Sissinghurst: Portrait of a Garden

by JaneBrown (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $3.79

  Created in the shell of a moated sixteenth-century manor house, the celebratedgarden at Sissinghurst has a romantic aspect which is unsurpassed. First created by Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson, in the 1930's it has been in the care of the National Trust since 1967. Jane Brown's fascinating text records the history of the house - the transformation wrought by the creation of the garden, its rare and special plants, and above all the spirit and inspiration behind it. John Miller's photographs capture the stunning views that characterise Sissinghurst: the famous White Garden, the central tower, the cottage garden and the orchard carpeted with bulbs in springtime.

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.28

  Sissinghurst was first created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson in the shell of a large, moated 16th-century house. It has flourished for 60 years, the last 35 in the care of the National Trust. Jane Brown records the history of the old house, its grandeur and decay; the transformations wrought by the making of the garden; and the inspiration behind its creation and the trials and tribulations of maintaining it today.