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Beth Chatto Gardens

  4.0/5 (3 ratings)

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The garden of a well-known nursery is in a shallow valley in front of the house. The valley contains a series of pools which are planted with good varieties of good plants, all well-grown. The former car park has been made into a beautiful gravel garden which could inspire a number of gardeners to do without lawns.

See blog post discussion of Beth Chatto as a garden designer.

Address - Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, England, CO7 7DB
Opening times - All year except 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year. Monday to Saturday (Monday to Friday from November to February). Open 9am to 5pm (4pm November to February).
Admission - Adult £4.50
Website - Visit the Beth Chatto Gardens website

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This garden has been designed and influenced by Beth Chatto

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  • almost 2 years ago Adam Hodge said

    This seems more than a garden ..it is someones collection of a vast array of plants set in a most pleasant semi woodland /stream setting.
    It is therefore odd that the dry garden seems to get more publicity than the principal garden.
    I am inclined to follow Pete's remark..one sort of anticipated more.

    (4.0/5)
  • almost 2 years ago Pete said

    There are some lovely flowers, some lovely views and there are some parts that don't work.

    Some of the ponds are roped off and marked private but I can still see them and if they are a tadge scruffy.... walking around a corner to see the nursery bit. I know we are encouraged to buy bit it isn't part of the garden and detracts.

    Still there are parts that are lovely and there are some lovely parts. If I seem overly critical its just I expected more.

    (3.0/5)
  • over 2 years ago Virginia Dolliver said

    I live in the (presently) cold of Canada and found Beth Chatto's Garden after I came inside from shovelling snow. I love this garden and as I have a wonderful book about it have many more photos. I advise all of my friends who go to England to visit the garden. Thank you for having this view of it available to me today. Great Gardening - Virginia

    (5.0/5)

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