


Pettifers is an English garden located in the village of Wardington in Oxfordshire.
Since 1984, its owner Gina Price has transformed Pettifers into one of the most influential gardens in England.
Since 1984, its owner Gina Price has transformed Pettifers into one of the most influential gardens in England.
In the summer of '84 he moved to Pettifers to begin the garden project, which covered an area of 1.5 hectares. Initially, he started by plowing the land, surveying the terrain, and learning as he went.
Influenced by Dianey Binney of Kiftsgate, she began to expand her borders. She was fortunate to receive visits and advice from Dianey and her sister Betsy.
Gina Price's style evolved, and she added rose bushes, shrubs, and large plants that grew and shaped the current composition.
Their groupings of different species in their borders evolve from April to November. Borders are herbaceous borders— collections of perennial herbaceous plants arranged in various compositions, usually to create a dramatic effect through color, shape, or scale. The term "herbaceous borders," as they are known today, was first used in gardens during the Victorian era.
Hybridization and newly imported plant species revolutionized the shape of British gardens in the 18th and 19th centuries. Furthermore, the works of Gertrude Jekyll, a 20th-century British garden designer and prolific writer, popularized the use of the herbaceous border through a revival of the English cottage garden.
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