Lutyens’ circular steps, film 1998, Great Dixter, East Sussex, England

            Nathaniel Lloyd purchased Great Dixter house and its immediate grounds and farm buildings in 1910. Edwin Lutyens was hired to renovate and extend the house and advise on the structure of the garden. The house is actually three houses combined, one built here in the mid-15th century and slightly later additions, the second a yeoman’s house from Benenden, across the border in Kent, built in the early 16th century, and moved here in 1910, and the third combines the two with additional accommodation, completed in 1912. Garden writer Christopher Lloyd grew up at Great Dixter and  developed a great love of gardening nurtured by his mother. In 1954, Lloyd moved home to Great Dixter and set up a nursery specialising in unusual plants. He regularly opened the house and gardens to the public. This iconic semi-wild garden with abundant plant life, whimsical pathways, and vibrant colors make this garden a true oasis. He was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Medal of Honour in 1997 and an OBE in 2000. Christopher Lloyd died in 2006. As befits the down-to-earth gardener that he was, died from complications of an operation on his knees at the age of 84.. He wanted no funeral but a party. He will long be remembered for his beautiful garden and  many books. Now Great Dixter is part of a trust, and the gardens continue, under the direction of Fergus Garrett, who was head gardener during Lloyd's lifetime and is CEO of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust.
   

Taken on: June 25, 1998

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