This winter, a vital transformation is underway at Soulton Hall, focusing on the immensely important Epidaurous Court. For decades, this area has been defined by dense shrub borders, a post-1945 configuration that reflected 20th-century sensibilities and the family’s desire for greater privacy.
We are now carefully removing these elements, allowing the landscape to yield to a much older, grander historical vision—the Renaissance layout established by old Sir Rowland Hill. This work is not merely gardening; it is an act of restoration that reinstates the original language of the Court, which spoke in terms of geometry and mathematics, architectural callbacks, and allegorical theology inherent in the building’s design.
This profound project seeks to return the Court to its intended harmony and philosophical order, making it ready to express its original character for the coming Spring. Already, our rescue dog, Philemon, has been busy inspecting every change being made in preparation.
The Epidaurous Court clearing underway, overseen by Philemon, as we prepare to reinstate the classical geometry of the landscape.
