The English Garden

Out of the Blue

nlike occasionally strident orange, yellow or red, blue flowers seldom come in for criticism. Slotting into most colour schemes, they can lift and contrast with surrounding hues, while a strong blue flower can easily hold its own in a crowd. At The Newt in Somerset, the all-blue garden echoes the work of Nori and Sandra Pope, who owned the property in its previous life as Hadspen House. Its garden is now managed by Stephen Herrington,

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