The Laskett Gardens | |
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Type | Garden |
Location | Near Much Birch and Llanwarne |
Nearest city | Hereford |
Coordinates | 51°57′36″N 2°42′13″W / 51.96011°N 2.70356°W |
Begun | 1974 |
Owner | Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial) |
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]
Commissioned paintings of The Laskett Gardens were completed by Jonathan Myles-Lea (1995), Richard Shirley Smith (2006) and Paul Brason (2009). [5]
Media related to The Laskett at Wikimedia Commons
The Laskett Gardens | |
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Type | Garden |
Location | Near Much Birch and Llanwarne |
Nearest city | Hereford |
Coordinates | 51°57′36″N 2°42′13″W / 51.96011°N 2.70356°W |
Begun | 1974 |
Owner | Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial) |
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]
Commissioned paintings of The Laskett Gardens were completed by Jonathan Myles-Lea (1995), Richard Shirley Smith (2006) and Paul Brason (2009). [5]
Media related to The Laskett at Wikimedia Commons