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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAndy began his tour at home, showing us areas of his own garden near Romsey, and explaining how he had developed the space. He emphasised the importance of evaluating your garden from the point you see it most often \u2013 this is where your major decisions should be made. In reality, most of us make decisions whilst wandering round the garden, not whilst looking at it from where we normally view it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He then explored some of the classic English gardens like Hidcote, Great Dixter and Sissinghurst. He observed that the passage of time is a fourth dimension for a garden; structure matures to give an atmosphere and weight that we see today, and their creators never saw. When we admire these gardens we are enjoying someone else\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andy took us round Prairie gardens, wildflower meadows, rose gardens and plant lovers gardens, all beautifully illustrated with his own photographs. His talk really celebrated the diversity of the thousands of gardens that welcome visitors in our country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he left us with the thought that the garden that you should enjoy the most is your own \u2013 if it appeals to you then you\u2019ve got it right!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With Covid restrictions gradually easing many of us are eager to start visiting beautiful gardens again, so it was very timely for Grayshott Gardeners to welcome Andy McIndoe to our zoom screens, to give us an inspirational tour of some of the most beautiful gardens England has to offer. As Andy demonstrated, England has a … Continue reading Beautiful English Gardens, by Andy McIndoe<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Laskett-1024x672.jpg\")
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