{"id":14903,"date":"2022-10-04T15:25:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=14903"},"modified":"2022-10-04T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:25:39","slug":"artists-gardens-of-sussex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/2022\/10\/04\/artists-gardens-of-sussex\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists\u2019 Gardens of Sussex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Artists\u2019 Gardens of Sussex<\/h2>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-primary-dark-color\">GI Reader tour<\/span><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif intro\">A four-day cultural and horticultural garden tour that will explore some of the most evocative gardens of Sussex and some over the border in Kent <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/10\/Balmoral-Cottage-Topiary-Garden-2-1024x831.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-15507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/10\/Balmoral-Cottage-Topiary-Garden-2-1024x831.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/10\/Balmoral-Cottage-Topiary-Garden-2-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/10\/Balmoral-Cottage-Topiary-Garden-2-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/10\/Balmoral-Cottage-Topiary-Garden-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Balmoral Cottage.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif dropcap\">The concept of artists\u2019 gardens can be interpreted in many ways, especially as the creation of all gardens can be considered an art form. For this tour, we\u2019re homing in on gardens that have been owned or created by many different artists, examining how these gardens play a role in the artist\u2019s work. We\u2019ll visit <strong>Monk\u2019s House, <\/strong>where Virginia Woolf penned many of her novels in the garden writing lodge, and nearby <strong>Charleston, <\/strong>the country home of her painter sister Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant where the Bloomsbury Group gathered and found inspiration in its beautiful gardens. We also visit the gardens of contemporary artists, including <strong>Balmoral Cottage, <\/strong>where we explore how Charlotte Molesworth\u2019s topiary work has influenced her paintings, <strong>Fairlight End <\/strong>with its wildflower meadows that provide Robin Hutt with the plant material for her extraordinary photographs, and <strong>Sussex Prairie Garden <\/strong>where boldly planted swathes of perennials are interspersed with modern sculptures. Our base throughout the tour will be <strong>Ockenden Manor Hotel, <\/strong>a charming and tranquil Elizabethan Manor House that offers good food and warm hospitality, as well as a new spa and swimming pool. <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Your hosts for the tour<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/c84207f4-9d0a-48b4-8c29-ab18987bf26b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"387\"\/><figcaption>Garden historian and garden designer Marion Mako.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/f87a6552-d1c7-488f-8f10-206504ad5d6b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"387\"\/><figcaption>Horticulturist and specialist in historic gardens Sophie Piebenga.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"sans-serif article-subhead\"><strong>30 MAY \u2013 2 JUNE 2023 <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"sans-serif article-subsubhead\"><strong>EVENT DETAILS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>Price per person, based on two people sharing, is \u00a33,250 (a single supplement of \u00a3190 is levied by the hotel). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">The price includes three nights\u2019 dinner (with wine), bed and breakfast accommodation at Ockenden Manor, plus four lunches as stated in the itinerary and transport from Haywards Heath railway station. Please note that Boxwood Tours uses hotels of character featuring a variety of rooms and styles. The price does not include extras at the hotel, or travel insurance. For more details and for an in-depth itinerary with details of day-to-day visits, meals, etc, please contact Boxwood Tours. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/083325b1-c543-4060-a8f3-162e5660ee4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"1244\"\/><figcaption>Monk\u2019s House. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"sans-serif article-subhead\">FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKING, PLEASE CONTACT <\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Boxwood Tours, 1 West Street, Buckingham HK18 1HL, UK. <strong>Tel <\/strong>+44 (0)1341 241717. <strong>Email <\/strong>mail@boxwoodtours.co.uk <strong>Website <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/boxwoodtours.co.uk\">boxwoodtours.co.uk<\/a> The tour has been arranged exclusively for readers of <em>Gardens Illustrated <\/em>by Boxwood Tours Quality Garden Holidays, a specialist garden tour company set up in 1990. Please note that itineraries may be subject to change for reasons beyond <em>Gardens Illustrated\u2019s <\/em>control. The tour is financially protected by the ATOL scheme. Please see booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/arenatravel.com\/why-arena\/financial-protection\">arenatravel.com\/why-arena\/financial-protection<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">Photography: PETER M CLARKE; THE NATIONAL TRUST PHOTOLIBRARY \/ ALAMY STOCK PHOTO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artists\u2019 Gardens of Sussex GI Reader tour A four-day cultural and horticultural garden tour that will explore some of the most evocative gardens of Sussex and some over the border in Kent The concept of artists\u2019 gardens can be interpreted in many ways, especially as the creation of all gardens can be considered an art 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