Lots of front gardens had plants growing in sand or gravel.
Foliage seems almost as important as flowers.
There was lots of variegated ivy, hostas and Euonymus. You come round a corner or turn down a path and suddenly find yourself in a hidden alcove with a stone seat or small weathered wooden table and two chairs inviting you to sit down and enjoy the ambiance. And of course, there were windowboxes full of colour just about everywhere. Shades of white, white and green, mauve and deep purple tulips provided the perfect contrast to her own whimsical bronze sculptures spotted here and there throughout the garden. This article first appeared in the Septemer 2000 issue.