The Laskett Gardens

The Laskett Gardens, near Much Birch, Herefordshire, England, were created by Sir Roy Strong and Julia Trevelyan Oman.[1] The couple purchased and moved to the rural property in 1973 and, over the next thirty years, built the garden from scratch.[2]

The Laskett Gardens
View across the garden in 2014
TypeGarden
LocationNear Much Birch and Llanwarne
Nearest cityHereford
Coordinates51.96011°N 2.70356°W / 51.96011; -2.70356
Begun1974
OwnerGardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial)
Location of The Laskett Gardens in Herefordshire

In 2015 Strong announced that he would bequeath the property to the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial).[3] Perennial accepted the gift in 2021.[4]

Artworks

Commissioned paintings of The Laskett Gardens were completed by Jonathan Myles-Lea (1995), Richard Shirley Smith (2006) and Paul Brason (2009).[5]

References
  1. Strong 2014, p. 11.
  2. Strong 2003, p. 20 et seq.
  3. "Sir Roy Strong bequeaths The Laskett Gardens to Perennial, safeguarding them for the next generation". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. Owen, Jane (14 October 2022). "How to inherit a garden: the complexities of horticultural legacy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. Strong 2014, p. 18–19.

Sources
  • Strong, Roy (2003). The Laskett: The Story of a Garden. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0-59305-070-5.
  • Strong, Roy (2014). Remaking a Garden: The Laskett Transformed. Frances Lincoln Limited. ISBN 978-0-71123-396-6.

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