Lake District

Levens Hall Garden » <p>The original garden at Levens Hall was laid out by a Frenchman, Guillaume Beaumont, in 1690, and was essentially a<a href="https://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/garden_landscape_design_articles/historic_design_styles/early_baroque_garden_design_style"> late-Renaissance</a> (Baroque) parterre made with hedges and, probably, small topiary spheres, cones and cubes. The ha-ha dates from 1694 and is one of the earliest in Britain. The probable evolution of the garden is that when the original style of the parterre became unfashionable, and was criticised as 'formal' the yews were allowed to grow into large specimens. It is recorded that the topiary was re-cut c1815 and the shapes have grad..... Read more on Levens Hall Garden

Graythwaite Hall Garden » <p>An extensively changed Tudor house with one of <a href="https://www.gardenvisit.com/biography/thomas_mawson">Thomas Mawson</a>'s earliest large garden designs and therefore one of the first to be classified as 'arts and crafts'. The sundial, designed by Dan Gibson, was used on the covers of the third to fifth editions of <em>The Art and Craft of Garden Making</em> and Graythwaite is a key example of his work. The plan is from the first edition of the book.&nbsp; The <a href="https://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/garden_landscape_design_articles/historic_design_styles/arts_crafts_garden_design_style">Arts and Crafts Style</a> can be seen in the rose garden, the Dutch garden, the yew he..... Read more on Graythwaite Hall Garden

Holker Hall Garden » <p>A Victorian garden was made when a large wing of the house was rebuilt after a fire in the nineteenth century. It is a 'stately home' with parkland, terraces, lawns and a rose garden designed by <a href="https://www.gardenvisit.com/biography/thomas_mawson">Thomas Mawson</a>. It is a <a href="https://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/garden_landscape_design_articles/historic_design_styles/mixed_garden_design_style">Victorian Mixed Style garden</a> that has evolved, successfully, into a dramatic <a href="https://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/garden_landscape_design_articles/historic_design_styles/arts_crafts_garden_design_style">Arts and Crafts garden</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><ifram..... Read more on Holker Hall Garden