Paul Bangay, the prominent Australian garden designer, was significantly influenced by the work of my late father, British interior decorator and garden designer, David Hicks.
Love it. More please. I have an Olmsted designed garden to play in. Roses, peonies wisteria secret rooms and doors. All romantic and overgrown with age.
What a delightful stroll through such a magnificent garden . Your father was so far ahead of the crowd with his designs . What a dreamy garden to grow up and hide in .
You write so well. How wonderful to experience the scent of roses. Does the garden ever open to the public? Would love to paint it. Would you consider giving free Substack to those of us on state pension please?
So fun, so interesting, a fascinating peek into other lives and other times, yet with the same concerns, contradictions, and hopes for growth and beauty we have now, on many different levels. India, your posts are lovely and refreshing, embedded with hope, joy, and, best of all, humor.
Thank you for the tour! The secret gardens are heavenly! I've been enamored with your father's work as long as I can remember. His attention to detail probably drove you and your mother crazy, but look at how his straight lines have softened with a little overgrowth. Love the drawbridge story!
Love this mini tour. Especially, since I am in the process of creating a romantic landscape in my own humble back yard, plus, I have your Dad's book on garden design to help me!
Love it. More please. I have an Olmsted designed garden to play in. Roses, peonies wisteria secret rooms and doors. All romantic and overgrown with age.
What a delightful stroll through such a magnificent garden . Your father was so far ahead of the crowd with his designs . What a dreamy garden to grow up and hide in .
Wow, I believe it is the right balance of wild and tame. Truly chic.
You write so well. How wonderful to experience the scent of roses. Does the garden ever open to the public? Would love to paint it. Would you consider giving free Substack to those of us on state pension please?
I am sure we can make that work..
So fun, so interesting, a fascinating peek into other lives and other times, yet with the same concerns, contradictions, and hopes for growth and beauty we have now, on many different levels. India, your posts are lovely and refreshing, embedded with hope, joy, and, best of all, humor.
Thank you for the tour! The secret gardens are heavenly! I've been enamored with your father's work as long as I can remember. His attention to detail probably drove you and your mother crazy, but look at how his straight lines have softened with a little overgrowth. Love the drawbridge story!
There’s something to be said for green in green, a gaze out into nature ordered- a delight- better than a ducal estate
Pretty. Thank you for sharing🥰
Love this mini tour. Especially, since I am in the process of creating a romantic landscape in my own humble back yard, plus, I have your Dad's book on garden design to help me!