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On selected weekends during 1 May to 25 September we will be bringing the story of the House and Service Wing to life with live interpretation in the open air.
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How to run a Victorian organic kitchen garden
Kitchen Garden Supervisor Gemma Sturges explains how Victorian gardeners produced food for the family and staff at Audley End.
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The kitchen gardens of country estates provided fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for the household, with many of those in our care continuing to function just as their owners intended. Find out about the kitchen gardens at some of our sites.
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Discover the reality of life for the men, women and children in service at a Victorian country house in the 1880s.
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Description of Audley End House and Gardens
A description of Audley End House, built in the 17th century and adapted over the centuries in response to changing fashions and fortunes.
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The kitchen gardens of country estates provided fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for the household, with many of those in our care continuing to function just as their owners intended. Find out about some of the most interesting kitchen gardens at some of our historic sites.
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The garden at Audley End was stocked with many plants from the famous Rivers Nursery, 15 miles away in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. This nursery, first established in 1725 by John Rivers and run by successive generations of the Rivers family, was one of Britain’s largest commercial nurseries in Victorian times.
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How to create a landscape garden like Capability Brown
Capability Brown revolutionised English garden and landscape design in the 18th century. English Heritage landscapes advisor Emily Parker explains how.
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How to Create a Landscape Garden like Capability Brown
Capability Brown revolutionised English garden and landscape design in the 18th century. Here’s our guide to what you'll need in order to transform your garden in line with his visions.