Saturday 28 April 2007

Filling in...


Visually, the visit to Kenilworth castle today was a little disappointing. There is little actual sign of progress on the garden reconstruction, but appearances can be deceptive. The excavation has been covered with a membrane and back-filled to protect the archaeology, which is visible on the photograph as the membrane-covered foundation of the fountain peeping through the topsoil.

The plan is to start with the reconstruction of the terrace against the keep. This will be followed later this year by the layout of the paths and planting of flowers, hedges and fruit trees. The hard landscaping will not start until next year with a target completion date of summer 2008.

The terrace according to Laneham was a ten foot hy & a twelue brode, eeuen vnder foot, & fresh of fyne grass and was bordered by a balustrade and obelisks, sphearz, and white bearz, all of stone, vpon theyr curioouz basez.

About the planting, Laneham says Whear further allso, by great cast & cost, the sweetnes of sauoour on all sidez, made so respiraunt from the redolent plants and fragrant earbs and floourz, in foorm, cooller and quantitee, so delicioously variant: and frute Trees bedecked with their Applz, Peares, and ripe Cherryez. The only other plant mentioned by Laneham is the strawberry.

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