Welcome to England's Most Beautiful Garden | Iford Manor & Gardens Pt 1

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In this episode I am welcomed to Iford by the owner William Cartwright-Hignett who has recently taken over the family estate with his wife Marianne. I set off for the Japanese Garden where I meet head gardener Troy - but quickly finds myself in deep water! www.ifordmanor...
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[@goldenineke]

I’m so happy you’ve started this channel Julie, highlighting beautiful houses and gardens in the UK. The trend at the moment seems to be English and Americans buying chateaux in France to renovate - which I also love by the way - but there are so many gorgeous places in the UK to celebrate too.

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I haven't found any Americans buying chateaus. Just English and Canadians. What are the names of their channels?

[@HerAeolianHarp]

She is very down to earth and a breath of fresh air.

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[@HerAeolianHarp]

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Love julie as a presenter. She gets better and better at presenting.

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That Corvette is just absolutely georgous. I love the color of the car. It's just a work of art.

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This is great! I always was bummed that I couldn’t watch An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates because it was on a channel I didn’t get. Thanks for sharing these homes!

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Wonderful! Lots more to come each and every Sunday!

[@theredapronusa]

@americanviscountess I am loving this new venture. Excited to see all of the Manors and gardens. Every year when I visit my sister in England, it's a a funny thing that I am the one that shows her beautiful England while she's the one living in the country. I tell her where we should go and she drives.

[@aimeestricker]

This was such a joy to watch, and magical! Thank you from Canada.

[@dianegriffith3006]

My goodness Julie-how do you manage all of your visits, tours, historic sites with all your other KZbin channels? I love your little Italian abode too. Marvelous you’re amazing!! 👍

[@RSF_FL]

That was absolutely incredible! As an American who’s always wanted to visit such an estate across the pond…this was amazing. My new favorite channel! I’m looking forward to the next episode.

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[@maryannguess7115]

Check out Longwood gardens in Delaware. And Bellingrath gardens In alabama.. Enjoy both, paradise❤

[@maryannguess7115]

Good morning Julie, Will do...now it's java time. Strong and with cream no Sugar..have a blessed day...love❤ ur blogs.. Hows Italy pad going on Renovations?stay healthy This virus crap is hitting Hard again..people with Shots getting sick.UGh..

[@maureenb6095]

And so it begins again! I’m so excited! Thank you! 🌸🌸

[@Qrtuop]

Bro stop harassing women.

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[@wendy-moore]

What an amazing place!

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[@marynagaraeva505]

What a beautiful estate and garden!😍 Thank you Julie for new adventure! You look amazing! 🧡

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[@lynj-c9153]

Beautiful !!!

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[@benfletcher9659]

Had tea and scones about 18 years ago here, nice place.

[@bonnymcdermott1240]

This was amazingly superb!! Up until the pond skimming. Don't try to be funny. Just keep being sincere about where you are and the beauty. Trying to be funny changes the whole atmosphere of why I'm so attracted to this program.

[@paivitiitta1884]

I'm enchanted !

[@kristyrisner3406]

The garden was amazing! Beautiful! Great episode!

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[@bjbrown]

Greetings from Florida, USA. This is my first episode and I hope to see many more! Thank you.

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Welcome aboard!

[@kathleensmith8365]

Julie is such a pro, charming, and knowledgeable.

[@RADIO-FREE-AMERICA]

I will never forget some advice your father in law shared with others years ago, about how to enjoy life, and get the most out of it! He simply said, enjoy every sandwich! I think of it every time I am eating a good sandwich! Thank you to the Earl of Sandwich!

[@thomashudsan2103]

Thanks for sharing fascinating century buildings histories. Post more.

[@kcstill3108]

Wait, I need to see more!! This is fantastic!! Congratulations, Julie!!

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[@rjr-yp9uj]

And, you have a foreign sports car!!!

[@bobbaker8263]

Love the Corvette. 😎

[@MoonlightSonata214]

WAIT!!!!! A few words, please, about THAT CAR!!!! 😍

[@a.urbanchuk513]

How wonderful. Love it

[@mihaelaclaudiap..2]

Wow, what a cool video and sights! That historic garden it's outstanding! i'm watching hypnotized!

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Glad you enjoyed it and lots more to come! Every single Sunday!

[@bridgetcooper6331]

Beautiful place!

[@cynthiawalker5620]

Love how your energy and spirit just SHINE through your video documentaries. I’m such a fan. The beauty of the places you go the sweet and enchanting histories of the interesting people, houses, gardens and circumstances you encounter makes watching a great pleasure. Lovely music too.

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[@johnmc120]

Really enjoy your Channel !! would be a great feeling to roam around these beautiful properties

[@hootenanny1001]

This is absolutely delightful. Thank you.

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[@derekmiles7358]

What a great video very relaxing 👍 thank you

[@shirleycarter2451]

Really enjoyed learning with you about our history and you make it fun and not staged so much as other programs. X

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@Charlie Wayne Thomas UK

[@shirleycarter2451]

@Charlie Wayne Thomas I. Very couscous with information as had people asking for money and I don't know you. Didn't meant to offend

[@shirleycarter2451]

@Charlie Wayne Thomas was born here,and here to stay.

[@shirleycarter2451]

@Charlie Wayne Thomas , Hi Charles so sorry to hear of your wife death,my own mother died 8yrs ago this Christmas and for the first 6 yrs I'd say dad felt it hard, he couldn't be in the house at night alone,so joined more clubs ect...to do with his interest. Yes I am very happy in my marriage,its our 25th next yr, we've 2children ,our eldest is 21 and just left university and working from home, while 2nd is 19 and in their second Yr at university. Very lucky to live in the English countryside, and enjoy all the village and farm noises, it's peaceful to me. Hopefully you'll find some interests or a friend you can partner up with and visit historical places yourself.

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Julie, You need a job as a lifeguard skimming crude Outta pools...lols... Ty that tour was so beautiful..have a blessed Day..

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I really enjoy your new channel! Look forward to more.

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[@markt.3685]

Wow, that is quite the garden, and now I understand why you're doing this series. I appreciate the bits of history thrown into the conversation, excellent. I look forward to more, cheers!

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Love this series. Thank You for sharing all of these incredible homes and gardens and family histories.

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[@kimmbaker6501]

Love what you and Luke do Julie!

[@theceramicrepairstudio]

Great interesting video. Being incredibly nosey it would have been great the see inside the manor 💕

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Next time!

[@CLR10251]

What a beautiful home! Can’t wait to watch this Sunday!😍

[@pom_de_koikara]

You are so wonderful wearing hip waders!

[@Curare8]

I love this. Thank you for a lovely episode.

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Our pleasure!

[@helenleven2654]

Love this new channel, the gardens are beautiful Julie, so well presented can't wait to see more 😊

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Thanks so much 😊 Lots more to come! Please spread the word. Every Sunday. xx

[@maxl5657]

We love this show!!! The scenery is beautiful and to get educated from her perspective on these historic homes is addicting.

[@coopsevy5664]

Can't wait!!! I would love to travel to all these places. Your so blessed!

[@KellysCreativeDreams]

So sad I missed the premiere. I know several little towns outside of chicago. When I heard about Sandwich, I thought how funny if that's where you from in IL as well. My sister introduced me to your channel. I look forward to following your story. Blessings!

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[@chrissy8883]

So excited! What a nice way to celebrate Brenda’s Moms Birthday 🥰🥰🥰

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I love the cat sunning itself on the balcony. Fascinating place, and beautiful. I see Boden is a sponsor, how about a Boden fashion show featuring Julie?

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I love your car!

[@heathermartinez8640]

What an awesome opportunity! Thanks so much for sharing the experience. I wouldn't feel comfortable in any water with snakes either! 😊

[@yellowboot6629]

👍!

[@nicoleliew1]

This is so inspiring as it brought back so many memories of when I first arrived in England as a student and fell in love with England, a country I knew only through books I have read when I was a child. I was fascinated by the old houses my English friend showed me around Kent and history and heritage became an obsession for me. I imagined life in Hever Castle with Anne Boleyn and Sissinghurst with Vita Sackville writing away in her Tower…. Of course, historic houses always come with magical gardens and imaginative planting and since then, gardening has been my passion too! I am totally in love with Julie and her genuine interest in the English way of life and generosity in sharing her discoveries. Thank you very much. I cannot wait for the next episode.❤️

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[@nicoleliew1]

@@AmericanViscountess I certainly will! ♥️

[@ronniealex5523]

Cant wait cant wait cant wait ..... soooo excited 😜

[@ShannonMoody]

Absolutely love Julie is up for anything and gets in there and gets dirty!!!!

[@dazzlingchick]

Absolutely love you Julie. So excited for this series! Beautifully presented. Thank you. ~Love&Light♥️Carli

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Thank you so much!

[@kathysarmiento4652]

Love the drone shots!

[@KimberlyJayne228]

I love the 55 corvette

[@MichelleLaMotte]

This was pure cinematic pleasure! Thank you so much Julie for sharing this history and this beautiful place. I just adore you! I know we've never met, but I feel as if I know you. You're just fabulous! x

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[@brendam5356]

What a treat and on my mothers birthday can’t wait😍😍👌

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@Charlie Wayne Thomas oh Thankyou I’m from Nz😍❤️

[@LM-ux7yc]

Love This! So good for the soul! Thank You Julie!

[@tamaracarter1836]

Oh my goodness, this was exquisitely beautiful - the Manor House, the gardens, the surrounding landscape - all of it! Thank you so much for creating this wonderful series for us all to watch, I love absolutely everything about it. I’m also definitely going to become a member of your American Viscountess patreon!

[@Doyouboo.]

Wonderful! You breathe new life to your distinguished home 🤩👍🙏

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Thank you so much 😊

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[@sparkofinterest81]

Terrific! Lol, The snakes is where I would have lost it :)

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[@marthaizaguirre6363]

Love your new channel just as much as your Mapperton and Italian house stories. You're such a trooper! Good luck from a Gringa in Honduras! 😊

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[@Marilinaa]

What a magical architectural layout of the buildings in that fairytale garden. Great episode

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[@MrBrownnn696]

Julie you're such a good sport haha...

[@jadejohns3107]

Perfection.

[@309avec]

Julie,Julie, Julie, you are an absolute HOOT! so funny and natural!!

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Thank you Deirdre!

[@marybarratt2649]

What a beautiful Manor and the gardens are delightful. Who wouldn’t want to live here. I do love this series. Tku for uploading.

[@susenjarvis8281]

Very beautiful.

[@jacquelinekohn2082]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful day. I should be out doing fall clean up in my garden, but it’s more fun watching you. I’ve convinced my neighbor not to be afraid of our garden snakes. Try to remember they’re part of the ecosystem. I’m sure your son can help you to at least tolerate them.🦋

[@Ellen24493]

Oh my God, the opening panorama on Iford. Beautiful. Well done camera person.

[@carlaquartiroli6820]

Those garden are absolutely a big WOW! Grew up with a Japanese style garden - which I love, very peaceful. Looking forward to more of this series, for you to show us more of those magnificent estates & the people behind them. Thanks

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Lots more to come! Every Sunday.

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[@OmnivorousReader]

Castles! Manor houses! History and gardens... this is marvellous - thank you so much for this video.

[@Susan.I]

Wow, the gardens are so very intricate in England compared to the USA!

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Great content thank you so much.

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Just loved it ! More please 🙏 ☺️

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[@ronniealex5523]

Brilliant, thank you 😊 xxx

[@donaldrichardson9132]

As a 66 year old African American male grassroots Republican who lives in Macon Bibb County Georgia 31201, my hat is off to the countess who is one of our own American Female who like Cinderella was able to marry and enter in the world of her Prince Charming. My good wishes to the both of You. Thanks for sharing a portion of Your world on y tube.

[@candyeskridge1825]

Loving your videos (I have just discovered them on KZbin) and have been doing a bit of a binge watch. This video seems to have a "glitch", but maybe it was planned and I am incorrect that it is a "glitch". At the 8:43 mark music was playing loudly over any original audio (could not hear her talking about the gardens) and ended at the 10:00 mark. Thankfully the video seems fine, just the audio is odd. I was elated to see a statue in the gardens of Ilford that is also located at a place called Eden Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here is a quick explanation so you know the statue to which I am referring: "The Capitoline Wolf Statue is a sculpture of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The bronze sculpture on a granite and marble base is located in Eden Park at the Twin Lakes area overlooking the Ohio River." It was nice to see something very familiar so far away that is also being enjoyed by many in such a beautiful setting. Thank you so much for all the lovely content. I cannot wait to watch more!

[@erinmarie27]

This was a great video! The gardens at Iford Manor are stunningly beautiful!

[@chazzyb8660]

My aunt and uncle house-sat Iford for one summer in the very late 1960s (it may have been the early 1970s) so, very briefly, I too stayed in the house, exploring the gardens with my pre-teen cousins. It wasn't looking so good back then, but the gardens were magical to explore as young children, especially the then 'lost' (very overgrown, unfinished) Japanese garden. When I returned as an older teenager, beginning to discover my way through garden history, I had a powerful sense of deja-vu, but couldn't believe I actually did know the garden. I've been back many times since, but it is lovely to know that beneath the beautifully kept gardens we see today is a 'secret garden' from my childhood.

[@bavariantrawler]

So is this how you pronounce the camera & film brand Ilford? Or is the brand pronounced 'ill-ford'? Regardless, great video.

[@rhondamartin3575]

Beautiful ❤️! Great job Julie ☺️! I'm afraid of any kind of snake, too and spiders! I'd be worried about the snakes going up in the Wisteria on the house! 😫 I was wondering why the water doesn't have the plants in to control the algae like Mapperton does?

[@celticlass8573]

I LOVE this garden. Obviously it's been very well thought out and maintained, but it also very much has a magical wildness. More contained/formal gardens are very beautiful of course, but I love the magic of gardens that feel slightly wild. They also tend to seem even more magical "in the gloaming" aka that time during twilight/dusk when the sun is golden and the colours, especially blues and purples, really show their vibrancy.

[@dollymadeson2151]

I subscribed!!! Knew I recognized her from somewhere and now know it's from Housewives of London

[@gerardguida7727]

The UK has never had a better Ambassador......Julie....the videos keep getting better and more beautiful...! Thankyou! Ps....That Japanese garden !!!

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Thank you!

[@TheCloverQueenDQ]

Beautiful gardens but I’m with you on snakes 🐍 Julie. Between the swans 🦢 and snakes chasing me and my Mom off our floats this summer, they like our beach lol. I walk out on the dock and found the snake and all 6 houses on the lake could hear I found the snake too lol. Lake life in Michigan 🇺🇸😆. The horse in my pic, he hated snakes I would find them in his paddock. I alway knew he did it by the shoe & nail marks on the flat snake.

[@meri8746]

Oh, yuck for the pond cleaning! All the other beautiful things made up for it though. Beautiful!

[@ckossyk]

I am truly enjoying your channel, but in this episode there is very loud music playing overtop of you when you are walking through the gardens and sitting on the bench and we can’t hear what you are saying. Then the music goes away and we get to hear about a half a sentence of what you were saying before a commercial starts (which I always mute and skip). Very frustrating.

[@1Thedairy]

I think this is a wonderful idea Julie as there as so many exquisite Manor Gardens in the UK. This is one of my favourites as it’s not so big and on so many levels. The setting is stunning too with that lovely little bridge. and the statue of Brittanica keeping guard. Was there something about archers training for the battle of Agincourt in what is now the car park or was that somewhere else?

[@cindyrae2605]

Too much talking and not enough garden. You could talk in the background while showing the grounds, why didn't you?

[@woodentops1394]

Wow. I live not far from Iford Manor. Never appreciated how beautiful it is.