Stowe Landscape Gardens Picture Book
Last Thursday I had a day out in Stowe Landscape Gardens. We tried to go here last year, but on route the weather turned wet, then snowy and visibility was not ideal for garden strolling. This year it was much better. I have really enjoyed walking around gardens, and Thursday was no exception:
The house is now a school:
The sun came out:
Gothic Temple - rented out by the landmark trust as a holiday home:
The Grotto is being repaired/re-developed:
Hidden away in a corner is the Chinese House; possibly the earliest Chinese-style garden building in England (1738):
There are lovely views across the lakes:
It was lovely taking a long stroll from monument to temple to secret corner.
The house is now a school:
The sun came out:
Gothic Temple - rented out by the landmark trust as a holiday home:
The Grotto is being repaired/re-developed:
Hidden away in a corner is the Chinese House; possibly the earliest Chinese-style garden building in England (1738):
There are lovely views across the lakes:
It was lovely taking a long stroll from monument to temple to secret corner.
posted by MortimerBones at
9:14 AM
2 Comments:
It's lovely, isn't it? Capability Brown's first masterpiece, one of the most important gardens in England.
Another historically important landscape is Heythrop Park in Enstone, the place at which the naturalistic English style began to emerge. But the park is massively degraded, lots of the planting has died or been removed. However it's currently being restored as part of a golf course project. Worth a look, once everything is done.
Great photos, Bones.
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