Sissinghurst garden

In this garden there is more than the lure of pretty architecture and beautiful plants. Literary inspiration, love stories, secrets and an endless poetry transfused everywhere just makes it all more attractive.

There are few gardens that say "English" more than Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, which was purchased in the 1930s by the newly married Vita Sackville-West a

To visit Sissinghurst Castle's without the crowds, stay overnight in the Priest's House in the white garden and wander the gardens freely at dawn and dusk.

The buildings and ruins of Sissinghurst Castle maybe noteworthy attractions themselves, reminders of Elizabethan Britain but it is the gardens, created in the 1930s by the author, Vita Sackville-We…

Before Sissinghurst Castle, Vita Sackville-West had a starter garden. Long Barn has plenty of ideas to steal for your own garden. Let's visit:

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To visit Sissinghurst Castle's without the crowds, stay overnight in the Priest's House in the white garden and wander the gardens freely at dawn and dusk.

An English garden delight