The Laskett Gardens
Garden in Herefordshire, England
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Location of The Laskett Gardens in Herefordshire
The Laskett Gardens, near Much Birch, Herefordshire, England, were created by Sir Roy Strong and Julia Trevelyan Oman.[1] The couple purchased and moved to the rural property in 1973 and, over the next thirty years, built the garden from scratch.[2]
In 2015 Strong announced that he would bequeath the property to the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial).[3] Perennial accepted the gift in 2021.[4]
Artworks
Commissioned paintings of The Laskett Gardens were completed by Jonathan Myles-Lea (1995), Richard Shirley Smith (2006) and Paul Brason (2009).[5]
References
- ^ Strong 2014, p. 11.
- ^ Strong 2003, p. 20 et seq.
- ^ "Sir Roy Strong bequeaths The Laskett Gardens to Perennial, safeguarding them for the next generation". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Owen, Jane (14 October 2022). "How to inherit a garden: the complexities of horticultural legacy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Strong 2014, p. 18–19.
Sources
- Strong, Roy (2003). The Laskett: The Story of a Garden. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0-59305-070-5.
- Strong, Roy (2014). Remaking a Garden: The Laskett Transformed. Frances Lincoln Limited. ISBN 978-0-71123-396-6.
External links
Media related to The Laskett at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- The Laskett: The Influence of Italy in a late 20th Century Garden on YouTube