The Water Garden
Beth transformed a boggy hollow into this beautiful, calming space by digging out four ponds, inspired by the shape of a cloud formation. As well as those tranquil pools, the Water Garden features streams and bridges, and water-loving planting including waterlilies and gunnera, ferns, marsh marigolds and candelabra primulas. A path beneath the boundary-hugging oak trees is lined with interesting shade-tolerant plants, and is the perfect spot to watch the ducks swim by.
Among gardeners, there was, and is, only one Beth. Over her long life, Beth Chatto achieved the highest accolades in horticulture and beyond, including ten successive Chelsea Gold medals and an OBE. She wrote a string of best-selling books based on her experience of growing at her famous garden, and opened the first nursery to
