The Laskett Gardens

The Laskett Gardens, near Much Birch, Herefordshire, England, were created by Sir Roy Strong and Julia Trevelyan Oman.^[1] The couple purchased and moved to the rural property in 1973 and, over the next thirty years, built the garden from scratch.^[2]

The Laskett Gardens
View across the garden in 2014
Type	Garden
Location	Near Much Birch and Llanwarne
Nearest city	Hereford
Coordinates	51.96011°N 2.70356°W / 51.96011; -2.70356
Begun	1974
Owner	Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial)
Location of The Laskett Gardens in Herefordshire

In 2015 Strong announced that he would bequeath the property to the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial).^[3] Perennial accepted the gift in 2021.^[4]

Artworks

Commissioned paintings of The Laskett Gardens were completed by Jonathan Myles-Lea (1995), Richard Shirley Smith (2006) and Paul Brason (2009).^[5]