The Rill Garden, Goodnestone Park, Kent
The Rill Garden, Goodnestone Park, Kent2009 a long held dream of Margaret FitzWalter's was realised when water was introduced to Goodnestone's gardens with the creation of the rill garden in the central section of the walled garden. The new garden was planned and designed by her son, George Plumptre, in partnership with Richard Kemp who carried out all of the landscaping and construction work. The project was begin in January and the last grass seed sown in September. The priority was to introduce water in such a way so as to enhance the existing appearance and atmosphere of the walled garden. At the outset there was a slope of some 8 ft from left to right looking towards the church tower and so the work involved substantial levelling and earth-moving, including the creation of the gently sloping terrace along one side which provides a memorable initial view across the rill to the dower house. While some beds have made way for the rill and its surrounding area of lawn, the project allowed for the creation of an ambitious new border the full length of the boundary wall towards the dower house. The planting of the border is a mixture of annuals, perennials and suitable shrubs, subtly colour graded within the three sections made by buttresses of clipped yew. A Rill refers to narrow channels of water inset into the pavement of a garden, as linear water features, and often tiled and part of a fountain design.
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Location: Goodnestone Park, Kent, CT3 1PL
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: church, feature, garden, gardening, goodenstone, goodnestone, grass, landscape, linear, park, pool, rill, trees, turf, wall, walled, water
