Sissinghurst Castle Garden, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of Kent in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat. Designated Grade I on Historic England's register of historic parks and gardens, it had nearly 200,000 visitors in 2017. It was bought by Sackville-West in 1930, and over the next thirty years, working with, and later succeeded by, a series of notable head gardeners, she and Nicolson transformed a farmstead of "squalor and slovenly disorder" into one of the world's most influential gardens. The garden design is based on axial walks that open onto enclosed gardens, termed "garden rooms", one of the earliest examples of this gardening style. Following Sackville-West's death in 1962, the estate was gifted to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. It is one of the Trust's most popular properties.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissinghurst_Castle_Garden
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1847:
Mexican–American War: Winfield Scott's United States troops out-flanked and drove Santa Anna's larger Mexican army from a strong defensive position in the Battle of Cerro Gordo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cerro_Gordo
1915:
World War I: French aviator Roland Garros landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Garros_%28aviator%29
1949:
Ireland officially left the British Commonwealth and became a republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland
1955:
Representatives from 29 African and Asian countries met in the inaugural Bandung Conference in Indonesia to promote economic and cultural cooperation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandung_Conference
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
footbath: 1. The act of soaking or washing the feet. 2. A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet. 3. A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/footbath
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The objector and the rebel who raises his voice against what he believes to be the injustice of the present and the wrongs of the past is the one who hunches the world along. Â --Clarence Darrow https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow