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21 years ago this garden in Upton Grey, was nothing more than an unkempt jungle. What we didnt realise when we bought the property was that underneath this jungle were the foundations of a very special garden, indeed one that Gertrude Jekyll had designed in 1908 for Charles Holme, a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. We had very little knowledge of gardening until we came to Upton Grey; that was soon to change with the unearthing of this important piece of garden history. We decided to research the garden and, having discovered a full set of plans in the Reef Point Collection at The University of California at Berkeley, we obtained copies and set about the restoration. What we recreated is now believed to be the most authentic Jekyll garden in existence a living museum of Jekyll design. We hope the following pages give you some insight into the restoration, together with some notes about Gertrude Jekyll herself.

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