english gardens, 2019

Nymans

13th January 2019
« A garden lovers’ home for all seasons,
with an extensive yet intimate garden set around a romantic house and ruins. »
Nymans

arbustes odorants | fragant shrubs

Hamamelis X intermedia ‘Vesna’, Camelia sasanqua ‘Narum- Gata’

Daphne bholua ‘Darjeeling form’, Sarcococca confusa

Magnolia’Anne Rosse’, Magnolia X soulangeana ‘Alba superba’

Camelia japonica ‘Pomponia Portuensis’, Camelia williamsii ‘JC Williams’

the robin in the rose garden

Rosa ‘Gentle Hermione’, Rosa ‘Fritz Nobis’

Rosa complicata, Rosa gallica officinalis
 

Sheffield Park and Garden

14th January 2019
« acres of landscaped garden, parkland and woodland at the National Trust’s Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex. »
Sheffield Park and Garden
 

Polesden Lacy

5th February 2019
« The perfect setting for an Edwardian country retreat »
Polesden Lacy

the winter garden| le jardin d’hiver

landscape | paysage

rose hips | cynorrhodons

Margaret Greville

Maggie Greville, the last owner of Polesden Lacey
 

Standen

6th February 2019
« Arts and Crafts family home with Morris & Co. interiors, set in a beautiful hillside garden »
Standen House and Garden

the garden

landscape | paysage

William Morris

Wakehurst

7th February 2019
« Explore our wild botanic garden, home to the Millennium Seed Bank
and over 500 acres of the world’s plants in the heart of Sussex.  »
Wakehurst

hamamelis

landscape | paysage

tge winter garden | le jardin d’hiver

a botanical artist during the nineteenth century, Sarah Drake

 

Sissinghurst

9th March 2019
« the famous garden of writer Vita Sackville-West  »
Sissinghurst
 

Emmetts Garden

8th April 2019
« Interesting hillside garden with year-round features »
Emmets
 

Chartwell

8th April 2019
« Family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill »
Chartwell and Sir Winston Churchill
 

Lamb House and Garden, Rye

9th April 2019
« Finding Henry James’ Place at Lamb Houses »
Lamb House and Henry James
 

Pashley Manor and Garden, Tulip Festival

9th April 2019
« One of the finest garden in England »
Pashley
 

Sissinghurst Castle Garden

25th May 2019
« Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle
and created a world renowned garden. »

In the winter of 1950, Vita Sackville-West sat down to write her weekly article for the Observer paper. She had been in the garden working on her latest project and naturally this is what she wrote about, expressing her hopes and dreams for the new garden room that she was creating at Sissinghurst. On that cold day in January she wrote : « All the same, I cannot help hoping that the great ghostly barn-owl will sweep silently across a pale garden, next summer in the twilight- the pale garden that I am now planting, under the first flakes of snow. »
The white garden
 

Polesden Lacy

10th June 2019
« The perfect setting for an Edwardian country retreat »
Polesden
 

Sissinghurst Castle Garden

12th June 2019
« Historic, poetic, iconic; a refuge dedicated to beauty. Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle and created a world renowned garden. »
History of the garden
 

Greys Courts, Costwolds

15th July 2019
« A family home, delightful gardens and an idyllic setting »

The gardens at Greys Court were virtually derelict when the Brunner family arrived in 1937. Lady Brunner in particular was keen to make a haven of tranquillity, which she wished to share with visitors. Why not come and be inspired by this garden, or take some quiet time to reflect ?
The garden
 

Hidcote, Costwolds

17th July 2019
« Arts and Crafts-inspired garden with intricately designed outdoor spaces in the rolling Cotswold hills. »
Hidocte
 

Chastleton, Costwolds

18th July 2019
« Discover the myths and memories of an ancient country house, a compelling time capsule of 400 years of family life »
the house and the garden
 

Kelmscott Manor, Costwolds

20th July 2019
« Kelmscott Manor was the inspirational Cotswold retreat of William Morris, his family, friends and colleagues. »
Society of Antiquaries of London, Kelmscott Manor
 

Snowshill Manor and Garden, Costwolds

21st July 2019
« Snowshill Manor is a Cotswold manor house packed with extraordinary treasures collected over a life time by Charles Wade »
Snowshill
 

Upton House and Gardens, Costwolds

23rdth July 2019
« In 1927 Lord and Lady Bearsted viewed Upton House with ‘the eye of imagination’ and soon set about creating their made-to-measure country home. »
Upton

Join us at Upton House and Gardens for a series of afternoon tea and talks where our house guides delve deeper into a selection of interesting topics about the history of this fascinating estate. Each talk costs £10 and is followed by a cream tea in the old kitchen :
« https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upton-house-and-gardens »
2019 tea and talks