The British have a particular relationship with their gardens. They talk about them, argue about them, write extraordinary books about them, and travel considerable distances on weekends to peer over ...
Luscious, romantic and inviting, English gardens are all the rage in garden design. You’ll find English-style gardens all over the world, across many climate zones and landscape types. As it happens, ...
If an Englishman’s house is his castle then his garden is his kingdom. The idea of a traditional “English garden” is a simple yet charming style that never goes out of fashion. With a tranquil spot to ...
A garden makes an offbeat souvenir. In 1935, following a spring trip to Greece, the British poet and writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson, a historian and diplomat, began ...
Many gardeners dream of an English garden. And then the delphinium dies. You can translate inspiration from those fabulous English estate gardens to your small suburban yard without creating a ...
It's early in the morning on a May day at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, in southern England, but Lucie Willan is already starting work on her designated plot of land, past banks of white flowers that ...
What garden designers put in their own gardens is perhaps more revealing than what they create for their clients, who generally have extensive land, and expansive budgets. In their own homes, garden ...
With their classic hedges and bounteous blooms, traditional English-style gardens remain a popular perennial in the formal landscapes of stately estates around the world. “A truly romantic English ...