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Kiftsgate Court Gardens

Just right down the road from Hidcote is Kiftsgate Court Gardens. This garden was created by Heather Muir beginning in the 1920s. Muir's daughter, Diany Binny, came to live at Kiftsgate in 1954. She would add the half-moon pool and redesigned the white garden. She also first opened the garden to the public. Today, the tradition continues as granddaughter Anne Chambers and her husband maintain the gardens.    Heather Muir was a friend and neighbor of Hidcote's Lawrence Johnston (their houses are within one mile of each other), and he inspired her in the garden's design. However, the two gardens differ in character and have their own unique characteristics. While Johnston's garden is laid out in strict geometric lines, Muir took a more naturalistic approach. Muir added many heirloom shrub roses to the garden and is famous for the 'Kiftsgate' rose, which occurred from a seedling in the garden. Unfortunately, we were too early for the roses. There were a few like t...

The perfect spot

This is a neighbor's cat but he may as well be ours since he spends 90% of his time in our garden. We call him Chester. He has the sweetest personality and has the oddest choice for sleeping areas. When he was smaller, he would curl up in a pot of portulaca on top of the garden wall but I guess he outgrew that. Now he prefers the birdbath.



Ah, the life!



Uh, would you get out of here with that camera so I can get my beauty sleep?

Comments

  1. Ah, he's well positioned in the bird bath. Do you think he knows?

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  2. I love these photos!! What a life!

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  3. It's really a good thing we can't read their minds!

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  4. He's doesn't have a care in the world. Animals are so entertaining. :-)

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  5. He has the perfect spot to catch a bird(-: He is just pretending to be sleeping...

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  6. What adorable pictures. I just love having cats in the garden. We have our orange cat and the neighbor's black cat sleeping in our back garden all the time. Their calm, peaceful nature lends a zen-like atmosphere to that area.

    Jan
    Always Growing

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  7. Animals make our lives so much richer!! Even if they aren't ours!!

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  8. LOL...now that's a pick me up for sure. I love to visit a blog that makes me smile. Thanks for sharing that.

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  9. He sure does dress up an empty birdbath quite nicely. I love cat pics. I have three of my own.

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