A spectacular London plane tree dominates this award-winning mid-Victorian garden, which is for the exclusive use of private residents. Rare ornamental trees (wedding cake, handkerchief, tobacco and giant sequoias) feature alongside a wide variety of shrubs. Dating from 1873, the Square gets its name from a meadow in the Earl's Court Manor estate - Court Fields - which was demolished when the Underground was built. Perimeter railings have been reinstated (after the original railings were used in the war effort) together with a wildlife area and a pond. Further planting includes beds with some tropical plants, a native fruit tree orchard, a play area and a Victorian arbour and gazebo.
Grade II* listed houses, representing the extreme point of late Victorian individualism, surround a communal garden laid out in simple, naturalistic style by leading Edwardian landscape designer Harold Peto.
A mature late-Victorian garden with 29 varieties of tree, and borders enlivened with new shrubs and plants. The square was built between 1880 and 1886 in the Domestic Revival style.
Multi Award-Winning Community garden in the heart of Kensington. Edible and woodland garden, formerly a neglected patch of earth overrun with weeds and refuse. Plant sale, refreshments, activities for adults and children.
