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Hidcote Manor Garden (NT)

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Hidcote – the most influential English garden of the 20th century – and Lawrence Johnston, the enigmatic genius behind it. Hidcote was the first garden ever taken on by the National Trust, who spent 3.5 million pounds in a major programme of restoration. This included researching Johnston’s original vision, which in turn uncovered the compelling story of how Johnston created such an iconic garden.

Until recently, little was known about the secretive and self-taught Johnston. He kept few, if any, records on Hidcote’s construction, but current head gardener Glyn Jones made it a personal mission to discover as much about the man as possible to reveal how, in the early 20th century, Johnston set about creating a garden that has inspired designers all over the world.

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Hidcote is an Arts and Crafts garden in the north Cotswolds, a stone’s throw from Stratford-upon-Avon. Created by the talented American horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston its colourful and intricately designed outdoor ‘rooms’ are always full of surprises. It’s a must-see if you’re on holiday in the Cotswolds.

Explore the maze of narrow paved pathways and discover secret gardens, magnificent vistas and plants that burst with colour. Many of the plants found growing in the garden were collected from Johnston’s many plant hunting trips to far away places. It’s the perfect place if you’re in need of gardening inspiration.

Find a quiet spot and sit on one of the ornate benches and watch green woodpeckers search for their lunch or listen to the calls from the buzzards circling overhead. Time it right and you might catch a glimpse of the elusive hummingbird moth.

Meander through the intricate gardens and into the Wilderness. This secluded stretch of tall trees is just right for a picnic. Take a glimpse beyond the boundary and see the garden blend effortlessly into the countryside beyond.

The Monarch’s Way path runs close-by. Follow it for a brief time from the car park and into the chocolate-box Cotswold hamlet of Hidcote Bartrim. You’ll be treated to traditionally thatched stone cottages that were once home to Johnston’s gardeners.

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Hidcote Manor Garden

Hidcote Manor Garden is a garden in Britain, located at Hidcote Bartrim village, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. It is one of the best-known and most influential Arts and Crafts gardens in Britain, with its linked "rooms" of hedges, rare trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. Created by Lawrence Johnston, it is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.

History

The Americans, Lawrence Johnston and his mother, settled in Britain about 1900, and Lawrence immediately became a British citizen and fought in the British army during the Boer war. In 1907 Johnston’s mother, Mrs Gertrude Winthrop (she had re-married), purchased the Hidcote Manor Estate. It was situated in a part of Britain with strong connections to the then-burgeoning Arts and Crafts movement and an Anglicized American artistic expatriate community centred nearby at Broadway, Worcestershire.

Johnston soon became interested in turning the fields around the house into a garden. By 1910 he had begun to lay out the key features of the garden, and by the 1920s he had twelve full-time gardeners working for him.

After World War II Johnston spent most of his time at Jardin Serre de la Madone, his garden in the south of France; and in 1947 he entrusted Hidcote to the National Trust.

Character of Hidcote garden

Lawrence Johnston was influenced in creating his garden at Hidcote by the work of Alfred Parsons and Gertrude Jekyll, who were designing gardens of hardy plants contained within sequences of outdoor "rooms". The theme was in the air: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson’s Sissinghurst Castle Garden was laid out as a sequence of such spaces, without, it seems, direct connection with the reclusive and shy Major Johnston. Hidcote’s outdoor "rooms" have various characters and themes, achieved by the use of box hedges, hornbeam and yew, and stone walls. These rooms, such as the ‘White Garden’ and ‘Fuchsia Garden’ are linked, some by vistas, and furnished with topiaries. Some have ponds and fountains, and all are planted with flowers in bedding schemes. They surround the 17th century manor house, and there are a number of outhouses and a kitchen garden.

Johnston’s care in selecting the best plants is reflected in the narrow-leaved lavender, Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’, in the Penstemon ‘Hidcote Pink’ and in the hybrid Hypericum ‘Hidcote Gold’, acclaimed as the finest hardy St John’s Wort, Alice Coats records.

Posted by Dave Catchpole on 2013-08-12 17:35:21

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Sun mapping your garden

Sun mapping the garden. Why you need to create a sun map if you want to plant a successful garden. 4 easy ways to create your gardens sun map. #gardening #homesteading #garden #gardeningtips

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SHAPES OF ROSES

love flowers…no matter how terrible and stressful my day is- it makes me smile 🙂

Posted by Sketchbook0918 on 2019-03-25 00:34:23

Tagged: , roses , flowers , garden , gardening , nature , environment , pretty , beautiful , colorful

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Herbs That Grow Together In a Pot

Herbs That Grow Together and ones that dont. What should you plant together in the herb garden and what to keep selevated. #garden #gardening #herbs #herbgarden

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Macro Monday~Hobby

Gardening Too many hobbies to mention, have to say gardening is a constant hobby!

Posted by Karen McQuilkin on 2019-01-14 01:33:33

Tagged: , Macro Monday , gardening , Botany , Plants , starts , passion

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#gardening center guernsey_3477_20190929043035_53 bfdi 20: #gardening hero, b …..

#gardening center guernsey_3477_20190929043035_53 bfdi 20: #gardening hero, b … – #bfdi #center #CucumberAsian

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Kauai Poinsettia Landscaping

I don’t typically think of Poinsettias as a landscape item and I certainly don’t think "HAWAII". Alas, the landscaping at this house on Kauai was covered in them. I never knew they could get so large and beautiful. Kauai is certainly a place to behold – some natural beauty.

Posted by Andrea Garza ~ on 2017-11-30 18:26:08

Tagged: , hawaii , kauai , landscaping , poinsettia , Christmas , landscape , flowers , flower , floral , garden , gardening , island , tropical

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DIY Plans: Build a Garden Harvest Basket – Farm and Garden – GRIT Magazine

DIY Plans: Build a Garden Harvest Basket #vegetablesgardening #OrganicGardening

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A snake on the glove.

This is a juvenile black rat snake. I was gardening over the weekend and it kept slithering around. I was working with a spade, rake, an a hoe and I did not want to injure it so I picked it up and moved it away.

Posted by vbvacruiser on 2017-05-23 01:53:19

Tagged: , Virginia Beach , Virginia , Snake , Reptile , Juvenile , Black Rat Snake , Glove , Gardening

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How to Spend a Week in Kauai

How to Spend a Week in Kauai – Eazy Peazy Mealz

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Autumnal Oak Leaves; the Garden of St Erth – Simmonds Reef Road, Blackwood

I spent a delightful Saturday with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in Blackwood at the Garden of St Erth. As my first Famous Flickr Five+ excursion, I was just delighted by how kind and welcoming everyone was. I look forward to future trips to places I have never been (such as the garden of St Erth) with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in the future.

In 1854 a Cornish stonemason named Matthew Rogers decided to pursue his luck in the goldfields around Mount Blackwood in Victoria, so he packed up his life in Sydney and journeyed south. His venture proved successful, as he became one of the gold rush’s most successful miners.

In the 1860s, Matthew built a modest sandstone cottage from stone quarried from around Bacchus Marsh behind a boot factory in an area known as Simmonds Reef, just outside what was then the very busy and thriving gold mining community of Blackwood which at the time had a population of some 13,000 people. He named it "St Erth" after his Cornwall birthplace. The original title was dated 1867, but it is believed the house was built before then.

The sandstone cottage is typical of Victorian architecture found in Australia at that time. Built in Victorian Georgian style. It features a symmetrical facade of exposed sandstone brick with sash windows either side of the front door, all of which are characteristics of Victorian Georgian architecture. The shady verandah, today covered in curling wisteria vine, features elegant, slender posts, which is also typical of the architectural style, as is the medium pitch corrugated iron roof.

Matthew attached a wooden building to the western end of his neat stone cottage which served as the Blackwood post office for a time, and also a general store; both essential parts of the burgeoning community.

The gold rush lasted for twenty eight years. Matthew’s daughter Elizabeth and her husband Jim Terrill continued to maintain the store, but as gold ran out, the wooden buildings of the town were moved to Trentham. For a time the house lay empty and the bush moved back in. Eventually it was bought by a group of Melbourne businessmen who called themselves the Simmons Reef Shire Council.

Today, "St Erth" is the Garden of St Erth; a wonderful garden featuring fruit trees, an espalier orchard, heirloom vegetables, perennials, daffodils, tulips, flowering shrubs and a plant nursery. The Garden of St Erth is one of two main sites in Victoria for the Diggers Club, who specialise in growing and selling heirloom variety plants and old fashioned exotic plants. The homestead forms the entry to the beautiful garden, as well as a shop showcasing the heritage seeds, gardening equipment and myriad gardening products in line with the Diggers Club’s commitment to sustainable gardening. Outside there’s a plant nursery with a wonderful array of trees and plants for sale. A pretty cafe offers drinks, cakes and meals indoors or out featuring where possible local produce and some sourced from the garden.

Matthew Rogers was born at St. Erth, Cornwall, on 11th June 1824, he arrived in Victoria in 1854 with his wife Mary, and came to Blackwood about 1855. Matthew and Mary Rogers were the wealthiest people in Simmons Reef. Matthew did well from his mine called "Mount Rogers Big Hill Mine". He is stated to have made a fortune out of ore that yielded one and a half pennyweights to the ton. Mary Ann Rogers was born in Hayle in Cornwall 24th June 1828. She looked after the store and the Post Office attached to the house. The Rogers had no children, and adopted a girl born in 1872, called Elizabeth. Mary Ann Rogers died on the 27th of August 1896, aged 68 years. Matthew Rogers died on the 6th of January 1902.

Nestled against the Wombat State Forest, the township of Blackwood was originally founded in 1855 during the Victorian gold rush. The township’s post office was opened in September 1855, and was known as Mount Blackwood until 1921. The township has shrunk significantly since the gold rush ended, and today many of its properties are weekenders for Melbourne professionals. The town still has a main street featuring a post office and general store, a pub, a cafe and an antique shop. It still retains some of its original miners cottages beyond "St Erth". It is a quiet, sleepy town, and is a delightful retreat for some peace and quiet. Blackwood is perhaps best known today for its music and culture festival held in November. It attracts artists from across the world.

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Do it Yourself Gift Basket Ideas for Any and All Occasions

Cute idea for a Gardening Lover or New Homeowner Housewarming DIY Garden Gift! Make the basket itself from garden hoses – Do it Yourself Gift Baskets Ideas for All Occasions – Perfect for Christmas – Birthday or anytime –

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Herb Gardening

Oregano

Posted by army_craeg on 2014-04-03 01:59:59

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11 Easy Gardening Hacks and Tips You’ll Wish You’d Known Sooner

These 11 Easy Gardening Hacks are THE BEST! I’m so happy I found these AMAZING gardening tips! Now I have a great way to frugally take care of my garden and keep it safe! Definitely pinning!

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…firstsnow…

Have a peaceful sunday!

Posted by *ines_maria on 2018-12-02 11:53:23

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How to Install Gutters in a Greenhouse – One Hundred Dollars a Month

Greenhouse, How to Install Gutters in a Green House, Greenhouse Gardening, Greenhouse Gardens, Greenhouse Vegetables

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Harvest

tomatillos from the garden.

Posted by snapshots by mrd on 2011-10-10 21:44:19

Tagged: , gardening , tomatillos , fall , harvest

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