The Garden at Hidcote

by Whitsey, Fred; Lord, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780711225312
• ISBN10: 0711225311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-27
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

The garden of Hidcote Manor, in Gloucestershire, is among the most influential gardens in England, and certainly one of the most visited. Each year more than 100,000 visitors come to this Cotswold hilltop to admire the intricate parterres and exuberant borders, to wander through the fabled series of 'garden rooms' and the mysterious woodland glades and find inspiration in the varied gallery of plants. No garden made in the twentieth century has more clearly charted the direction to be taken by garden style; none has offered more vivid inspiration to the makers of gardens large and small. This book is the result of twenty years of research by distinguished gardening journalist Fred Whitsey who tells the story of the garden's creation by the enigmatic American Lawrence Johnston. He explains how it achieved such significance that in 1948 it became the first garden to be taken into the care of The National Trust. The garden is shown in its glorious splendor through 150 full color photographs by Tony Lord.