The East Wing, Avon Carrow

About The East Wing, Avon Carrow

Avon Carrow is a country mansion, originally built as a large hunting lodge in 1896 in the style of St. John’s College, Oxford and once belonged to the Profumo family. It is now divided into 16 privately owned properties, two of which are now opening their own gardens for Avon Dassett Open Gardens – No 10, and The East Wing

This garden area was once an orchard and has been created by the owners, here for 25 years.

Entering again from the rear, we are immediately in an area of topiary that include low hedging and a variety of conical shapes. Although small in size, this topiary makes a strong impact.

We then enter a series of rooms, the first of which is quite heavily shaded in summer by mature shrubs and trees. Colour is then supplied by the farthest area which is devoted to shrub roses, each with its own bed. The roses include the tall pink ‘Königin von Dänemark’, the fragrant pink damask, Ispahan, the pink Fantin-Latour, the gallica rich crimson ‘Charles de Mills’ – an old favourite. Repeat flowering roses are Rose de Recht and Jacques Cartier. This is an impressive collection.

A gap in the hedge leads through to a private area, not open to NGS. In front of the old house is a large communal lawn with mature trees and an avenue of horse chestnuts.