page_title: Walton Lea Walled Garden
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Walton Lea Walled Garden / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: gardenerschronic321lond (find matches) Title: The Gardeners' chronicle&#160;: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects Year: 1874 (1870s) Authors: Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening Publisher: London&#160;: (Gardeners Chronicle) Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: The last named (fig. 10) is laid out in a seriesof circular beds, bounded on one of its sides with a wideborder, and is situated, as it is very necessary a Rose-gat deu should be, in an area fully exposed to sunshine,and yet sheltered by distant trees and shrubberies fromdestructive winds. The shapes of the beds in theirfreedom from angles make them admirably adaptedfor the purpose of growing Roses&#160;; aud one could onlydesire to hide the soil somewhat by some kind of feature in a garden that is more than usually full ofinteresting things. The fernery measures 120 feet inlength by 40 feet in width, and it has been formed atdifferent times, as suitable materials could be collectedfor forming the mounds. Once made and planted, itis kept in good order at a minimum expenditure oflabour and time. The Herbaceous Border. PLANTING HERBACEOUS P.EONIES. Theiie are very few subjects indeed that can surpass as garden plants a collection of the best varieties of these Pa3onies, bold aud vigorous in Text Appearing After Image: FIGt p,—THE FERNERY AT WALTON LEA, WARINGTON. to he sern by moonlight, for only thru can the eyerest with ease upon the network of branches over-head is dimly reproduced in shadow on the groundbelow. The outermost twigs, which by daylightobscure the outline of the large branches, are thenhss noticeable, and we only note what may betermed the skeletons of individual trees, which to theforester at least are their most interesting features.The study of a thick leafless wood by moonlight alsoenables one to see tho effect of light upon the growthof the trees pretty accurately. The relative size ofcrown and stem can be clearly seen, and the amountof space between adjoining crowns affords a fairlyreliable guide regarding the light requirements of theparticular species. A. C. Forbea.(T„ It- cam,„„■•!) edging plants, as Fairy Roses, R. Paquerette, R.polyantha, Campanula pulla; and, in the case ofthe larger beds, with C. carpatica, tuberous-rootedBegonias, or the homely Mignonette. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Walton Lea Walled Garden is a walled garden in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The garden is owned by Warrington Borough Council and managed by the Walton Lea Project.
context_section_description: The garden was created circa 1864 as the kitchen garden to the Walton Lea mansion house. It was designed by Edward Walters and built by George Crosfield, the eldest son of soap manufacturing pioneer Joseph Crosfield. In the early 1900s the house was bought by the Armitage family. In 1923 it was bought by the Greenall family, owners of nearby Walton Hall. The Greenall and Crosfield families were political rivals and in 1925 the Greenalls demolished the mansion leaving only the garden, cottages and associated buildings. The estate also included a fernery and rose garden that are no longer in existence. The walled garden later passed to Warrington Borough Council. It is in now managed by the Walton Lea project to benefit the community and people with disabilities.
caption: The fernery at Walton Lea circa 1874
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