Property News · April 16, 2023

Walking through beauty in Hidcote’s hidden gardens


Hidcote’s astonishing maze of garden ‘rooms’ is just as magical today as when it first opened 75 years agoIf the previous owner of your garden came to visit, which part would you show them first? That’s what somebody asked Lottie Allen recently. She took a moment to think it over.Allen is head gardener at Hidcote, in Gloucestershire, one of the National Trust’s flagship destinations – and the first to be acquired, in 1948, specifically because of the garden rather than the house. Since then, visitors have drawn inspiration from its ingenious architectural layout – a series of small rooms divided by hedges – as well as the dense, colourful planting, which includes many rare varieties. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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