tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post537104847872143191..comments2024-03-01T18:49:17.742+00:00Comments on Down by the sea: Beth Chatto gardensDown by the seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-50237938788410197072017-10-19T08:54:42.218+01:002017-10-19T08:54:42.218+01:00Some people find little labels distracting but I&#...Some people find little labels distracting but I'm the opposite, I like to know what I'm looking at, possibly so that I can find it in the nursery afterwards! I can imagine that the gravel garden comes into its own in the summer months. I really must plan a trip out there! Caro xCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-29697389335400552902017-10-16T14:59:22.692+01:002017-10-16T14:59:22.692+01:00A feast for the eyes! Love all the colors and shap...A feast for the eyes! Love all the colors and shapes of these plants. It must be a great experience to walk through this garden. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795340509123902948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-69489399071502291412017-10-15T04:08:34.246+01:002017-10-15T04:08:34.246+01:00What an incredible garden! I don't know Beth ...What an incredible garden! I don't know Beth Chatto, so I will look her up.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-92066028101551839392017-10-14T09:40:49.222+01:002017-10-14T09:40:49.222+01:00It sort of drips with colour.It sort of drips with colour.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-74491940544952403442017-10-11T21:49:15.894+01:002017-10-11T21:49:15.894+01:00The combinations of color and texture are just stu...The combinations of color and texture are just stunning. That is my kind of a garden. And your photos do it justice. I am new to perennial gardening and don't know Beth Chatto. Looks like she is about to become a favorite of mine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-44492491126893640132017-10-11T09:04:44.752+01:002017-10-11T09:04:44.752+01:00Beth Chatto is my all time favourite gardener. She...Beth Chatto is my all time favourite gardener. She is an artist and her garden is all about plants - nothing else - no pretentions or gimmicks. After my first visit I wrote to tell her so and got an unexpected, and charming, hand written reply. Wasn't that lovely? I have all her books. So glad you really enjoyed it too Sarah.artistfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699911696263583824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-11586463455542718822017-10-11T00:26:54.800+01:002017-10-11T00:26:54.800+01:00I would love to visit Beth Chatto's garden .. ...I would love to visit Beth Chatto's garden .. So thanks for the tour until we can make it there! When I heard her simple message "right plant right place" .. I realised that was almost always the problem in our garden with plants that weren't flourishing. I saw her on Gardener's World ... She is in her 90s now... Lovely as ever.Gerrie Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842933917017795753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-25183060767727844162017-10-10T23:06:17.740+01:002017-10-10T23:06:17.740+01:00No we visited the garden on the way back from a we...No we visited the garden on the way back from a week's break in Suffolk. The distance had always stopped us visiting before. Sarah x<br /> Down by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-5752647555163575252017-10-10T23:03:32.490+01:002017-10-10T23:03:32.490+01:00Thank you for those recommendations I will have to...Thank you for those recommendations I will have to search them out. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-25669695045287810872017-10-10T23:02:28.958+01:002017-10-10T23:02:28.958+01:00The gravel garden was amazing it was the one part ...The gravel garden was amazing it was the one part I wanted to see above all the others. The photos there weren't as colourful as the rest of the garden. The planting contained many varieties of common plants that weren't familiar to me. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-28013722660011971422017-10-10T21:51:14.916+01:002017-10-10T21:51:14.916+01:00Beth Chatto's garden is one that is always lov...Beth Chatto's garden is one that is always lovely throughout most of the year. Love the drifts of soft colours in photo No.10.<br />Did you venture there just for the day? it must have been a long, long journey.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-85579574489575380672017-10-10T18:54:04.234+01:002017-10-10T18:54:04.234+01:00I have been a Beth Chatto fan for a long time and ...I have been a Beth Chatto fan for a long time and hope to someday go there. I'm going to order the book of letters with Christopher Lloyd. You might enjoy another book of two gardeners' letters: "A Year in Our Gardens" by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy. It is utterly charming and lovely. Nancy lives near me, is about 90 and Allen just died last year and lived up near New York. What fine people.<br />Those asters are stunning and make me so happy I finally planted some last year and this year they are gorgeous!Libby Wilkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102973425224789296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-62923637745942263532017-10-10T18:22:01.283+01:002017-10-10T18:22:01.283+01:00You've taken some amazing photos of what must ...You've taken some amazing photos of what must be a fabulous garden, Sarah. I've never been, having missed the visit that was organised in my college days, but it's on my bucket list and I love her books. The gravel garden is the most read as I have the 'drought' border to deal with - inspiring stuff! Lovely to have a couple of plants to remember your visit by - I try to find room for a plant or two when I visit a garden. x Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-63844250705288389352017-10-10T16:01:12.028+01:002017-10-10T16:01:12.028+01:00Wow, very nice autumn garden-photos!
Regards
Edith...Wow, very nice autumn garden-photos!<br />Regards<br />Edith from GermanyEdith W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09702338881701892338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-29460060858791188602017-10-10T12:14:50.259+01:002017-10-10T12:14:50.259+01:00We bought an unusual oregano and stachys primrose ...We bought an unusual oregano and stachys primrose heron. I have always enjoying seeing images and reading about her garden on your blog. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-74551314741622922552017-10-10T11:10:25.350+01:002017-10-10T11:10:25.350+01:00Dearest Sarah, it's always a pleasure to step ...Dearest Sarah, it's always a pleasure to step back to EDEN with you. What a lovely post to wake up to.Castles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-51552167043271697652017-10-10T10:58:10.008+01:002017-10-10T10:58:10.008+01:00Fantastic stuff. What amazing colours for October!...Fantastic stuff. What amazing colours for October! Our garden is definitely heading towards sleep time now. Hope all's well with you all. Lots of love xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-44575136773374468392017-10-10T07:38:03.604+01:002017-10-10T07:38:03.604+01:00Which plants you have baught? My favorit book is d...Which plants you have baught? My favorit book is dear friend and gardener, a wonderful book. I love her garden so much, because it is so different from others and without any decoration.<br /><br />SigrunSigrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796073231312479793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-83921487108268398232017-10-10T04:23:03.429+01:002017-10-10T04:23:03.429+01:00What gorgeous photos - how I would love to walk th...What gorgeous photos - how I would love to walk through that garden but alas, I'm on the other side of the world practically. It certainly is lovely. Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-10403302977107701992017-10-10T03:25:35.345+01:002017-10-10T03:25:35.345+01:00Dear Sarah,
Lovely that you were able to go and v...Dear Sarah,<br /><br />Lovely that you were able to go and visit this gorgeous garden. So much inspiration and love the colours and plants. You will be pleased to have the plants you took back home to remind you of your visit and this incredible gardener and still doing it at that wonderful age.<br />Have a great week<br />hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-77285221326199160452017-10-09T23:45:17.517+01:002017-10-09T23:45:17.517+01:00It is glorious! A celebration of colour and textur...It is glorious! A celebration of colour and texture. Thanks for sharing, Sarah.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-79115702173930223082017-10-09T23:08:50.936+01:002017-10-09T23:08:50.936+01:00It is a spectacular garden. Even after 30 years o...It is a spectacular garden. Even after 30 years of gardening, I still don't plant things where they want to go. I did find out this summer where the lavender loves to grow.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-42517546112171877402017-10-09T22:41:47.369+01:002017-10-09T22:41:47.369+01:00I have been a fan of Beth Chatto for a long time.....I have been a fan of Beth Chatto for a long time..We visited many years ago when she had just created her dry garden.We were lucky enough to go again in May this year.When we went years ago we bought a Pachysandra Variegata.It still survives and I have taken many cuttings.We live in North Wales but we're meeting up with some old friends in Bury St Edmundsbusybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-6138343788075826122017-10-09T22:39:37.103+01:002017-10-09T22:39:37.103+01:00You were a long way from home but I can see it was...You were a long way from home but I can see it was worth at least one trip to see it. So much still in bloom along with the beautiful fall colors--I love that photo of the autumn trees.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-91001474310561927892017-10-09T22:02:18.087+01:002017-10-09T22:02:18.087+01:00I first met Beth Chattooga when she and Christophe...I first met Beth Chattooga when she and Christopher Lloyd came out to Australia for a fabulous garden expo I went to for my 50th birthday, I am now 78. We managed to see her wonderful garden on our last visit to the UK, for my 70th birthday. I have all her books too. Glad to hear she is still alive. Loved both her books and garden, so many plants not available here, but many others arePennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com