Folly Farm, Sulhamstead
Folly Farm is a Grade II* registered Arts and Crafts historic garden encompassing 4.33 hectares in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, designed between 1906 and 1912 through the partnership of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.
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Commissioned by mining magnate H.M. Zachary and later expanded for Zachary and Arthur Merton, Folly Farm represents one of Lutyens and Jekyll's most complete and harmonious domestic masterworks. Lutyens orchestrated multi-level brick terraces, a dramatic canal court, sunken rose parterres, and cloistered loggias. Jekyll furnished the geometric masonry spaces with luxuriant cottage-style plantings, contrasting cool grey foliage against warm pastel perennial borders. Formally listed at Grade II* under NHLE 1000585, Folly Farm retains remarkable architectural integrity as an exemplary English country garden.
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Explore a pristine Arts and Crafts architectural garden in Berkshire, showcasing Lutyens sunken water terraces and Jekyll's authentic perennial border compositions.
Sources
National Heritage List for England (Historic England) · 1000585 — Open Government Licence v3.0
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