Medieval gardens Garden plan About us	Alan Titchmarsh described the gardens as a "stunning example of a recreated medieval garden". ( Royal Gardeners Pub., BBC, 2003). The gardens  were established to represent both the practical and decorative features that could be found in a high status garden between the 13th and 15 th  centuries.  The plants have been selected from several plant lists. These include the earliest English gardening book by ‘Jon Gardener’ and a 15 th  century ‘Leech Book’, that contains the sort of medical recipes that Nicholas Colnet, who was physician to Henry 5th during the Agincourt campaign in 1415. He was given the Prebendal Manor in 1417, probably in return for his services. (See Prebends for more information on Nicholas Colnet and other Nassington prebends.)	Gardener's hut
Meet the medieval gardener		The gardens are at their best from late May until mid July. The ephemeral beauty of gardens was noted by many medieval poets:  ‘Now shrinketh rose and lilye-flour, That whilen ber that swete savour. In somer, that swete tide.’