How To Design a Beautiful Garden - 5 Pro Tips from Barnsley House

CORRECTION - Hi everyone. I want to correct a mistake I made in the video. I mentioned that Rosemary Verey was inspired to create her Laburnum Walk after visiting Bodnant Garden in North Wales. That is not true. In her book, Making of a Garden, she specifically mentions that she did not see the laburnum arch at Bodnant when she created her design. Verey mentions if she had seen the Bodnant arch she might have made her Laburnum Walk wider. Rather, Verey said that she got the idea from reading Russell Page's book Education of a Gardener. I apologize for the mistake. Thanks for watching the video.

I might add that this video is just as inspiring as the five tips. Your peaceful narration goes well with the gorgeous views.

😅if gardening is your passion, this podcast is MOST helpful. Inspiring and thoughtful.

Hi Sue. 5 great tips and so many stunning photos to demonstrate them all. Definitely use all 5 tips however your video has me thinking about ideas to improve or enhance some areas of the gardens. Thanks for inspiring me and encouraging us all to read more. I'll add that book to my list and may consider a knot garden. Or maybe not. Get it 😂❤

Good morning Sue! You should really consider doing a 2 hour sleep ASMR video! I just cannot get enough upper window shots of your backyard. In rain ☔️ or ☀️ sunshine my eyes are bedazzled and my nerves are calmed. Better than drinking chamomile tea. ❤

“Design with the house” one idea I keep coming back to here is put the winter interest at the windows! I have a winter blooming camellia in front of the living room window. I won’t be sitting out in the yard in the winter to enjoy it and it lets you enjoy the garden from inside. I’ve also been working on another winter vista with hellebores for the dining room window. Thanks for the video, great tips! 👍

This is one of my favorite videos of yours so far...and I have several! I love these gardening tips and plan to use them. I only got serious about gardening during the pandemic. The garden bug has really got me! I want to begin collecting some gardening books like Rosemary Verey's. So far, everything I have learned has been by watching gardeners like you! 😊

My favorite way to get ideas is to visit other gardens, they can be so inspiring. I also love old gardening books, I need to find some of Rosemary's and give them a read.

I love watching your videos so much. It’s lovely viewing different gardens through your eyes as well as through the eyes of authors you’ve read. I always feel more at peace nearing the end of your narrations. My garden is still very new and I’m enjoying the process of adding to the previous home owners garden and seeing how I can change the landscape and make it my own. Thank you for your inspiration!

As always , very interesting video my friend . And that’s how I get my ideas , just watching videos like this . Thank you .

Thank you for the wonderful video. I really appreciate all your tips! I am blessed to have a sister who has a house in the Cotswolds. We were there this May and we got to see the gardens at Hidcote Manor and Sudley Castle. I will put Barnsley on my list for next time. You are right, you can learn so much from other gardens. My garden is fairly young (less than 5 years old), but I have tried to add lots of vertical interest with arches, obelisks and trees. Thank you for your inspiration!

thank you for this program. i have mentally incorporated some/ most of the five ideas in my garden planning. Execution , that is another story. I retired last year and thought i would have more time for hobbies, but i'm as busy as ever. I feel that i have too many balls in the air and i must choose. That said some tasks can be postponed while others that might be more important, for example planting a structural specimen, one that needs to become established now and forgoing all weeding or ??? some new annuals is my new process. i try and work smart so that i don't have to repeat work. I garden in St. Lawrence County, New York, zone ??? (maybe with warming) 5 especially in micro pockets, and i've put some tender perennials in, i've made use of pots this year, putting some plants in them, I've given up on grass where it does't grow well due to excessive shade and instead, covered that area of the lawn in chips and started planting shrubs. I don't yet have garden interest in all 4 seasons that way that i would like, but gardening is a verb, its a process and we do as best as we can. thanks again for creating and sharing. you are like a big sister or cousin to me

Great video. The information applies to all sizes and growing conditions. I think the tip about visiting other gardens is crucial and especially apropos for those of us living in climates that are more challenging as I do in Colorado. But during COVID I discovered that the British Garden Scheme continued their annual garden tours via the internet. I spent hours touring gardens that I would never visit in person!

What a wonderful video! Thank you for seamlessly incorporating the images and narrative together. I was incredibly lucky to be on a garden tour of England and Wales organized by the Greensboro NC Ag Extension Agency back in the 1990s. The tour guide took us to Barnsley House because she knew Verey. And Verey herself gave us a tour of the gardens. We all nearly passed out. She was amazing, as you can imagine. It’s really interesting to see how the gardens have changed since her death. They’ve gone through cycles of life and death and life again.

Such a lovely video, thank you. These are familiar principles but its always good to see more examples and I love the snippets of history and stories you share

Another great video, Sue. Very helpful tips. I’ve had Verey’s book for years and still reference it.

Such a wonderful video - relaxing, informative and inspirational! Thank you!

This video is just as inspiring as Verey's tips! I am try to do all those things when designing my spaces. Thank you, Sue, for taking the time to make such beautiful and valuable videos that inspire us all! ❤Lina

Great timeless tips. I have many garden books of Paul Bangay an Australian designer and he has studied many old English gardens. I have visited his gardens too. I have incorporated these tips into my gardens over the years. Thanks for the great video.

Many years ago I visited this lovely garden whilst it was still the home of Rosemary Verey. It left a lasting impression, especially the laburnum and alliums, the holly and knot garden, the potager and seeing Rosemary herself giving planting advice at the small plant stall there. I'm sure that even now my own gardening style , however modest, is still influenced by her ❤. Such a legacy.