Hidcote Gardens is located in Gloucestershire, England and is a set of different gardens in 'rooms' created using hedges. The estate was purchased by American Lawrence Johnston and his mother in the early 1900s. Johnston fought in the Boer war. Both he and his mother had ties to the Arts and Crafts movement to allow gardens to be enjoyed by all, and the gardens became a well-known example of an Arts and Crafts garden. In 1947, he allowed the National Trust to keep up the gardens.
At Hidcote, there is a surprise around each corner, leading to an garden within a garden, boundaries set by hedges. Each area has its own theme.
I visited during coronavirus, and measures have been put in place for a one-way system around most of the gardens but not all of it. However, the gardens have also been neglected this year and are not looking the best.
I hope to visit Hidcote in the future, once it is safe to do so and once the gardens are looking nice again.
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