The English Garden – September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 THE ENGLISH GARDEN 61

Midlands

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ormallawnsandplant-filledbordersarea

featureofthethree-acregardenatTheOld

VicarageatBurleyinRutland.Thiscountry

garden,plantedforyear-roundinterestalso

containsa walledgardenwitha vinehouseanda rill

withanavenueofstandardwisteria.

Workontransformingtheovergrownwilderness

atMittonManor, Staord,beganin2001.Today

theseven-acregardenattachedtoa Victorianmanor

containsroomsofdierentstyles,aswellasboxtopiary,

prairieplantinganda woodlandborderedbya stream.

InUnderwood,Nottinghamshire,FelleyPriory

is a gardenforallseasonswithyewhedges,topiary,

snowdrops,hellebores, herbaceous borders and a rose

garden.Thereis also a small arboretum and borders

filledwithunusualtrees, shrubs and bulbs.

LittleMalvernCourt in Worcestershire is a former

BenedictinePrioryand its striking architecture is the foil

forgardenroomsand terraces designed and planted in

the1980s.Youwillfind a chain of lakes, terraces and

a maze,aswellasa notable collection of old roses.

Oldyewandholly hedges bring structure to the

ten-acregroundsatCoton Manor in Northampton.

Herbaceousborders are a speciality and are especially

eye-catchinginlatesummer. An adjacent nursery is

stockedwithplantspropagated from the garden.

MittonManor

CotonManorGarden Little Malvern Court

TheOldVicarage

Felley Priory

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LEIGH CLAPP; CLIVE NICHOLS; CAROLE DRAKE; NICOLA STOCKEN; SUZIE GIBBONS; DR JOHN HARCUP