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At the Wiltshire Life Awards Initiative, a glittering evening held at Wilton House on 27 March 2009, the garden at the Merchant’s House, designed by Jeffrey Galvin-Wright was awarded ‘Wiltshire Garden of the Year – 2009’.   Second place went to Francis Rasch of Heale Gardens, and third place to Ian and Barbara Pollard of Abbey House Gardens.

Receiving the award for the Merchant’s House Garden, Jeffrey Galvin-Wright said it acknowledged the large number of people who had made this unique garden possible.   From the start it had been a community project, and on behalf of the Trustees, he thanked all the very generous donors and many more who had sponsored plots in the garden;  others who had donated plants, hand tools and equipment, or opened their gardens for Marlborough Open Gardens to raise money for the Merchant’s House Appeal.   Most importantly the volunteer gardeners led by Pauline Liardet, who helped plant the garden and maintained it so beautifully.   He also had a personal thank you for the skilled landscapers of Hillier Landscapes who had worked with him to construct a garden fit for an aspiring 17^th century Puritan silk merchant.

Our patron Sir Roy Strong opened the garden in September 2007.

The 17^th century Merchant’s House and award-winning garden, reopens for guided tours, from Easter Saturday 3rd April 2010, 11am-4pm, and then Fridays and Saturdays until September.   Tickets from the Shop.

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