The Quiet American Gardener

Although Lawrence Johnston was an American he created a seminally English garden at Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire. He was passionate about design, architecture and plants and travelled all around the world finding unusual varieties of flora and fauna that would bring colour, scent, shape and texture to his garden. Hidcote was the first property to be taken over by the National Trust on the strength of its garden alone, which is a celebration of Johnston’s creative and artistic mind.