Editing Blickling Hall (section)

== The garden today ==
The garden at Blickling covers {{convert|55|acre}}<ref>[http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=5918 National Garden Scheme-Blickling Hall gardens] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327002630/http://ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=5918 |date=27 March 2013 }} Retrieved 15 April 2013</ref> and contains formal and informal gardens, [[Grade II listed]] buildings and structures, woodland, specimen trees, [[Victorian era|Victorian]] garden ornaments, [[topiary]], the [[kitchen garden]] (open to the public 2010), and 18th century [[Taxus baccata|yew]] hedges. The lawns which frame the main approach to the hall are bounded by yew hedges which were first recorded by William Freeman of Hamels in 1745.<ref name=Bli/> Surrounding the hall on three sides is the dry moat. The plantings in the moist, sheltered conditions of the moat were considerably revised by Lindsay who introduced [[hosta]], species of [[hydrangea]], [[buddleia]] and [[rosemary]].

To the rear of the property is the noted Parterre garden which is located on the east lawn. Originally created as a Victorian sunken garden it was remodelled by Lindsay in the early 1930s. Set around an 18th-century listed stone fountain, she divided the garden into four large, colourful [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] beds surrounded by L-shaped borders stocked with roses and [[catmint]] with an [[acorn]] shaped yew marking each corner. In the terraces above the parterre there are plantings of [[peony]], seasonal beds and the double borders created in 2006, contain a wide variety of [[perennials]], shrubs and [[grasses]] with colours ranging from hot to cool. Close by, are the White and Black borders which were established in 2009, together with a collection of [[elaeagnus]]. The western side of the garden features the lawned Acre which is fringed by a spreading [[oriental plane]] tree. Outdoor sports such as [[croquet]] are played here in the summer months. Further highlights are a collection of [[magnolia]] underplanted with autumn [[cyclamen]], the shell fountain and the kitchen garden. To the north of the parterre is the Wilderness garden which is bisected by radial grassed avenues flanked with [[Quercus cerris|turkey oak]], [[Tilia|lime]] and [[beech]] trees and naturalised bulbs.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

[[File:Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park (4514902500).jpg|thumb|The orangery]]
The wilderness hides a Secret Garden with a [[Summerhouse (building)|summerhouse]], scented plants and a central [[sundial]]. Nearby is the listed 18th century [[orangery]] which houses a collection of [[citrus]] trees. Adjacent, to the building is a steep sided dell which is home to many woodland plants including a selection of [[hellebore]] and [[foxglove]]. In 2009, an area of woodland was cleared close to the orangery to create a new [[woodland garden]]. Stocked with a wide range of woodland plants including [[camellia]] and varieties of [[mahonia]]. Opened in 2010, it will be known as the Orangery Garden. The Grade II listed Temple is approached by the Temple walk which is lined with [[azalea]] planted by Lindsay in her original 1930s design. Scattered throughout the garden are many garden ornaments including thirty pieces supplied to Lady Lothian in 1877 by Austin & Seeley of [[Euston Road]], London.<ref name=Bli/> Future projects include the creation of a [[philadelphus]] and rose garden, both of which will be located in the Wilderness and open to the public in the near future.<ref>[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355775538907/ National Trust garden evolution] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215134733/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355775538907/ |date=15 December 2013 }} Retrieved 15 December 2013</ref>
In 2015, it was announced that Blickling's unused [[walled garden]] covering {{convert|1.5|acres|}} is to be regenerated. The project will take five years to complete.<ref>[https://eastofenglandnt.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/blicklings-walled-garden-to-be-brought-back-to-life/ Blickling's walled garden] Retrieved 3 August 2015</ref>