The Garden At Charleston

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Details: Set in the heart of the Sussex downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style. But the garden, described by Virginia Woolf in 1916 as 'charming?now run rather wild' became & remained central to life in the farmhouse. The walled garden, created by Vanessa Bell & Roger Fry from the vegetable garden after the first world war, the pond, the orchard & the fields beyond, all contributed in a major sense to the creative energies of the place. & this creativity is reflected in the numerous works of art (in particular the sculpture by Vanessa & Clive Bell's son Quentin) placed around your garden to enhance, & sometimes to comment on or to provide a counterpoint to the simple but expressive planting schemes. Now, for the first time, the year-round beauty & glory of this most English but most artistic of gardens has been captured by one of Britain's leading garden photographers. The result is a book that will enchant, entertain, & remind the many thousands who visit every year, & will tempt, explain & record the splendors & the exuberance of it all for others. Ideal For: This would make a good read for anyone with an interest in gardening & the out doors.