Gardens at Waddesdon Manor | Apollo Magazine
Museums in many countries remain closed, but at least spring has sprung. This week’s Apollo Art Diary picks out four arty gardens to enjoy… In 1874 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild took what was a bare hilltop, outside his manor at Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, and with the help of landscape architect Elie Lainé created what remains one of the most sumptuous examples of Victorian horticulture in the country. Today it is renowned for the colourful, annually changing designs of the carpet be...
United Kingdom Mike Buffin Waddesdon Image Library Apollo Art Diary Ferdinand De Rothschild Elie Lain
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