In fact this should really be the other way round.  The garden is a french garden in Normandy: the house designed in 1898 by Sir Edwin Lutyens and the garden by Gertrude Jekyll, the only one like it in France.. However where the planting is absolutely pure Jekyll heaven the house is pure Lutyens hell! 

These gardens have evolved through the ownership and work of Yves and Guillaume Gosse de Gorre (father and son) who have made a garden which suggests various war scenes such as the warrior garden, the battlefield, the warrior masks, bombshell craters, aisle of mourners etc etc.  It is weird and wonderful, but fascinating…

These gardens are owned and designed by Alexandre Thomas and you have never seen anything quite like them… you walk into another world.  Take a look at these photos and you’ll see what I mean

You may have read my recent blog about the wonderful gardens and statuary at Dunsborough Park which I visited at their recent NGS open day. Well I am adding to the blog because the entire collection of garden statuary is coming under the hammer at Christie’s South Kensington. The collection – several of the pieces

Tickets For Houghton Revisited Friday 17 May – Sunday 29 September 2013 Wednesday – Sunday & bank holidays 11am – 6pm (last admission 5pm) To book:  call 01603598640 or book online:  www.houghtonrevisited.com This is a “day out in Norfolk” that you should not miss!  In the house you will see Murillo, Poussin, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van

Columbine Hall is enchanting.  “An ancient moated manor house of beauty standing straight out of the moat” and “Islanded by its moat in time as well as place, Columbine Hall’s garden conveys a strong sense of history as well as poetry” and “Surrounded by rich green meadows and old trees… a moated manor house… which

George Carter’s heart belongs to the 17th centry garden and he emulates some of the austere architectural liines of that period in his fascinating garden in Norfolk: Silverstone Farm.  “Surprise is one of the chief delights of a garden” he says and around every corner of his beautiful garden one is met with a folly,

Bourton House in Gloucestershire has its origins in the 16th century but is to all intents and purposes a fine 18th century Manor House.  The garden has a tranquil atmosphere with a vibrant undercurrent of excitement.  It has beautiful lawns, unusual terraces, a unique shade house and imaginative topiary which includes a parterre and knot

This is a wonderful garden which works in terms of colour, beauty and practicality.  The plants are feasible and as a garden designer this is what I want to see.  Particular note has been taken to bring accord between the sculptural elements and the planting and this would work in any English country garden.  It