Tag Archives: wisteria

Scotney

Posted on 19/06/2021 by The Gardens Trust

I’m sure, like me, you’ve often coveted a garden that you’ve visited. Maybe it’s a grand estate with sweeping vistas, or a beautiful garden building that takes your eye or perhaps somewhere that has wonderful planting. What wouldn’t we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Salvin, conservation, graham stuart thomas, Hussey, kitchen garden, moat, National Trust, Picturesque, quarry garden, rhododendrons, Richard Payne Knight, ruins, walled garden, wild flowers, william sawrey gilpin, wisteria | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Boleyn, arts and crafts, Cheal, fountain, Henry VIII, Hever, Italianate garden, maze, moat, orchard, rock work, sundial, tulips, William Waldorf Astor, wisteria | Leave a comment

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 →