from Taunton
Designed in 1903 by Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll and restored by Somerset County Council, the gardens at Hestercombe represented the peak of the Lutyens-Jekyll partnership.
Clay Jones and Andrew Paul discuss the history of the gardens and the unique blending of formal architecture and planting. Geoff Hamilton and Douglas Dere examine how these principles can be applied to modern-day gardens.
BBC Pebble Mill
Summary of gardening tips on Ceefax page 268