Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire by Tim Mowl, published by Tempus in 2007, offers an insightful exploration of the county’s historic gardens and landscapes, showcasing a variety of styles from different periods. This 192-page book delves into notable sites, including the medieval Bower of Rosamund Clifford at Woodstock and the innovative garden enclosures created by celebrated chef Raymond Blanc at Great Milton. The text highlights the unique garden structures found throughout the county, such as tree houses, gazebos, and tea-house bridges, as well as significant college gardens in Oxford.
Readers will discover a rich tapestry of gardening history, with a particular focus on the twentieth century’s most remarkable gardens. The book presents the works of influential landscape designers like Geoffrey Jellicoe, Prue Leith, Tom Stuart-Smith, and Brenda Colvin, each contributing to the diverse gardening heritage of Oxfordshire. Through its detailed descriptions, this edition invites readers to appreciate the intricate relationship between gardening and history within this English county.
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Oxfordshire, more than any other English county, has historic gardens and landscapes of all periods and in all styles, ranging from the medieval remains of the Bower of Henry II’s mistress Rosamund Clifford at Woodstock, in what is now Blenheim Park, to the celebrated French chef, Raymond Blanc’s inspired series of garden enclosures for culinary and ornamental use at Great Milton. The county has a wealth of eccentric and lively garden structures – tree houses, viewing temples, boathouses, gazebos, root houses, tea-house bridges and cold baths – and Oxford itself has at least ten significant college gardens. But Oxfordshire’s greatest gardens are those of the twentieth century: Geoffrey Jellicoe’s green formalism at Ditchley Park, Prue Leith’s formal potager at Chastleton Glebe, Tom Stuart-Smith’s modern eclecticism at Broughton Grange, Brenda Colvin’s creation of the modern suburban garden in her effortlessly flowing lines at Little Peacocks, Filkins.
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