A Sicilian influence at Mottistone
Mottistone’s gardens have a Mediterranean connection. The National Trust explains that Lady Vivien Nicholson created the garden in the 1960s, drawing on her Sicilian upbringing for its hard landscaping and terracing.
The manor’s story reaches much further back. It was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. Today’s garden adds another chapter to that long island history.
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Our image is a garden-themed illustration, not a photograph of Mottistone.
Source: National Trust history of Mottistone.