Hilary Barber RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) returns to talk with Frances about the history and art of garden design.
The variety of style and taste is of course endless, but there's something for everyone here, and there are plenty of suggestions of spectacular and inspiring places to look up and maybe visit one day.
Hilary also offers some helpful tips for overwhelmed newcomers to garden planning.
Gardeners and gardens mentioned:
Capability Brown landscapes
(e.g. Blenheim, Chatsworth, Stowe & many more)
Westonbirt Arboretum, nr. Tetbury, Glos.
The Palace Gardens at Versailles, W of Paris
Monet's Garden - Giverny, NW of Paris
Piet Oudolf prairie gardens - Bury Court, Surrey;
also one of the designers of The High Line, NYC;
& the Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago
Christopher Lloyd - Great Dixter, nr. Tenterden, Kent
Vita Sackville-West - Sissinghurst, nr. Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Beth Chatto - Gravel Garden, nr. Colchester, Essex
César Manrique - Cactus Garden, Lanzarote
Derek Jarman – Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, Kent
Botanic Garden, Bristol
Poison Garden, Ainwick Castle, Northumberland
Book: The Story of Gardening, Penelope Hobhouse
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Recorded April 2021
Music: Frances
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