Nestled into the bucolic countryside in East Sussex, England, Great Dixter is a breathtaking 15th-century manor house with a garden of world renown. Known for being one of the most impressive Gardens in the British Isles, it is a place of seminal importance alongside Sissinghurst and Hidcote as the iconic 20th-century British gardens.
The Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett, is both meticulous and refreshingly hands off – a delicate balance even the most skillful gardener finds hard to achieve. When I visited Great Dixter this summer, I was bewildered by the riot of color, texture, and intensity of the planting. If there were ever a place teeming with garden ideas worth copying, this is it.
