Balmoral Cottage is the garden of my topiary mentor Charlotte Molesworth. She will be opening her garden in 2019 on the following dates: April 7th May 5th September 22nd September 29th For the NGS Yellow Book. Highly recommend you visit as it is a fantastic garden, grown over 34 years and completely organic. Dates are still to be confirmed for the South East Open Studios. But they will be open sometime in late spring to showcase Charlotte paintings, as well as sculptural work for the garden by other artists local to this part of Kent. The Potting Shed Holiday Let, …

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Balmoral Cottage is open! The Yellow Book is back for 2019! My mentor Charlotte Molesworth is opening her garden on several days through April, May and September. And you should definitely go see it! It is amazing! Visit Balmoral Cottage here. The garden is full of topiary and plant treasures. You can see some of the photos here from an article in the Guardian. If you see me there (and you likely will, as I’ll be clipping!) come and say hi! Darren

My name is Darren Lerigo and I make and maintain topiary like this here in the UK. Organic shaped hedges and ‘Big Bird’ in the background I work for a range of people across many different gardens, but the majority of my clients are people who: Are keen garden lovers Want something fun or extraordinary in their garden Are keen on design, or are artists and creatives in their own right Understand their current garden and shrubs can be given a makeover and improved Have just had a garden design done and need a professional hand to maintain the new evergreens …

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