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Sissinghurst Castle Garden, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of Kent in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat. It is among the most famous gardens in England and is designated Grade I on Historic England's register of historic parks and gardens.
Sissinghurst's garden was created in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West, [4] poet and gardening writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat.Sackville-West was a writer on the fringes of the Bloomsbury group who found her greatest popularity in the weekly columns she contributed as gardening correspondent of The Observer, which incidentally – for she never touted it – made ...
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent. In 1930 the family acquired and moved to Sissinghurst Castle, near Cranbrook, Kent. [31] It had once been owned by Vita's ancestors. This gave it a dynastic attraction as she was excluded from inheriting Knole and a title. [1]
He died in London in December 1558 less than a month after the death of Queen Mary. According to "Notes on the life of Sir John Baker of Sissinghurst", "January 1559, was buried in Kent, Sir John Baker, Knight, and Master of . . . ., with a standard and a coat armour, pennon of arms, IIII banners of saints and herse of wax, 7 dozen penselles, 10 dozen scutcheons, 12 torches; many mourners in ...
Emmetts Garden; Ightham Mote; Knole; Old Soar Manor; Oldbury Camp; One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common; Owletts; Quebec House; Scotney Castle; Sissinghurst Castle Garden; Smallhythe Place; South Foreland Lighthouse; Sprivers Garden; St. John's Jerusalem; Stoneacre; The White Cliffs of Dover; Toys Hill
Pages in category "Gardens in Kent" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Scotney Castle; Sissinghurst Castle Garden; W. Walmer Castle; Y ...
Saltwood Castle; Sandgate Castle; Scotney Castle; Grade I listed buildings in Sevenoaks District; Shed Number 78, Sheerness Dockyard; Shell Grotto, Margate; Sissinghurst Castle Garden; All Saints Church, Snodland; St Clere, Kent; St Leonard's Tower, West Malling; St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden; St Mary's Church, Lamberhurst; Grade I listed ...
Pages in category "Grade I listed parks and gardens in Kent" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Scotney Castle; Sissinghurst Castle Garden