Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The English Garden

    The Ultimate COLLECTION

    Oct 07, 2020 5 minutes
    WORDS CINEAD McTERNAN
    PHOTOGRAPHS
    MARIANNE MAJERUS

    As the leaves begin to turn from shades of summer green into an eye-catching palette of orange, red and yellow at High Beeches, the sense of anticipation builds. The fiery autumnal display at this 27-acre woodland garden in West Sussex is a much-anticipated seasonal highlight. The spectacle is all the more special because many of the varieties here were introduced by those intrepid plant hunters who travelled the globe in the 18th and 19th centuries in search of new specimens.

    During this period, Europe’s largest group of nurseries, owned by the Veitch family, were responsible for collecting huge numbers of exotic plants and trees. Based in London and Exeter, they employed over 20 plant hunters, which allowed them to dominate the botanical exploration of the British

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The English Garden

    The English Garden5 min read
    To Mow Or Not To Mow?
    No Mow May is something of a Marmite topic for gardeners. While it’s easy for all of us to applaud local authorities leaving swathes of roadside verges and larger parks to become floriferous havens for wildlife, it’s a bit different when it comes to
    The English Garden1 min read
    Out & About
    View thousands of superb contemporary artworks from over 100 galleries at the Affordable Art Fair, which will be held on London’s Hampstead Heath. Prices will range from £50 to £7,000 and cover a gamut of styles and media. Among the artists present w
    The English Garden8 min read
    Pot Luck
    Raised in New York, Coralie worked at Wave Hill Garden in the Bronx before joining the team at Great Dixter House & Gardens in 2016, first as a scholar and now as assistant head gardener Pelargonium ‘Frank Headley’ is one of my desert-island plants.

    Related