Crocus are the stars of spring at Hampshire’s Little Court – many of them descended from plantings by Patricia’s mother decades ago.
Instant UPLIFT
The joys of spring have seldom been more in evidence than at Patricia Elkington’s naturalistic garden at Little Court in Hampshire, where bulbs and wildflowers combine to lift the spirits and raise a smile
WORDS CONSTANCE CRAIG SMITH PHOTOGRAPHS ANNA OMIOTEK-TOTT
The New OLD WAYS
WORDS KERRIE LLOYD-DAWSON PHOTOGRAPHS CLIVE NICHOLS
A grand old Tudor manor house whose gardens had slipped into disarray, Chenies Manor in Buckinghamshire underwent a revival in the 1950s thanks to Elizabeth Macleod Matthews, and her methods are employed by her daughter-in-law, Boo, to this day
Opposite The Sunken Garden, awash with colour themed waves of tulips, with The Diver, by Alan Biggs at its centre.
This image Golden tulips and topiary alongside pale yellow narcissus.
Words Unspoken
The silent dialogue between the landscape at Highlands in East Sussex and the team who nurture it has resulted in a beautiful garden where nature leads the way
WORDS MAX CRISFIELD PHOTOGRAPHS MIMI CONNOLLY
Opposite The sun rises over a parkland meadow studded with camassia and red campion. This image The Hot Banks on the terrace with plant supports made from found garden materials.
The Great ESCAPE
Following Thomas Church’s maxim that ‘gardens are for people’, designer Matthew Childs has ensured his own garden at Ivy Cottage in Surrey is a magical place for its inhabitants’ total relaxation and enjoyment
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The richly floriferous borders of Ivy
sit within the sheltering embrace of mature trees, making the garden a spectacular oasis.
Cottage
Genius REVISITED
The original Piet Oudolf design in the walled garden of North Yorkshire’s Scampston Hall had lost its definition over the past quarter of a century, but head gardener Andy Karavics and his team have just completed a revamp that has restored it to its former glory
WORDS LOUISE CURLEY PHOTOGRAPHS ANNA OMIOTEK-TOTT