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…
View across much of the garden from the Pinetum. A conifer bed in the foreground, Pine Pavement with clipped hollies, and espalier cedar on canal wall. Canal Garden with summer planting behind the wall, Yew Sails, Potting Shed, Herb Garden topiary…
Very early view of Sybil at work in the second Herb Garden. Wooden bench where the Summerhouse now stands, very low beech and yew hedges and view over fields beyond. Kitchen garden with leeks on the right hand side. Slide numbered 24