The gardens at 'Leahurst' have evolved since the house was built circa 1905. At that time they included a large meadow where the carriage horses could graze. Over time this area was sold and four more houses built. Sadly there are no images of the house and garden from those early times - but when we came to live here almost 30 years ago much of the garden was little changed from its Edwardian beginning. Over the years we have elaborated the gardens in keeping with the original character. A number of the numerous projects we have undertaken are depicted on this site.

Our concept was to create a garden that was divided into sections that would need to be explored to be appreciated - such that one would never know what new surprise was waiting.

Driftwood sculpture from WoodenZone - installed 2016

Cast iron copy of the Uffizi Boar " Ill Porcellino" - 2016

The Folly - 2007

Links to the pages on this site:

• The Conifer Beds
• The Centre Bed and Steps
• The Centre Bed incorporating the Water Feature
• The Folly
• The Greenhouse
• The Long Border
• Planting
• The Shady Area
• The Wall
• Update on the various projects as they have matured

Links to other sites of interest:

• BBC - Gardening
• "Bourne Buildings" - Statuary and garden ornament suppliers - also Greenhouses, Sheds and Summer Houses
• "Breeze House" - Suppliers of Summer Houses
• Claremont Landscape Gardens ( National Trust )
• Cuckooland - a fascinating museum in Cheshire with over 600 working antique Cuckoo Clocks made in the Black Forest
• Eden Project - Cornwall
• "English Woodland" - Suppliers of mature trees and shrubs
• "Haddonstone" - Architectural Stonemasons and Garden Statuary
• Lost Gardens of Heligan
• Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens
• National Trust
• Painshill Park - 18th. Century Landscape Park
• "Pinks Hill" - Hard Landscaping supplier - rocks, granite slabs, railway sleepers, petrified logs
• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Royal Horticultural Society - RHS - Wisley
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - RSPB
• Wakehurst Place
• Winkworth Arboretum
• Woodenzone - natural driftwood sculpture