Gardens at Brantwood snips Acclaimed photographer and writer Ngoc

Acclaimed photographer and writer Ngoc Minh Ngo showcases the queen of flowers through a dozen acclaimed gardens in England

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Gardens at Brantwood snips Acclaimed photographer and writer NgocIn 1872 the most famous cultural critic in Britain moved into a dilapidated cottage in the heart of England's Lake District and swapped his pen for a billhook. John Ruskin's arrival in a landscape already steeped in agricultural history began an evolution that led to the extraordinary gardens at Brantwood today. Ruskin's own gardens reflected his empathy with plants and the natural world, as well as his interests in Dante's poetry and Renaissance