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Vita Sackville West

  • Vita's White Garden
    LuAnn Johnson
    Vita Sackville West's white garden at Sissinghurst Castle in England is world famous. Here's a quotation, describing it in her own words.
  • Purple plantings at Sissinghurst Castle Gardens.
    Purple Plantings
    LuAnn Johnson
    Today, I am quoting from Vita Sackville West who is discussing planting a border with flowers ranging in color from pale mauve through rich purple.
  • Carpet of sweet woodruff.
    Carpeting
    LuAnn Johnson
    Here is a long quote by Vita Sackville West about groundcovers.
  • "Carpeters"
    LuAnn Johnson
    What we call groundcovers today, Vita Sackville West called “carpeters."