NORAH LINDSAY
The Life and Art of a Garden Designer
contains an Appendix of approximately 120 of Norah Lindsay’s clients
Norah Lindsay’s commissions ranged from the gardens of quiet English manor houses to the grand estates of the country house set, to royal gardens in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, and Yugoslavia. Although she was often in the company of aristocrats and royalty, she could also be found working at several institutional clients, including grand hotels and educational establishments.
If you have knowledge of an estate that Norah Lindsay worked on or consulted on, please contact infoexchange@norahlindsay.com.
A SAMPLING OF NORAH'S CLIENTS
Client Name: Astor, Waldorf & Nancy
Estate Name: Cliveden
Location: Berkshire/England
Scope of Work: Long Garden, Water Garden, Japanese Garden, Forecourt Gardens, Terrace Shrub Gardens
Client Name: Balsan, Consuelo & Jacques
Estate Name: Lou Sueil
Location: Eze/France
Scope of Work: Herbaceous and shrub plantings
Client Name: Balsan, Consuelo & Jacques
Estate Name: St. Georges-Motel
Location: Normandy/France
Scope of Work: Herbaceous and shrub plantings
Client Name: Berners, Gerald
Estate Name: Faringdon
Location: Oxfordshire/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous gardens, wild gardens
Client Name: Dentice di Frasso Family
Estate Name: Villa Madama
Location: Rome/Italy
Scope of Work: Herbaceous garden plantings
Client Name: Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII)
Estate Name: Fort Belvedere
Location: Berkshire/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous border along the battlement wall;
lily pool, iris walk, shrubs along tennis court, wild woodland plantings
Client Name: Horner, John & Frances
Estate Name: Mells Manor House
Location: Somerset/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous gardens, shrubs and roses
Client Name: Howard de Walden, Margherita
Estate Name: Chirk Castle
Location: Denbigshire/Wales
Scope of Work: Herbaceous borders, shrub garden, topiary proportion
Client Name: Johnston, Lawrence (Johnny)
Estate Name: Hidcote Manor Garden
Location: Gloucestershire/England
Scope of Work: Influenced, consulted and advised on various aspects of the gardens – they worked together very closely planning and planting
Client Name: Johnston, Lawrence (Johnny)
Estate Name: Serre de la Madone
Location: Menton/France
Scope of Work: Influenced, consulted and advised on various aspects
of the gardens – they worked together very closely planning and planting
Client Name: Kerr, Philip Marquess of Lothian
Estate Name: Blickling Hall
Location: Norfolk/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous borders on terraces and in Parterre Garden,
Temple Walk, and Wild Garden
Client Name: Mosley, Oswald (Tom) & Cynthia (Cimmie)
Estate Name: Savehay Farm
Location: Buckinghamshire/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous borders; plans and plantings for Cimmie’s Memorial Garden
Client Name: Paul of Yugoslavia, Prince
Estate Name: Brdo Castle
Location: Yugoslavia
Scope of Work: Herbaceous gardens, shrubs and roses
Client Name: Paul of Yugoslavia, Prince
Estate Name: Bled Castle
Location: Yugoslavia
Scope of Work: Herbaceous gardens, shrubs and roses
Client Name: Prouvost, Jean
Estate Name: St. Jean
Location: Loire Valley/France
Scope of Work: Four herbaceous borders, yew hedges, terrace gardens
Client Name: Rhodes House
Estate Name: Rhodes House
Location: Oxfordshire/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous garden plantings along wall in Warden’s Garden, and an avenue of yews
Client Name: Russell, Gilbert & Maud
Estate Name: Mottisfont Abbey
Location: Hampshire/England
Scope of Work: Parterre garden, herbaceous plantings in walled garden
Client Name: Sassoon, Sir Philip
Estate Name: Port Lympne
Location: Kent/England
Scope of Work: August and September blooming double herbaceous borders
Long Borders, front entrance, loggia, east, west and south terraces
Client Name: Sassoon, Sir Philip
Estate Name: Trent Park
Location: Hertfordshire/England
Scope of Work: Double herbaceous borders along bathing pool on east
facing façade of house; long borders to the lake at north front of house; woodland wild garden; water garden
Client Name: The Gleneagles Hotel
Estate Name: The Gleneagles Hotel
Location: Perth and Kinross/Scotland
Scope of Work: Herbaceous garden plantings
Client Name: Tree Ronald & Nancy (later Nancy Lancaster)
Estate Name: Kelmarsh Hall
Location: Northamptonshire/England
Scope of Work: Double herbaceous borders; Fan Rose Garden;
the Long Border and Lavender Garden; bulbs and shrubs
in Wilderness area and Oak Walk
Client Name: Tree, Ronald & Nancy (later Nancy Lancaster)
Estate Name: Ditchley Park
Location: Oxfordshire/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous garden plantings; herb garden
Client Name: Tritton, Robert & Elsie
Estate Name: Godmersham Park
Location: Kent/England
Scope of Work: Herbaceous borders in swimming court; stag courtyard with shrubs, roses and herbaceous plantings; water garden, wild gardens, rose garden, kitchen garden, tennis court terraces
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