A GARDEN OF EXCEPTIONAL YEAR ROUND ATTRACTION CREATED OVER 50 YEARS
Garden and landscape design
Antony Young was educated in England at Radley and St John’s College, Oxford where he took an MA in geography. He has all his life been keenly interested in gardening and the creation of gardens. After a career in industry he decided to turn to what had always been his principal outside interest.
He received his first garden design commission in 1990 and since then has undertaken a succession of extremely interesting projects, mainly in large, privately owned gardens.
Past projects
ST CATHERINES, BATH (2011-2012)
Total reconstruction of an old garden, including dry stone terrace walls, with flights of stone steps, to create a garden on three different levels, from formal lawns and flower borders to wildflower meadow below. Rose and Lavender garden.
NOTTON LODGE, WILTSHIRE (2009-2010)
Creation of a formal water garden, as an additional feature of an established garden.
PITTERS FARM, WILTSHIRE (2007- 2009)
A part reconstruction of an established garden, including realigning the drive and converting the former main parking area to a formal walled garden with central circular lily pond.
CHATEAU DE JANVILLE, HAUTE NORMANDIE, FRANCE (2003)
A major garden restoration, including a totally new formal garden, within the old walled garden, box parterres and replanting of shrubs and specimen trees.
CHATEAU DE BAGATELLE, ABBEVILLE, FRANCE. (1998 - 2000)
Complete restoration and re-creation of a garden in an advanced state of decay. New white rose garden, restored parterres, redesigned central terrace and parterre. 60m x 4m canal with steps leading to similar smaller pool beyond. Groups of acer palmatum, magnolia and ilex in former "jardin anglais". Woodland glade plantings.
OZLEWORTH PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE (1992-1995)
Garden completely redesigned over a period of three and a half years, including balustraded parterre, 1/4 mile of ha-ha wall, lime avenues, shrub rose garden containing 375 roses, 8 arches and 8 pillars, all edged in dwarf box. Sunken garden with lily ponds, circular herb garden,water garden and woodland planting.