Articles related to "Vita Sackville West"
Back Seat Gardening: The View From the Garden Bench
garden benches • relax • enjoy • vita sackville-west
garden benches • relax • enjoy • vita sackville-west
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Ten
Sissinghurst's orchard was once a very romantic place. With time, the romance will return.
sissinghurst • vita sackville -west • harold nicolson
Sissinghurst's orchard was once a very romantic place. With time, the romance will return.
sissinghurst • vita sackville -west • harold nicolson
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Two
Sissinghurst was not the first garden to be created by Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson. this article is about their gardening background before they bought Sissinghurst Castle.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Sissinghurst was not the first garden to be created by Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson. this article is about their gardening background before they bought Sissinghurst Castle.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Sissinghurst Castle - Conclusion
The National Trust now maintains Sissinghurst Castle
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • nigel nicolson • sissinghurst castle • national trust
The National Trust now maintains Sissinghurst Castle
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • nigel nicolson • sissinghurst castle • national trust
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Five
The enclosed garden next to the Priest's House was one of the earliest parts of sissinghurst Castle to be developed as a garden.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • white garden
The enclosed garden next to the Priest's House was one of the earliest parts of sissinghurst Castle to be developed as a garden.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • white garden
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Eight
The entry court at Sissinghust Castle.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
The entry court at Sissinghust Castle.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Eleven
The Cottage Garden at Sissinghurst Castle is filled with flowers in sunset hues.
sissinghurst • vita sackville-west • harold nicolson.
The Cottage Garden at Sissinghurst Castle is filled with flowers in sunset hues.
sissinghurst • vita sackville-west • harold nicolson.
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Four
The early development of the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle,
vita sackville - west • sissinghurst • harold nicolson
The early development of the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle,
vita sackville - west • sissinghurst • harold nicolson
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Fourteen
Vita Sackville-West loved roses above all other flowers. This is the first in a two part article about her rose garden at Sissinghurst
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • roses • old roses
Vita Sackville-West loved roses above all other flowers. This is the first in a two part article about her rose garden at Sissinghurst
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • roses • old roses
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Nine
Many people probably find the Tower Lawn to be one of the least interesting parts of the garden at Sissinghurst Castle, but it serves an important purpose.
sissinghurst castle • harold nicolson • vita sackville-west
Many people probably find the Tower Lawn to be one of the least interesting parts of the garden at Sissinghurst Castle, but it serves an important purpose.
sissinghurst castle • harold nicolson • vita sackville-west
Sissinghurst Castle - Part One
This is the first in a series of articles about the gardens of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, England. This article gives a brief history of the castle before it was bought by Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson.
sissinghurst • vita sackville-west • harold nicholson
This is the first in a series of articles about the gardens of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, England. This article gives a brief history of the castle before it was bought by Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson.
sissinghurst • vita sackville-west • harold nicholson
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Seventeen
Sissinghurst's Lime Walk connects the Rose garden and the Nuttery
sissinghurst castle • vita sackville-west • harold nicolson
Sissinghurst's Lime Walk connects the Rose garden and the Nuttery
sissinghurst castle • vita sackville-west • harold nicolson
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Sixteen
The complex relationship between Sissinghurst's Lime Walk and Rose Garden.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • axis • axial planning
The complex relationship between Sissinghurst's Lime Walk and Rose Garden.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • axis • axial planning
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Thirteen
Sissinghurt's Herb Garden reflects Vita Sackville-West's romantic love of the past.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • herb gardens • herbs
Sissinghurt's Herb Garden reflects Vita Sackville-West's romantic love of the past.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • herb gardens • herbs
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Three
This article is about the unusual home that Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson created at Sissinghurst Castle
sissinghurst • harold nicolson • vita sackville-west
This article is about the unusual home that Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson created at Sissinghurst Castle
sissinghurst • harold nicolson • vita sackville-west
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Twelve
Sissinghurst's Moat Walk is one of the most restrained parts of the garden, but it has a complex design.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Sissinghurst's Moat Walk is one of the most restrained parts of the garden, but it has a complex design.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Vita Sackville-West
Vita Sackville-West (1892 - 1962), always wanted to be a great poet, but today she is remembered as a great gardener and garden writer.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Vita Sackville-West (1892 - 1962), always wanted to be a great poet, but today she is remembered as a great gardener and garden writer.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle
Cotswolds Gardens
2007 is the centenary of one of the most famous gardens in the Cotswolds, so it's a great time for garden lovers to explore the area
year of the cotswold garden • hidcote manor garden • centenary • kiftsgate court • kiftsgate rose
2007 is the centenary of one of the most famous gardens in the Cotswolds, so it's a great time for garden lovers to explore the area
year of the cotswold garden • hidcote manor garden • centenary • kiftsgate court • kiftsgate rose
Four Good Reasons to Visit England
While no one vacations in England to get a suntan, the nation is a garden spot for tourists seeking fodder for the mind, the stomach, and the eyes.
england • pubs • ploughman's lunch • locavores • magna carta
While no one vacations in England to get a suntan, the nation is a garden spot for tourists seeking fodder for the mind, the stomach, and the eyes.
england • pubs • ploughman's lunch • locavores • magna carta
Moonlit Formal Gardens
Formal gardens are ideal Moon gardens.
sissinghurst • harold nicholson • vita sackville-west • priest’s house • erectheum
Formal gardens are ideal Moon gardens.
sissinghurst • harold nicholson • vita sackville-west • priest’s house • erectheum
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Fifteen
The curved wall at the western end of Sissinghurst's rose garden raises the garden to the status of a garden room of the finest pedigree.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • old roses.
The curved wall at the western end of Sissinghurst's rose garden raises the garden to the status of a garden room of the finest pedigree.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • sissinghurst castle • old roses.
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Seven
What inspired Sissinghurst's White Garden?
vita sackville-west • gertrude jekyll • harold nicolson. sissinghurst • white garden
What inspired Sissinghurst's White Garden?
vita sackville-west • gertrude jekyll • harold nicolson. sissinghurst • white garden
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Six
A description of the plantings in the White Garden of sissinghurst Castle.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • nigel nicolson • sissinghurst castle • white garden.
A description of the plantings in the White Garden of sissinghurst Castle.
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson • nigel nicolson • sissinghurst castle • white garden.
The White Garden in Landscape Design
The all-white garden is calming to the eyes. Its purity is beautiful in the landscape. White gardens are easily created in a small pocket of the garden or a long border.
white garden • white roses • white plants • garden • gardener
The all-white garden is calming to the eyes. Its purity is beautiful in the landscape. White gardens are easily created in a small pocket of the garden or a long border.
white garden • white roses • white plants • garden • gardener
English Country Gardens - Sissinghurst
Sissinghurst is the creation of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. Their ideas on garden design and innovative planting have made it a mecca for gardeners worldwide
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson sissinghurst • the white garden sissinghurst • sissinghurst castle grand elizabethan manor house • sissinghurst one of the most famous country garden
Sissinghurst is the creation of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. Their ideas on garden design and innovative planting have made it a mecca for gardeners worldwide
vita sackville-west • harold nicolson sissinghurst • the white garden sissinghurst • sissinghurst castle grand elizabethan manor house • sissinghurst one of the most famous country garden
Landscapes of Love
Five historic landscapes symbolize five extraordinary couples. Historic landscapes and landscape gardens chronicle the fashions and trends of the times that shaped them.
historic landscapes • historic garden landscapes • gardens of love • landscapes of love • beautiful landscapes
Five historic landscapes symbolize five extraordinary couples. Historic landscapes and landscape gardens chronicle the fashions and trends of the times that shaped them.
historic landscapes • historic garden landscapes • gardens of love • landscapes of love • beautiful landscapes
ROSEMARY VEREY AND THE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE
Rosemary Verey did much to popularize the edible landscape with her ornamental vegetable garden and decorative, espaliered fruit trees.
rosemary verey • gertrude jekyll • vita sackville-west • andrew wilson • barnsley house garden
Rosemary Verey did much to popularize the edible landscape with her ornamental vegetable garden and decorative, espaliered fruit trees.
rosemary verey • gertrude jekyll • vita sackville-west • andrew wilson • barnsley house garden
What Would Shakespeare Eat?
One fascinating way to learn about plant history is to look at literature. Shakespeare is a great place to start.
gardening history • shakespeare • soupsong • oxford university press • peter scholliers
One fascinating way to learn about plant history is to look at literature. Shakespeare is a great place to start.
gardening history • shakespeare • soupsong • oxford university press • peter scholliers
I'm a Gertrude Jekyll Wannabe: Mistakes Beginning Gardeners Make
Unless you have an estate sized garden, and a small staff of gardeners, some borders are just a bit ambitious.
english gardens • garden design • white gardens • color • colour
Unless you have an estate sized garden, and a small staff of gardeners, some borders are just a bit ambitious.
english gardens • garden design • white gardens • color • colour
A Wild Bohemian Bunch
This article concerns the glittering bohemians of the Bloomsbury set.
bloomsbury • virgina woolf • lytton strachey • dora carrington • victorian
This article concerns the glittering bohemians of the Bloomsbury set.
bloomsbury • virgina woolf • lytton strachey • dora carrington • victorian
3 Ancient Gallica Roses for the Scented Garden
The gallicas are some of the oldest known garden roses with dark velvet blooms and rich scents. There are hundreds of Gallicas to choose from. Here are three of the best.
scented roses • ancient french roses • gallica roses • empress josephine rose • ipsilante
The gallicas are some of the oldest known garden roses with dark velvet blooms and rich scents. There are hundreds of Gallicas to choose from. Here are three of the best.
scented roses • ancient french roses • gallica roses • empress josephine rose • ipsilante
Color in Your Garden
Enhance and improve the design of your garden by understanding a few guidelines that start with the color wheel.
colorful gardens • garden design • color planting • garden color • sissinghurst
Enhance and improve the design of your garden by understanding a few guidelines that start with the color wheel.
colorful gardens • garden design • color planting • garden color • sissinghurst
Dame Ethel Smyth Life and Works
Biography of English composer Dame Ethel Smith, known for operas The Wreckers and The Boatswain's Mate.
ethel smyth life and works • ether smyth biography • english women opera composer • smyth composer suffragette • ethel smyth operas
Biography of English composer Dame Ethel Smith, known for operas The Wreckers and The Boatswain's Mate.
ethel smyth life and works • ether smyth biography • english women opera composer • smyth composer suffragette • ethel smyth operas
From Heathrow to Brick Lane, London in Words
Writers including Virginia Woolf, Alan Bennett, Will Self, Jan Morris, Peter Ackroyd, Ruth Rendell and Monica Ali describe London, the Olympics 2012 city, in words.
london in words • prose anthology • fact fiction and non-fiction • city-lit london guide • olympics 2012
Writers including Virginia Woolf, Alan Bennett, Will Self, Jan Morris, Peter Ackroyd, Ruth Rendell and Monica Ali describe London, the Olympics 2012 city, in words.
london in words • prose anthology • fact fiction and non-fiction • city-lit london guide • olympics 2012
Quotes to Inspire Writers
These quotes offer guidance to the writer looking for advice, seeking motivation, and finding interest in writing for money.
writing quotes • quotes to inspire • famous writing quotes • literary quotes • inspirational writing quotes
These quotes offer guidance to the writer looking for advice, seeking motivation, and finding interest in writing for money.
writing quotes • quotes to inspire • famous writing quotes • literary quotes • inspirational writing quotes
Viola Music: Pansies and Violets
The history and uses of the pansy and violet
pansy • violet • heartsease
The history and uses of the pansy and violet
pansy • violet • heartsease
Hollister House Gardens – Rural CT
Hollister House Gardens (Washington, CT) demonstrate how garden designs furnished with plants matched to regional- and micro-climates allow garden landscapes to thrive.
house hollister garden • garden conservancy • connecticut gardens • garden styles • garden microclimate
Hollister House Gardens (Washington, CT) demonstrate how garden designs furnished with plants matched to regional- and micro-climates allow garden landscapes to thrive.
house hollister garden • garden conservancy • connecticut gardens • garden styles • garden microclimate
Landscape Design, Tips and Terms
The core of Derek Fell's book "Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure" is an information bank of garden landscape photos, but the introduction is its foundation.
garden landscape photographs • landscape vocabulary • landscape ideas • residential gardens • garden design
The core of Derek Fell's book "Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure" is an information bank of garden landscape photos, but the introduction is its foundation.
garden landscape photographs • landscape vocabulary • landscape ideas • residential gardens • garden design
Recent and Readable: A Terrific Design Duo
A review of two recently published and complementary garden design books. One shows how modern gardeners can adapt "Classic Garden Designs" to their own property. The other, "The Essential Garden Design Workbook", is a fundamental and pragmatic guide for students and design professionals, as well as serious gardeners wanting distinctive garden designs
georgene a bramlage • georgene bramlage • cercis • home landscape design • designing home landscapes
A review of two recently published and complementary garden design books. One shows how modern gardeners can adapt "Classic Garden Designs" to their own property. The other, "The Essential Garden Design Workbook", is a fundamental and pragmatic guide for students and design professionals, as well as serious gardeners wanting distinctive garden designs
georgene a bramlage • georgene bramlage • cercis • home landscape design • designing home landscapes
UNIQUE GARDENING COURSES AT BARGAIN PRICES
Use it or loose it. To stay healthy, we need both physical and mental exercise. Life-long learning goes a long way in promoting a healthy lifestyle. That's only one reason to sign up for the Suite University courses.
life-long learning • gardening courses • suite courses • school of gardening • gardening the square foot way
Use it or loose it. To stay healthy, we need both physical and mental exercise. Life-long learning goes a long way in promoting a healthy lifestyle. That's only one reason to sign up for the Suite University courses.
life-long learning • gardening courses • suite courses • school of gardening • gardening the square foot way
Women, Keepers of the Garden
Though men have designed great gardens, the home grounds and traditions have been kept by the women.
women • gardening • garden keeping • pamela harper • ann lovejoy
Though men have designed great gardens, the home grounds and traditions have been kept by the women.
women • gardening • garden keeping • pamela harper • ann lovejoy
Books to Impress English Teachers
Whether you're in high school or college English classes, spring is the time for papers, précis, and reports about writers from to Woolf to modern authors.
book • report • paper • high school • college
Whether you're in high school or college English classes, spring is the time for papers, précis, and reports about writers from to Woolf to modern authors.
book • report • paper • high school • college
My New Year's Gardening Resolutions
It's that time of year again when we promise ourselves to do things better or differently. Check out my 2002 gardening resolutions and share some of your own.
resolutions • new year's resolutions • garden resolutions • watering • seed saving
It's that time of year again when we promise ourselves to do things better or differently. Check out my 2002 gardening resolutions and share some of your own.
resolutions • new year's resolutions • garden resolutions • watering • seed saving
Rose Garden Design, Part 1 by guest Writer Kirk Johnson
A short history of rose garden design.
roses • gardens • history • design
A short history of rose garden design.
roses • gardens • history • design
Sissinghurst Castle - Part Eighteen
During World War II, the famous flower beds at Sissinghurst Castle were planted with vegetables and the army drove tanks along the banks of the lake.
sissinghurst castle • harold nicolson • world war ii
During World War II, the famous flower beds at Sissinghurst Castle were planted with vegetables and the army drove tanks along the banks of the lake.
sissinghurst castle • harold nicolson • world war ii
History at SuiteU
Go internet and journey into History at SuiteU!
tudors • tudor period • tudor england • henry viii • catherine of aragon
Go internet and journey into History at SuiteU!
tudors • tudor period • tudor england • henry viii • catherine of aragon
Form in the Garden - Part 2
Last week, I used the simple shapes in the title graphic to illustrate massing based the "magic triangle" concept. Playing with these shapes will help you develop good bones for your garden. But, what plants can be used to make these shapes in the garden? A simple answer is that many will. You aren't limited to evergreens, although they are in my mind since it is winter in my USDA zone 7 garden.
shade • gardening • shade garden • shape • form
Last week, I used the simple shapes in the title graphic to illustrate massing based the "magic triangle" concept. Playing with these shapes will help you develop good bones for your garden. But, what plants can be used to make these shapes in the garden? A simple answer is that many will. You aren't limited to evergreens, although they are in my mind since it is winter in my USDA zone 7 garden.
shade • gardening • shade garden • shape • form
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