HAMPTON COURT ROYAL RESIDENCE

Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace positioned in Richmond, southern west of central London as well as 20km far from the city center. Cristina Portillo Torres has actually seen its gardens to explore the work of Lancelot Brown Ability.

The Royal residence was developed by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in 1515 and years later King Henry VIII prolonged the building and construction to enlarge it. Yet this was not the only refurbishment created in the Royal residence. Throughout the XVII century King William III planned a major redevelopment with the suggestion of creating a palace similar to Versailles. The mix of designs include Tudor and also Baroque components with making use of red stonework as well as balanced composition.

As pointed out on previous blog posts, Ability Brown was named by the King George III as responsible to care for his gardens as well as lived with the Royal Family in the Royal residence. Hampton Court Palace is an area with single historical and also gardening relevance. Its expansion of 650 acres of green area spreads along the River Thames with greater than 8000 trees and a fantastic range of wild life.

During your visit you can consider the elegance of The Privy garden, the Tiltyard Walls, Rose Garden or the Great Water fountain Yard.

In 1768 Capability grew exactly what is nowadays the largest grape creeping plant worldwide.