Holkham

Holkham Hall, an 18th-century Palladian-style mansion and home to the Earl of Leicester, has a rich 400 year history and a six-acre walled garden.  The garden was originally laid out by Samuel Wyatt during the late 1700s and has undergone extensive restoration in recent years.

The garden is divided into ‘squares’ and ‘slips’, each with their own theme and associated planting plan.  It features spectacular Georgian and Victorian glasshouses and vineries, a formal ornamental garden, an established vineyard, a working kitchen garden, and a cutting garden with a beautiful array of blooms.

Prairie-style planting plays a major role in the Frame Yard where the glasshouses are a dominant feature.  The Ornamental Garden has been planned to feature a central lawn flanked by deep planting beds of roses and perennials. The Vineyard possesses a traditional French style with young Solaris and Regent vines pruned in the Double Guyot style. A ‘hot’ planting style in the Exotic Garden utilises later flowering herbaceous plants and shrubs to ensure interest and variety throughout the seasons.  The Kitchen Garden supplies the fruit and vegetable needs of the Hall whilst the Cutting Garden fuels the needs of the Hall’s team of florists and also houses peaches, nectarines and grapes from 19th Century vineries.

Committed to sustainability and conservation, Holkham is a pioneering example of a sustainable rural estate.  Natural methods are used to tackle pests and diseases rather than chemicals. Areas of cover crops are planted to improve soil quality, and an abundance of wildflowers in and around the walled garden encourage and support pollinators.

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