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Winter Garden at The Firs, Lee, c. 1885

Winter Garden at The Firs, Lee, c. 1885

 

The Firs was a country house, built about 1700.

In 1884 Thomas Sanders was appointed gardner there and created this winter garden.

It became famous for its rich but informal effect and was visited by many gardners.

In 1887 Sanders left to edit Amateur Gardening, and by 1894 the Firs was demol-ished and the garden built over.


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