The Manor garden
The Manor: The moated Norman manor, c 1130, was the home of Lucy M Boston from 1939 and the setting for her Green Knowe children´s books. Lucy gradually laid out the garden over several years, bordering the path from the river to the house with topiary yew bushes in the form of crowns and orbs for the Queen´s Coronation. She later created topiary chess pieces which stand in black and white squares. She continued to make more and more space to house old-fashioned roses, bearded irises and scented perennials. To begin with Graham Stuart Thomas advised her on the choice of roses and irises.
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The Manor,
Hemingford Grey,
Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire
PE28 9BN
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Information on The Manor garden, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon
| Opening Times: | Daily, 11:00-17:00 (dusk in winter). House tours also available strictly by appointment - see Historic House listing. |
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| Admission: | House & Garden: Adult £6.00, Child £2.00, OAP £4.50. Garden only: Adult £3.00, Child Free. |
| Location: | 4 miles south-east of Huntingdon, just off the A14. |
| Facilities: |
Limited Disabled Access,
Plants for Sale,
Coaches Welcome (by appointment) |
| Garden Acreage: | 3.5 |