Kingcombe’s creator, Sir Gordon Russell, was an influential furniture designer and Chairman of The Design Council. He engaged two of the 20th century’s most important garden designers, Russell Page and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, to create a series of water gardens using an inspired mixture of ‘modern’ materials. This must surely be the only Gloucestershire garden to have been featured in Concrete Quarterly.

In contrast, Rosemary Verey’s patrons included royalty and pop stars and her garden, at Barnsley House (now a hotel), has provided some of the strongest images to have shaped 20th century garden design. This garden encapsulated her passion for structure, careful use of colour and the resurrection of the potager.

 Summary 

 Registered Gardens 

 Early 17th Century 

 18th Century 

 Arts & Crafts 

 20th Century