GARDENING
Series:
Secret gardens
We feature Jersey gardens that are in private ownership and not always visible to the public. In this issue, Alasdair Crosby was shown around the garden of Glanville Home, St Mark’s Road, by the gardener, Hilario Goncalves
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t Mark’s Road is perhaps not the most obvious location for a large country garden. The front facades of the buildings facing the road present a very urban setting. One of these buildings is Glanville, a residential home for elderly ladies. Like the other buildings, it presents a pleasant - if not especially remarkable - face to the world: at some time it would have been a desirable private house; the former relatively narrow front garden facing the road is now a tarmacked area for visiting cars and delivery vehicles.
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When I first came to Glanville I felt that there were many things that I would like to do differently from the previous gardener. Fortunately the Glanville Committee were very happy to listen to my ideas, and to let me make the changes
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But whereas other buildings with a similar past have lost their gardens to development, Glanville Home has retained its own, hidden away to the sides and rear of the building.
