Hilborough House, Norfolk
Hilborough House, which sits on the flat Brecklands just south of Swaffham, is the home of the Van Cutsem family. The brick and flint Neo-Georgian mansion was designed in 1990 by the architect Francis Johnson who never lived to see the building’s construction and completion in 1997. The magnificent garden, originally designed by Arne Maynard, is contemporary with the house and is planted up in a formal, Neo-Dutch style with extensive use of hedges and topiary. There are echoes here of Hatfield, Palais Het Loo and Highgrove. There is also a rose garden, modern herbaceous borders, a maze and a labyrinth, a newly planted arboretum and a small lake. This is unquestionably one of the major modern gardens of England.
Hilborough House, Norfolk
Hilborough House, which sits on the flat Brecklands just south of Swaffham, is the home of the Van Cutsem family. The brick and flint Neo-Georgian mansion was designed in 1990 by the architect Francis Johnson who never lived to see the building’s construction and completion in 1997. The magnificent garden, originally designed by Arne Maynard, is contemporary with the house and is planted up in a formal, Neo-Dutch style with extensive use of hedges and topiary. There are echoes here of Hatfield, Palais Het Loo and Highgrove. There is also a rose garden, modern herbaceous borders, a maze and a labyrinth, a newly planted arboretum and a small lake. This is unquestionably one of the major modern gardens of England.