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  • The English Garden

    The Virtuoso GARDENER

    Apr 07, 2022 2 minutes
    WORDS JACKY HOBBS
    PHOTOGRAPHS
    CLIVE NICHOLS

    Many will be familiar with the extensive formal gardens of Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire. Less well known are the informal neighbouring gardens of The Dower House, its 19th-century, Grade II-listed cousin. Here, enjoying broad vistas over the 20-acre Melbourne Pool, an enchanting garden has been created by Griselda and William Kerr. The diverse site affords habitats suitable

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