Myddelton House Gardens

London has a wide range of tourist attractions. Myddelton House was built in the reign of George III circa 1812, and completed in 1818. It was built by Henry Carrington Bowles (1763-1830) one of five generations of print and map makers, based at St Paul’s Churchyard, London. It replaced an earlier Elizabethan property, Bowling Green House where Bowles had lived with his wife who died in 1812. After her death, Bowles built the new house in a then fashionable white brick from Suffolk and named it Myddelton House in honour of Sir Hugh Myddelton, an engineering ‘genius’ who created the New River. A section of the New River had bisected the garden from 1613 until 1968. London tour gives many options to its visitors to see London and famous London destinations. Every year millions of tourist visit London and enjoy the London tourist attractions

When Bowles died in 1830 the house was passed to his son, also Henry Bowles later bequeathed it in 1852 to his nephew, Henry Carrington Bowles Treacher. Treacher assumed the name Bowles by Royal License in order to inherit the estate, thus becoming Henry Carrington Bowles Bowles. It’s these initials that can be seen in monogram on the newly restored main gate at the end of the drive. London day tour has many of the options like London Open Top Bus Tours, London Walking Tour etc.

Mydelton House was home to E A Bowles (1865 to 1954) who devoted much of his life to the creation of the Garden. As an enthusiastic collector and accomplished plantsman Bowles discovered and selected many plants, in particular unusual varieties, many of which can still be seen in the Garden today.  

The youngest son of five children to Henry Carrington Bowles Bowles and his wife Cornelia was Edward Augustus “Gussie” Bowles, born in 1865 who became one of the great gardeners of the 20th century. He originally trained for the church, but family tragedies caused him to change course and he remained at Myddelton House and developed the remarkable garden as a self taught horticulturist.

The Gardens are also home to a National Collection of Dyke Medal winning Iris and have received a provisional award from Plant Heritage (NCCPG). These are all Dykes winners which is the highest award that is given to Iris. The collection can be viewed in chronological order so that the development of the Iris over the years can be seen.

For many years people came from all over the country to visit. He became an expert on many plants, particularly the Crocus and was dubbed “The Crocus King”.  Because the garden was created by its owner it has a 'personal feel' that is as rare as many of the plants that grow there. The garden is home to the national collection of award-winning Bearded Iris. There is also a beautiful carp lake, conservatory, a number of historical artifacts and over 1,000 naturalised bulbs.
 
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INTRESTING FACTS:

Myddelton House was one of the country houses in the UK not to have electricity or gas until 1955.

Myddelton House Garden was remarkable in Bowles' time as it was full of the newest and rarest newly discovered plants, many of them difficult to grow, but grown successfully in his poor soil.

The 107 year old Wisteria floribunda is important enough an example to have featured on Gardener’s World twice in 1999 and 2003.

The oldest tree in the garden is several million years old, in the form of the Petrified Tree in the Stone Garden on the drive.