A view of the formal garden at the Villa Cicogna looking over a group of narrow beds surrounded by low box hedges, towards statue and small pond within a hedge.
An enclosed formal garden at the Villa Cicogna. A wall to the rear with alcoves and niches containing statues. Beds surrounded by low balustrades. Low box hedges set in gravel.
Early photograph of the kitchen garden, with bean supports and cordyline encircled by box hedge, and backed by the yew hedge which borders the herb garden. This hedge was planted by Fred Spencer in 1959 following a visit he and Sybil made to Hidcote…