A parterre reborn at Montacute House
Finally, in this short series… this is the view from Montacute House of the North Garden, which is bordered by clipped yew trees.
What’s interesting about this is the fact that the footprint of a parterre has been superbly mown into the lawn, creating an echo of the Tudor layout of this space.
The National Trust describe Montacute House, in Somerset, as “a statement of wealth and power, designed to impress both passing visitor and local villager”. Well, it’s certainly that.
The house and gardens were completed in 1601 by Sir Edward Phelips, a successful lawyer who, having made his fortune, turned to politics. He was involved in the trial of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1603, and he opened the prosecution against Guy Fawkes in 1606 when he was Speaker of the House of Commons. He died in 1614.
A parterre reborn at Montacute House
Finally, in this short series… this is the view from Montacute House of the North Garden, which is bordered by clipped yew trees.
What’s interesting about this is the fact that the footprint of a parterre has been superbly mown into the lawn, creating an echo of the Tudor layout of this space.
The National Trust describe Montacute House, in Somerset, as “a statement of wealth and power, designed to impress both passing visitor and local villager”. Well, it’s certainly that.
The house and gardens were completed in 1601 by Sir Edward Phelips, a successful lawyer who, having made his fortune, turned to politics. He was involved in the trial of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1603, and he opened the prosecution against Guy Fawkes in 1606 when he was Speaker of the House of Commons. He died in 1614.