Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The English Garden

    Romance & ROSES

    May 22, 2019 4 minutes
    WORDS ANNETTE WARREN
    PHOTOGRAPHS
    CLIVE NICHOLS

    THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALLED GARDEN at Cowdray is about as theatrical as anyone could hope for. Unassuming from the exterior, a narrow, cobbled entrance tunnel opens out to reveal a quintessentially romantic English garden in all its summer glory. Scented roses, trailing clematis, neat parterres and graceful, rusted, iron arbours all contribute to the classical scene although things were very different when Jan Howard and husband Mike first viewed the neglected and forgotten space that was to become their passion.

    “We wanted roses, honeysuckle and clematis: a paradise garden brimming with romance”

    In 2001 the couple were looking

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The English Garden

    The English Garden5 min read
    To Mow Or Not To Mow?
    No Mow May is something of a Marmite topic for gardeners. While it’s easy for all of us to applaud local authorities leaving swathes of roadside verges and larger parks to become floriferous havens for wildlife, it’s a bit different when it comes to
    The English Garden1 min read
    Out & About
    View thousands of superb contemporary artworks from over 100 galleries at the Affordable Art Fair, which will be held on London’s Hampstead Heath. Prices will range from £50 to £7,000 and cover a gamut of styles and media. Among the artists present w
    The English Garden8 min read
    Pot Luck
    Raised in New York, Coralie worked at Wave Hill Garden in the Bronx before joining the team at Great Dixter House & Gardens in 2016, first as a scholar and now as assistant head gardener Pelargonium ‘Frank Headley’ is one of my desert-island plants.

    Related