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Anne De La Warr and Julia Cradwick
William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr, wants the designation ‘sausage-maker’ added to his entry in Debrett’s. It is perhaps a surprising ambition for an old Etonian nobleman whose family seat, Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, is one of the most historically significant in the country. ‘He’s obsessed with his sausage company,’ laughs his wife, Anne, Countess De La Warr. ‘His interests are flat racing, pedigree Sussex cattle, his sausage company and his pub, The Dorset Arms.’ And Anne’s interests? Gardens and Shetland ponies, both of which she nurtures beautifully.
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Miranda, Duchess of Beaufort’s cottage garden on the Badminton estate in Gloucestershire is a most enchanting place. Its many layers of history have shaped the landscape and elegant planting combinations to wonderful effect. It could be the fulsome year-round flowering of the rambling
Rosa ‘Debutante’ growing over an arch with
Clematis ‘Prince Charles’ that begins to stir the senses; or the view through the stone arch towards double borders with the estate beyond. Of course, there’s the summer house and the perfectly positioned topiary, as well as the duchess’s revered tulips. But really it’s the sentiment behind it all that best encapsulates the spirit here. ‘This garden is really a memorial to my late husband, David,’ the duchess tells