Morpeth hears of Alnwick Garden development.

Morpeth Herald (Morpeth, England) | May 10, 2006 | Copyright

ALMOST exactly ten years ago, a garden was first mooted by the new Duke of Northumberland.

The Duchess, a woman of great energy and a keen gardener, was looking for a project, and the Duke suggested she might take on the derelict garden. This proved to be a very expensive suggestion.

They had just inherited the land and the title, after the premature death of the 11th Duke, the present Duke's brother.

A meeting of the Morpeth Antiquarian Society heard Mr Ian August, who became Garden project Director in 1996, describe its development.

It ...

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