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Tag Archives: Cumbria

Holker Hall Cumbria – A Disconbobulated Garden

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Karen Blaylock
Fountain and Pond

Sometimes I want to say something about a garden but I grapple with it, try and pin it down, think I’ve got it beat, only to find it is pulling me towards a dead end; and then in resignation I … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, UK | Tagged Cumbria, Kim Wilkie, Lake District, North West England, Thomas Mawson

Levens Hall – Continuity and Playfulness

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Karen Blaylock
The Topiary Garden

  Having practised for many years as a garden designer and also being such an avid garden visitor I am often asked what makes a good garden. It is much more complex than it might at first appear.   Certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, UK | Tagged Beaumont, Cumbria, North of England, Topiary

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