Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Flower Show

2013 Stoney Bank Nurseries exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show is “Hidcote Holiday.”

2013 Stoney Bank Nurseries exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show is “Hidcote Holiday.” Take an excursion out of London to the verdant Cotswolds for a Hidcote Holiday. Major Lawrence Johnston created this garden and was one of England’s leading plantsmen. The garden rooms are filled with flowering perennials, delphiniums, lupines, Canterbury bells, flowering shrubs, roses and other blooms. As part of the Arts and Crafts movement, Hidcote Gardens is an example of perennial plants grown in natural groupings. It is, however, in a formal garden room setting – boxwood-edged beds divided by paths and topiary pillars of clipped yews and boxwood. Hidcote has the many little openings that beckon the visitor, leading through hedges and down narrow paths to reveal beautifully composed garden pictures. The vibrant colors of blue and yellow were the owners’ favorite colors, and this garden is full of color and surprise -- a strong architectural garden suffused with exuberance.