7 posts tagged Sissinghurst

Sissinghurst Originally uploaded by florriebassingbournTo get from London to Sissinghurst Castle Gardens you can either drive or take a train and bus. If you drive from London to Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, take the A262 to Sissinghurst and turn left at the sign for the gardens (about 1 mile after you drive through the town).

And as it continues to pour I'm trying to capture my memories of Saturday's sunshine and just being able to sit out on a bench at Sissinghurst and watch the world go by. And here's the bench at the bottom of the staircase up to Vita Sackville West's famous tower writing room.

http://www.invectis.co.uk/sissing/ssrosecent.htm

Drove over to Charing, not far from Sissinghurst in Kent, on a beautiful evening for a talk by Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, on the Exotic Garden he and the late great Christopher Lloyd started together about 14 years ago soon after Fergus came to Great Dixter.

I bashed on about this issue last year - here I go again! As Head Gardeners at Vita Sackville-West’s garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, Pam Schwerdt and Sibylle Kreutsberger had a powerful influence on gardening styles in Britain. They...

Sissinghurst occupies an ancient site. There has been a settlement here since the late 12th century, the name deriving from a Saxon clearing in the woods. During the early middle ages a stone manor house surrounded by a moat (of which two arms remain) was built.

I know it's off topic but it's cold, dark and wet here in the UK, this early morning and these are some of the best photographs I have seen of this wonderful garden. Inspired me anyway. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daveandsue.burnham1/gardenssissinghurst.html