Tag Archives: Mrs Earle

Sussex by La Manche?

Posted on 01/07/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens are one of the great combos of design history. Their names automically trip off the tongue in the same breath, and they created a whole series of magificant houses and gardens all across the Britain. … Continue reading →

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Aunt T & her Pot Pourri…

Posted on 08/08/2015 by The Gardens Trust

She may look a bit like Lady Bracknell or Charlie’s Aunt but she wasn’t really like that in real life. Maria Theresa Villiers may have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth but she seems to have been happier … Continue reading →

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Stumperies

Posted on 02/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Imagine standing a load of dead trees on their heads and ‘planting’ them in your garden. Does it sound like a good idea? or even a sane one ? Yet yet its been done by all sorts of people on for … Continue reading →