Nancy Fortescue visits the new display at The Garden House
Nancy Fortescue joined trustees and other guests for a special anniversary lunch as the popular English garden attraction at Buckland Monachorum celebrates its 70th birthday this year.
The event enabled Nancy (who now lives in Sussex, but still visits the garden her father and her mother Katharine Fortescue both lovingly created) to see the new storyboard panels tracing the history of the site and garden from the 14th century to the present day. She was delighted to see the display, which is entitled ‘The Garden House Story’, featuring a number of quotes from Lionel, which were discovered in an article from the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, dated August 1958.
Created with the help of a generous grant from the John Spedan Lewis Foundation, It reveals Lionel’s views on the garden as it really began to take shape in the 1950s and 60s and gives a great insight into his determination to create a garden experience of the highest horticultural standard. Nancy was delighted by the display: “It is wonderful to see the images of the many people who have worked so hard to develop the garden over the past 70 years and I was really pleased to see how the planting has developed since I was here four years ago.”
Guided Walks at The Garden House
Are you a Friend of The Garden House? Then join Head Gardener Nick Haworth or one of his team for a guided walk at 2pm on the first Thursday of every month. There are also guided walks each Friday too. To find out more, contact The Garden House on (01822)