The Great Gardens of England

the Gardens at Hidcote Manor Mottisfont Abbey Sissinghurst Castle With a cameo appearance by Nigel Nicolson Why did Americanborn Major Lawrence Johnston spend much of his lifetime creating a storied garden in a remote part of the Cotswolds What is Graham Stuart Thomass glorious collection of antique roses doing in a medieval English Abbey What persuaded author poet and plantswoman Vita SackvilleWest and her husband Harold Nicolson to buy a derelict ruin on the edge of the Kentish Weald to create their fabled garden Their son Nigel Nicolson reminisces about this most beloved of gardens and his now legendary parents An extensive tour of each garden examines design plantings closeup details and observations by gardeners An hour of sheer enjoyment beauty and an excellent source of inspiration for those with a love for gardens