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Explore highlights of the 450-acre estate around Sissinghurst Castle Garden on this circular walk, taking in a 16th-century tower and Sissinghurst Castle Farm. Sitting on the edge of Sissinghurst Castle’s gardens, this is the perfect spot for garden lovers. Immerse yourself in rolling farmland and peaceful countryside.
- The Garden at Sissinghurst
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- Sissinghurst Castle Estate walk
Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Estate walk. After exploring...
- The Garden at Sissinghurst
- The Origins
- Documenting The Garden's Creation
- A Worthwhile Challenge
Vita understood that when colour is restricted, the gardener has to focus on creating interest and drama with different shapes, textures and form. When planning the garden, Harold found some white gladioli, white irises, white pompom dahlias and the white Japanese anemones, which he and Vita both loved. Look out for evidence of his all-important st...
In her plans, Vita imagined ‘a low sea of grey clumps of foliage, pierced here and there with tall white flowers’ and by 1953 she was able to report to her Observer readers how this vision was progressing. She writes about various grey mounds: artemisia, the silver Cineraria maritima, grey santolina and Achillea ageratifolia. These are pierced with...
It was the contrast of all these plants together that created interest for the eye, despite the absence of colour. Vita seemed to relish the challenge, writing:
Sissinghurst Castle garden was created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson who transformed the ruins of this Elizabethan mansion and gardens in the 1930s. The castle tower dating from the 16th century is virtually all that remains of the grand Manor House.
1084164. Location of Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent. Sissinghurst Castle Garden, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of Kent in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat. It is among the most famous gardens in England and is designated Grade I on Historic England 's register ...
Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Estate walk. After exploring Sissinghurst's garden, try this circular walk to see highlights of the wider estate, including the 16th-century tower and the Castle Farm. Nestled in the heart of the Kent Weald, this landscape inspired the creation of a world-class garden and the prolific writing of Vita Sackville-West.
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of Kent in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat. Sissinghurst Castle Garden Map - Cranbrook, England, UK
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Location details. Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2AB. Directions to Sissinghurst Castle Garden. 2m NE of Cranbrook, 1m E of Sissinghurst on Biddenden Rd (A262), see our website for more information. Copy Address Details. Open Google Maps.
