BBC Gardeners' World

“When you aren’t bound by convention you have freedom”

Thomas Jose

“The garden is a sociable space – everything happens in or around it”

“Considering these are all in containers, they’re amazingly well grown. You can just imagine what all this colour would look like under an Indian sky!”
Kate Gould, garden designer and GOTY judge

his spare time to his beloved collection of acers and other plants in this small plot in South Yorkshire. He has created a garden to be enjoyed all year round, with plants crammed into every space, and acers cleverly displayed on a series of shelves he built himself. He loves sharing his garden with friends and family and in autumn everyone enjoys the garden’s spectacular

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