Guinness World Record-holding gardens in Cumbria create World Topiary Day
A Guinness World Record-holding gardens in Cumbria has created the first World Topiary Day.
South Lakes visitor attraction, Levens Hall and Gardens, which is home to the worldâs oldest topiary gardens, located near Kendal, has chosen to dedicate May 12 as this was the day its annual 19th-century ‘Radish Feast’ was held.
The boisterous Radish Feast was staged in and around its magnificent topiary gardens, making it a fitting date to choose.
The topiary gardens were created by French garden designer, Guillaume Beaumont, in 1694, using skills learned with Andre le Notre, designer of the Palace of Versaillesâ gardens, for King Louis XIV. Â