Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Garden delights

Good gardens take time to develop, especially those on a grand scale, and down a winding lane in a particularly appealing part of the Cotswolds lies the home of a couple who clearly possess the combination of interest, patience and aesthetic sensitivity required to produce something really beautiful. It was all rather different when garden designer Marcus Barnett first visited the newly acquired garden back in 2010. “It was dated, overgrown, and did nothing to enhance either the lovely house

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