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Garden visits main menu >>> Hidcote Manor Garden – An Edwardian jewel
Now in the care of the National Trust, who strives to carry on Johnston's wonderful gardening legacy, Hidcote continues to fascinate and entertain garden lovers from all over the world. Garden Background Johnston came to Hidcote with his mother, the American Gertrude Winthrop, a formidable lady, who bought the estate at an auction in 1907. Johnston went up to Trinity College, Cambridge and shortly after gaining his degree he became a naturalized British citizen. He was to devote much of the rest of his life to Hidcote, bringing to it his own unique way of gardening, but by the end of World War II, Johnston, in frail health, was spending more and more time in the South of France and eventually he reached the decision to hand over the garden to the National Trust. The Garden
His 'rooms' include an inspiring White Garden, the Maple Garden and Poppy Garden. As you wander around you come to Mrs Winthrop's Garden, the Fuchsia Garden and the Rose Walk. The Pine Garden and Lily Pool, the Theatre Garden and the Pillar Garden enthrall as you move through the rooms so carefully planned and created. And yet there is still more. There are vistas, which lead you to magnificent views across the Gloucestershire countryside and the Vale of Eversham, and around every corner there is a secret place to seek out. The walls of Johnston's rooms are formed of box and yew, copper beech and hornbeam and lead you by invitation onto the next room and the next. Hidcote is a garden to visit and re-visit, especially at different times of the year, for each season holds its own delights and calls you back. Inspiration Various planting styles including new ideas and plants which the Trust has established in sympathy with Johnston's original aims. The use of hedging in garden division which can be used even on a small scale. How to get there Hidcote gets very busy so it is a good idea to arrive early. The garden closes at the end of October. Hidcote is 4 miles N.E. of Chipping Campden, 1 mile East of B4632 off B4081. email hidcote@nationaltrust.org.uk or phone 01386 438333 or log onto National Trust website, www.nationaltrust.org.uk for further details of opening times etc. © Reckless Gardener Magazine 2005 Mill Cottage New Media |
Hidcote is one of the most popular gardens to visit in the UK. The inspiration of Lawrence Johnston - who came to Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire, in 1907 - the garden has, in many ways, influenced the way we garden today.
Johnston left little by way of garden plans or diaries, so his inspiration and thinking for Hidcote and its design are not recorded in any detail. By the time he arrived at Hidcote, architects such as Lutyens and the famous gardener Gertrude Jekyll already heavily influenced houses and their gardens. Johnston, however, drew his inspiration from Italy, France and the cottage gardens around him in Gloucestershire, and although doubtless influenced by the great Jekyll, his style was distinctly his own. Brilliant design is matched by the diversity of his choice of planting and the creation of his series of 'gardening rooms'.Additional notes email Buy Online
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