Awards
This garden was awarded
Gold
The Lake District Poets Garden
Exhibitor: Andrew Loudon: Traditional and Decorative Stonework
Designers: Andrew Loudon & Beetham Nurseries
Contractor: Andrew Loudon
Sponsors: The Coppermines and Lake Cottages, Beetham Nurseries, Honister Slate Mine, Windermere Attractions, Lake District Historic Houses Association, Cumbria Tourism
This garden celebrates the superb landscape of the Lake District inspired by Rydal Mount, the home of William Wordsworth. The garden provides a quiet sanctuary for contemplation and the design encapsulates the essence of Wordsworth’s poetry and philosophy focusing on nature.
Traditional techniques such as dry-stone walling are used and the main focal point of the garden is a Victorian stone summer house, made using local Lakeland slate. Naturalistic planting is made up of mainly woodland and shade-loving plants that suit the conditions of the garden.
