history of gardening in cumbria...

Cumbria displays spectacular gardens, filled to bursting with unusual native and non-native plants and trees, the designs of which can be traced from the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the 21st Century. To the garden and landscape historian Cumbria is the jewel in England's crown of glorious gardens.

Everywhere you turn there are glorious formal gardens bursting with unusual and exotic plants and trees. There are friendly, intimate gardens with rockeries, water features, herbs and sculpture. From the Cumbrian Roman Forts, with the varied vegetable gardens and topiary, to the Normans and the establishment of monasteries with sophisticated walled gardens and geometric designs, this north western corner of England has an engaging pedigree.