EPISODE #6: Althorp's Walled Garden

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Althorp was once home to one of the grandest walled gardens in all of England. Built in 1733, it has not been used as a garden for over 70 years. Follow the process as a team of experts help us uncover the garden's secrets as we work to restore it to its former glory.
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[@goldenineke]

A huge undertaking restoring the use of this space, but it will be so rewarding.

[@soprano1953]

I can just picture it full of Flowers, Fruit Trees and a Vegetable plot.Keep us updated please.

[@anacosta5635]

It’s such a beautiful garden and I wish you well with the research, planning and restoration. Imagine when, in a couple years time, this magnificent piece of your property produces beautiful and nutritional produce for your table?! Althrop is a magical estate which I had the pleasure of visiting a few years ago. Well done with your efforts.

[@mamakat114]

I anticipate seeing the gardens come back to life step by step.

[@florapost]

I look forward to following the progress. Very exciting!

[@gregstone6916]

Would love to see it back to being a walled garden 😎

[@susanfabian1521]

I'm always interested in the growing of food & will watch for more updates.

[@joday7361]

The gardeners house is just gorgeous

[@AlexandraK1]

I'd like to rent it, please! ;-D

[@phaleen]

Thank you so much for bringing us along on your adventure. You must be thrilled to have the historical records as well as the means to bring the garden back to life. As others have suggested, could you please show the gardeners cottage. So glad I found this.

[@susanthompson5142]

How Magical...please take us along on restoring this magnificent garden !! Would truly love to see inside the Gardener's Cottage BEFORE you restore it. Can't wait for the notification bell to pop up... always fascinated by what you have discovered since your last update. Thank You Karen !!! 🌷🌻🌳🌺💐

[@jcmissimer5918]

It's that we have forgotten about sustainable gardening for almost 300 years ago.

[@leislavalon3391]

I cannot WAIT to see what you do with this garden! Will you be repairing anything? Walls, gardener's house, etc.? And, what is the gardener's house like inside? It's all just SO INTERESTING! Thank you for sharing everything about this gorgeous estate, I look forward to every new post!

[@TheAntiDoteNZ]

Have just discovered your channel, and have thoroughly enjoyed this video on the walled garden. Excited to follow developments from afar here in New Zealand. Look forward to the ongoing updates.

[@HorticultureGeek]

Wow this will be an amazing restoration process. I’m looking forward to following along. And how lucky to have such a charming cottage still attached to the garden. That will make a wonderful visitors center for the garden if you are able to open it up to the public one day.

[@christina-yp6jy]

I’m sure in time you will have that garden beautiful again.

[@LizzyAngell]

I love gardening and so I’m very much looking forward to following along to this restoration. Thank you so much for sharing. 🇨🇦🌹🌸🌺🌷🍓🍎🍑🍊🍋

[@gerardotorrens544]

Felicidades a la condesa spencer por su labor a conservar y mantener siempre la casa althorp

[@SpanishEclectic]

The bones of this garden are spectacular. I'm a huge fan of historic garden restoration, and the fact that you have found old records is so encouraging. You have some of the world's best garden experts there in the UK. This will be exciting!

[@pamlovell9125]

Fascinating!

[@francinebeck1546]

Can’t wait to see the progress ❤

[@alanroberts4060]

Lady Spencer is georgious. a stu ningly beautiful woman. I live on my own but would love to be adopted as a Gardner and live in that gardners house.. One can dream x

[@AlexandraK1]

Fun to see this sort of IRL. I have just read Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, where she describes touring a kitchen garden of this kind.

[@b.walker5955]

EUREKA! the walls weren't keep undesirables out...but the "environment" in. ~ Devouring this content. Please serve next course soon.

[@terryarrow702]

That would be an incredible meadow used to plant wild flowers.

[@TheFinnola]

Lovely to think of the walled garden producing again on an organic property. Would have been a pity if the farmlands were filled with pesticides.

[@koerttijdens1234]

Wow, the painting from 1926 is amazing, those were the days of art from the gardeners.

[@elizabemagnaye1874]

How big is Althorp? Full of history .

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you

[@شاهينشاهين-ص2ق]

I think Princess Di would have loved Karen so much if she met her

[@kevinjamesparr552]

yOUR ON THE VER4Y RIGHT LINES BUT DROP THE YANKY ACCENT IS MY ADVICE

[@WendyLSchmidtPhantomPoetess]

Oh that gardener's house is so charming!

[@janettflannigan4276]

I can't wait to see what you do Lady Spencer. It has the bones to be beautiful again and gardening is so rewarding.

[@lollypop2413]

I am so pleased you showed this walled area for vegetables and flowers. A wall does keep the pests out...my garden is much smaller and is just a bare stretch of lawn at the moment. I need to fence it in and put a lovely entrance first. Please update on progress. I like the idea of a nice glass house in the centre as a feature.

[@jenniferholter7610]

Please keep posting about this project! ❤

[@kridswonderhowell4541]

Thank you so much for allowing us into your enchanted world! The work & energy required is jaw dropping..... not to mention the finance! So happy to find your channel! Oh..... the handsome man who seems to be with you quite frequently..... I truly enjoy listening to all his stories about the Spencer family and Althorp.... he seems quite knowledgeable! L O L ..... (I just finished The White Ship! Bravo! BRRRAAAAVO! )

[@LilyGazou]

The documentation is stellar. Lists of seeds!! Maps.

[@kleszczynski1]

How dreamy, I can't wait to see the progress along the way!

[@crustyrash]

Thank you for posting this explanation of what a walled garden is all about, it's magical thinking of the possibilities.

[@lyndaauwi1815]

I would love to see a beautiful garden restored ❤❤

[@ozjumpermann1610]

This will be an interesting project, but the garden ruins are beautiful in their own way.

[@carylgrundy7814]

I love your enthusiasm in taking on new projects. You are a wonderful partner for your husband. I can picture a huge flower garden there where you can cut your own flowers for your home.

[@sudirmannico5729]

Good vidio like👍🤝🙏

[@Eudaimonia88]

Nice hair extensions! 😂

[@CEEVM]

My favourite episode so far - would love to see it thriving and pineapples growing again in a greenhouse. Agree on things being brought back to how they were meant to be.

[@richardmiranda640]

Protected space, must be California.