Many of the plants that were such novelties half a century ago, are familiar favourites now including Alchemilla mollis, Euphorbia characias wulfenii and Hellebores. Just like her garden, it segregates the plants into their preferred growing conditions - woodland, gravel garden, shade and sun. Plants here are never watered. When you plant up a border you can only imagine what the result will be. What the plants do themselves is far more important than our input.
Gardens are like children.
Gardeners are guardians, encouraging change where necessary and being a guiding influence. Beth says that if she hadn't been a gardener, she would have liked to have become a school teacher. Instead, she has written the standards texts for an independent style of gardening and helped to re-educate a nation of gardeners. For opening times and mail order, call 01206 822007. Stars of Beth's galaxy Ornamental grass Stipa gigantea, the flowers light up the garden from summer to winter.