Tag Archives: orchard

Babylonstoren : Beyond the Kitchen Garden

Posted on 03/12/2022 by The Gardens Trust

I don’t often write more than one post on a garden. But then few gardens are quite as extraordinary as Babylonstoren. After last week’s look at the 8 acre formal kitchen garden I’m going to look at the rest of … Continue reading →

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Hever

Posted on 15/05/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Another recent escape from lockdown took me to Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Obviously the castle itself was closed but I’d noticed a short piece about Hever and its display of tulips in Gardens Illustrated … Continue reading →

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Audley End’s Walled Kitchen Garden

Posted on 01/05/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Another lockdown escape last week took me to Audley End, near Saffron Walden in Essex. Although the mansion itself is still closed because of Covid restrictions the extensive grounds which were completely redesigned by Capability Brown in the mid 18thc, were open. … Continue reading →

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The perfect monastic garden?

Posted on 31/08/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Happy St Fiacre’s Day! [and if you don’t know who he is click on the link! ] which makes it a very appropriate day for today’s post which is all about this rather dull looking image on the right. … Continue reading →