It’s a garden that has been getting a lot of attention. If you get there, make sure to also see June Blake’s garden very close by. She’s Jimi’s sister, but her garden is totally different and a winner too. Jimi posts a lot on Instagram, if you do that.

Yes, I long to travel again, but I’m not willing to take the risk of flying. And now the EU is banning people from the US because our government has failed so miserably to contain Covid-19. Thanks to our awful president for his horrendous performance. I’m sickened.

Johnny Johston was a soldier and a mans man. He was his own happy soul on his own .Like me never felt lonely ever. I can see in his face who he is. A proud man who wanted more than anything privacy. Your correct.He never wanted a garden other than for himself. It was in fact his own word. With few friends and Laura Lindsay he partied softly cooking in the left hand follie summerhouse as one drifts down to them. Drinks sausages on sticks and happy days in English summers they lived it out. The servants had rights at times arranged to bathe in the pond. When he wanted to hand his world over to Lindsay she suddenly died. I think her child was Johnstons daughter even though he said not. To defend a ladies honour he was that sort of man. To know him is so hard but having met him in France as a child of 8 he was not as many see him. He spoke easily and was on about titles not gardens. He so much wanted to be knighted as we were in my aunts home just a step from his gardens .I never saw him again he was ill they told my father.

I am English residing in Europe EU .My years in England took me deeply into arts and craft gardens each summer. Hidcote I remember was different than now with stone statues from Italy adorning places needed. The so called red border was blue and white as the French born national adopted builder Major Lawrence Johnston managed to create. Over time of visits some six hundred over 30 years I decided it was not enough to love it but to buy land and build my own gardens. I was 63 before this happened by moving all to Europe land half price of UK and lower living costs built house and set off turning cow pasture into English art and craft wall gardens. I am in wait from hedgings to reach desired privacy height but all rooms are set to my plan. Only thing I took from Johnny Johnston was the red border and one folly summerhouse but my planting is far from that seen in photo. My Medici garden fish pond half Johnny JS pool size but works so well into my plan. It was Hidcote that inspired me and what my gardens became is on similar plan . God knows how hard a job alone this was but having turned the last corner this week I hope only for hedges to grow before statues go in.

Thanks, Angelika.

Thank you, Ruth.

Thanks, Jason. Good to hear from you.

Thank you for reading.