Pop Idol winner Will Young transforms Calne home garden

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 11:57 · Archive

Pop Idol winner Will Young has transformed the garden at his 17th-century home in Calne, Wiltshire.

Pop Idol winner Will Young has moved from London to a 17th-century townhouse in Calne, Wiltshire, where he has undertaken a transformation of the property's two-acre garden.

The garden features its own woodland area, two walled gardens and an island surrounded by a river. Will describes the project as a 'labour of love'. Speaking on the Outstanding podcast with Rachael Morgan and Adam Frost, he said: "So I found this house, and then it had this sort of forgotten two-acre plot with two walled gardens and then an island at the bottom, which sounds a lot grander than it is."

Will has said that work on the garden has given him time to reflect on his life. He told the podcast: "There has been something about the garden that has presented blocks to life, that I needed to work out. I just wasn't able to connect. But I was just like, right, this garden is telling me something and I don't know what it is."

The garden has a unique history. The walled gardens originally formed part of a medieval textiles factory. Will discovered this while planning to design his own gardening overalls inspired by the flowers in his garden.

How it is being reported

• Pop legend reveals expensive transformation at home in Wiltshire townA Wiltshire pop legend has revealed the details of a transformation at his home.Gazette & Herald · 12 Oct, 10:35
• Pop legend reveals expensive transformation at home in Wiltshire townA Wiltshire pop legend has revealed the details of a transformation at his home.Swindon Advertiser · 12 Oct, 10:35
• Pop legend reveals expensive transformation at home in Wiltshire townA Wiltshire pop legend has revealed the details of a transformation at his home.Wiltshire Times · 12 Oct, 10:35

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