Restored Garden

History

North-facing bed, July: Acanthus mollis Photograph by Andrew Lawson
North-facing bed, July
Photograph by Andrew Lawson

The authentically restored garden of this magnificent eighteenth-century London palace will be open to the public on specific days during Spring and Summer.

It has been re-planted with plants and shrubs appropriate to the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century, for example Eryngium agavifolium; Hosta sieboldiana elegans and Rosa (Musk) 'William Lobb'.

Originally designed by Henry Holland (the architect working for the second Earl Spencer in the 1790's) possibly in collaboration with Lavinia, Countess Spencer, it was planted by July 1798 and was one of the largest gardens in Piccadilly.

Opening Times

South-facing bed, May: Iris 'White City' and Matthiola 'Guernsey Stock' Photograph by Andrew Lawson
South-facing bed, May
Photograph by Andrew Lawson
2013

The restored historic garden will not be open during 2013. We hope to be able to open the garden again in future years. Please view this web page for details.