Pack up a Picnic
and head to Cliveden’s
newly opened
Rose Garden
This summer the National Trust at Cliveden has revealed a newly restored beautiful
Rose Garden. In 1959 Viscount Astor commissioned Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe (one of the
20th century’s greatest garden designers) to design a Rose Garden to provide his family with a place to enjoy, away from their busy, public lives. Inspired by abstract painter
Paul Klee, Jellicoe sketched the layout which included archways and sculptures from
the Astor family collection.
The new Rose Garden is set to become a major
attraction in the gardens which have been enjoying a
colourful renaissance
in recent years under
the leadership of
Head
Gardener
Andrew Mudge.
Known in recent
years as the Secret
Garden the intimate
circular area has
been redesigned to
retain the tranquil
atmosphere of a
hidden garden whilst
displaying over 900
repeat
flowering
roses.
The
roses
were
planted in Autumn
2013 following over
a year of research and design. Andrew tells us “we
worked closely with David Austin Roses to source 44
different varieties that will create swathes of colour
moving from yellow through to orange and red, just
as designer Jellicoe proposed”.
A selection of the roses featured in the garden are
for sale in the shop so you can
create your own Rose Garden at
home.
The roses are surrounded by
beautiful spongy hard wearing
grass and this is where families are
invited to enjoy the surroundings.
There are no Keep Off the Grass
signs to be found anywhere in
the gardens and children are
encouraged to kick off their
shoes and run around enjoying
themselves. There is a rose-themed
trail to help families explore and
enjoy the garden.
Head Gardener
Andrew Mudge
Family Fun
Picnics can be enjoyed in specific picnic areas around the grounds.
Check out the Storybook Play Den where life-size models of favourite
storybook characters can be found, go climbing in the woodland
Play Trail, build a big den, have a go on the rope swing or walk the
tightrope. With the giant slide, the maze and Wild Wednesdays for
children aged 4 – 11 there is plenty to keep everyone entertained on
a summer’s day.
Cliveden is open daily from 10am to 5.30pm.
For further information on National Trust news and events at Cliveden
visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden
or call 01628 605069.
Cliveden, Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire SL6 0JA.
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