JENNY RAWORTH GARDEN DAYS 2012
Special visits
for small groups to private gardens
DAY 4
HAMPSHIRE GARDENS
Tuesday 19th June 2012
The Manor House, Upton Grey
Mr. & Mrs. J. Wallinger
In 1984, Ros and John Wallinger moved from London to Upton Grey and set about restoring the house and derelict garden to their former glory. Ros had very little garden knowledge at the beginning, but on discovering that the garden had been designed by Gertrude Jekyll, she set about restoring it to its original glory. This is the most authentic Gertrude Jekyll garden in existence, with every plant laid out as prescribed to her original plan. On the upper terrace, twin herbaceous borders stretch from the tile-hung house and a central pergola leads to steps down to the rose garden, full of peonies, roses and regale lilies. The wild garden at the back of the house is definitely my favourite example of how a wild garden should be with grassy paths and steps, rambling roses, wild flowers and a large pond with lush waterside planting.
Lunch at Old Rectory, Tunworth
This is the home of Caroline and Jeremy Wagg. A delightful house and garden that used to open for the National Garden Scheme. Jeremy’s Great Aunt, Elsie Wagg, had the bright idea of opening gardens to raise money for the Queen’s Nursing Institute, now the National Garden Scheme, in 1927 at 1 penny a head! Caroline is a delightful and very generous host, who has agreed to give us lunch in her lovely home.
FARLEIGH HOUSE, FARLEIGH WALLOP
The Earl and Countess of Portsmouth
The garden at Farleigh House is a modern garden in the classic tradition designed by Annabel Portsmouth and the designer, Georgia Langton. This contemporary garden has a 3-acre walled garden containing a vegetable garden, herbaceous planting and large display greenhouse full of exotic plants for the house. There is an octagonal pool with a dolphin fountain surrounded by roses, nepeta and alchemilla going on to another area of species roses with sculptured silver metallic seagulls flying overhead. A serpentine yew walk, with topiary peacocks, leads to a rectangular water lily garden. Beyond this, at the end of the Scots pine walk, decorated wrought-iron gates open onto a lake. There are contemporary sculptures in the woodland near the house as well as a new shell grotto by Jocelyn Hayden. The whole garden is wonderfully maintained with many different areas.
Meet: 10.30am Manor House, Upton Grey
Transport: Own cars – directions sent with confirmation
Finish: 4.00pm
Cost: £98.00