The Pleasaunce Walled Garden

The formal appearance of the Pleasaunce Garden contrasts strongly with the cottage-style of the adjoining Sir Henry Price Garden.

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Pleasuance Garden at Wakehurst Place

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The term ‘aff.’ is short for affinity. When used in botanical names it means the plant in question seems to be related to that particular species.

The word ‘pleasaunce’ comes from the French, where it derives from pleas as in ‘pleasure’ and aunce to imply ‘in a state of’'. The term is used to describe a secluded enclosure or part of a garden, especially one attached to a large house.

Historical information

The Garden comprises a manicured lawn dissected by gravel paths and bounded by a high, precisely trimmed yew hedge. In the centre of the garden, a statue of a small boy blows water through two pipes into a circular pond filled with fish. The yew hedge was planted between 1890 and 1903. It grows slowly enough to keep its geometric symmetry, so only requires trimming once a year in August.

Things to look out for

The Pleasaunce Walled Garden is essentially a garden within a garden, as the yew hedge is itself bounded by high exterior walls. The space in between is taken up with a walkway and beds filled with late summer-flowering shrubs, one of which is filled entirely with white and pink-flowering fucshias. The walls support an array of plants, including the rare yellow-flowering honeysuckle Lonicera trogophylla, the quince Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Rowallane seedling’ and the bottle brush plant (Callistemon aff. linearis).

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We invite photographers to capture the sights at Kew and Wakehurst. These images are a selection of images submitted by photographers from around the world. We hope you enjoy them. You can see more on Flickr.

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Encephalartos altensteinii

Encephalartos altensteinii
Eastern Cape giant cycad

The name Encephalartos is derived from Greek, and means ‘bread in the head’.

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