. What your volunteers are doing helping you in the restoring is GREAT1!!

[@Tawadeb]

It's his Aragorn look.

[@joedavies940]

Wooow well done all - credit where credit is due

[@HopwoodXIV]

cheers Joe!