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Tag Archives: Oxfordshire

Buscot – Quirky Delights and Disappointment

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Karen Blaylock
Water Garden 2

The camera can lie. Visiting gardens is not the straight-forward business it would seem to be, and I don’t like to think of the number of wasted days I have had travelling full of anticipation to see some second-rate garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, UK | Tagged Harold Peto, Lord Farringdon, National Trust, Oxfordshire

Blenheim – Brown’s Masterpiece and a Cheeky Bit of Le Notre

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Karen Blaylock
Upper Water Terrace 1

What a tantalising thought. Putting together the two greatest masters of landscape in a single garden; but Andre Le Notre met his maker in 1700 sixteen years before Lancelot Capability Brown was even born. However this novel idea comes closest … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, UK | Tagged Capability Brown, Duchene, John Churchill, Oxfordshire, Vanbrugh, Woodstock

Rousham – The Garden Designer’s Holy Grail

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Karen Blaylock
Praeneste Terrace

I would imagine that visiting gardens between the wars was much more of an adventure than it is today; no road signs, no gift shops, glossy brochures, plant sales, restaurants and cafes, no children’s play areas, farmers’ markets, no pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, UK | Tagged general Dormer, Oxfordshire, Watery Walk, William Kent

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