Rambling towards an exotic garden paradise Great Dixter in June
Dixter is a lesson in the growing of cotoneaster: Its low, spreading black branches in winter perfectly complement the style of the house. Above: Without the distraction of the vibrant summer color so characteristic of Christopher Lloyd's planting style, the Arts and Crafts garden is able to take center stage in the winter months.
Tips and Inspiration from England’s Great Dixter Gardens The Craftsmanship Initiative
"Have you been to Great Dixter?" is the question on the lips of anyone debriefing a gardening friend who has been traveling in England. Great Dixter has a reputation for being one of the most talked about of British gardens, and certainly the one that has acquired the highest reputation amongst overseas visitors.
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The garden at Great Dixter is synonymous with bold, bright colours and the daring plant combinations and gardening techniques Christopher Lloyd pioneered. Now, ten years after his death, the house and garden is run by a charitable trust, with Lloyd's head gardener Fergus Garrett still at the helm overseeing the estate and its new educational.
Tips and Inspiration from England’s Great Dixter Gardens The Craftsmanship Initiative
Great Dixter is an historic house, a garden, a centre of education, and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world. Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd - it was the focus of his energy and enthusiasm and fuelled over 40 years of books and articles.
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Andy Salter's Kent garden is a beautiful tribute to Great Dixter with a planting style that is inspired by the garden's mixed borders. Here's tips on how to recreate the same effect
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Great Dixter Garden. A Tudor house with a rightly famous twentieth century Arts and Crafts garden. Great Dixter was bought in 1910 by Nathaniel Lloyd, author of books on brickwork and topiary, and was restored by Edwin Lutyens. Nathaniel designed the framework of the garden and it was planted with great flair by his son, Christopher Lloyd.
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Set in beautiful Wealden countryside on the outskirts of Northiam, East Sussex, the celebrated English garden at Great Dixter offers six acres of outdoor roo.
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Dominique Browning, ex-editor of House and Garden magazine, wrote of her 2011 symposium at Great Dixter, "To spend a week gardening there is to enter a magical dimension in a nurturing place, grounded in rich legacy, enthralling beauty, and the bright companionability of growing flowers and sharing them with the world. Dixter is a place that.
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Great Dixter is a historic house, garden, centre of education, a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists, and remained the lifelong family home of the late C.
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36 The Garden | October 2014 October 2014 | The Garden 37 Great Dixter Visiting details Address: Great Dixter, Northiam, Rye, of East Sussex TN31 6PH Tel: 01797 252878 Website: www.greatdixter.co.uk Open: gardens open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm until 26 Oct; house open 2-5pm. Nursery open daily year round (closed Sundays Nov-Mar)
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Known for being unafraid to experiment, he introduced the idea of mixing shrubs with herbaceous, and caused outrage among many when he grubbed up Dixter's rose garden to replant with tropical plants. Following the death of Christopher Lloyd in 2006, the garden is now run by his head gardener, Fergus Garrett, and a charitable trust.
Tips and Inspiration from England’s Great Dixter Gardens Craftsmanship Magazine
Great Dixter is an historic house, a garden, a centre of education, and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world. It features Christopher Lloyd's renowned garden built around a 15th century house extended by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Great Dixter House and Gardens history
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Beautiful as usual - Great Dixter is open and looking fantastic! Despite the wet, the garden was full of colour and interest. A great time to visit with everything in bud. The cafe has had a serious makeover too, with delicious cakes and scones. Interesting savoury lunch too. It all looked (and tasted) very home made and delicious.
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House and garden. Great Dixter is made up of three houses, one built here in the mid-15th century with slightly later additions, the second a yeoman's house from Benenden, across the border in Kent, built in the early 16th century and moved here in 1910, and the third combines the two with additional accommodation, completed in 1912.
Great Dixter, East Sussex; an iconic 20th Century British garden National Garden Scheme
Great Dixter House & Gardens Christopher Lloyd's mesmerising garden built around a fifteenth century house extended by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Northiam, near Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PH Get Directions Visit Accessible loos Cafe / restaurant Free parking Mostly wheelchair accessible Picnic area Shop
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Great Dixter, a 112-year-old, six-acre garden located 60 miles southeast of London, has been called England's most dynamic, exciting, and beautiful garden. Its CEO and head gardener, Fergus Garrett, is widely considered one of the finest garden-makers in the world.