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Cleaning the orchard pond

Driveway with Yew Buns, looking towards the Orchard, Jardiniere, copper beech hedge and white gate visible amongst trees

View down Orchard Path towards white picket gate, with wheeled jardiniere on lawn

Orchard Pond in foreground with the house and Front Garden beyond.
Fred and Robin created the pond by opening up and damming a natural culvert. "We resolved that we must have a water garden ….so Robin has got the job done." (Frederick Spencer's…

View from the Drive, on a snowy day, towards the Orchard with Yew Buns in the foreground

Stone seat (Mother's Tomb) in orchard with copper beech hedge.
This curved stone seat was designed by Fred and backed by a copper beech hedge. It was sited at the end of the orchard, and known affectionately as "Mother's Tomb" by Fred and Robin,…

Sybil in the Orchard with three men, next to the Jardiniere and the pond, York Gate House in the background

Sybil standing in the Orchard, a man on either side, and a woman, almost completely obscured, behind her.

Sybil enjoyed showing visitors around the garden in her later years. She also liked to have seats around the garden where she could rest. The…

The Old Orchard with island bed, looking along the wall. 'Mother's Tomb' seat is visible in the background.

Orchard pond with marginal planting