The English Garden – September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 THE ENGLISH GARDEN 3

ON THE COVER

Deep-orange Dahlia

‘Autumn Lustre’ gives

a well-placed bench

at Malthouse Farm

in West Sussex a

backdrop of colour.

Photographed by

Mimi Connolly.

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We l c om e

O

ur feature rounding up just a

handful of the thousands of short

courses and workshops gardeners

can take this autumn has made me long to

sign up for something myself. There are

some listed that I’d love to do, like being

shown by Fergus Garrett how bulbs are used at Great Dixter,

or heading to Iford Manor for new head gardener Troy Scott-

Smith’s workshop on creative containers. Turn to page 93 to

see if there’s anything that tempts you to learn a new skill.

That people like Fergus and Troy are willing to share their

experience and knowledge with us is just one example of the

generosity of gardeners. Sharing plants and tips is second

nature; other gardeners go further, and share their gardens with

visitors to raise money for charity under the National Garden

Scheme. You have been nominating your favourite NGS gardens

all summer, and in this issue we now present a shortlist of 30

gardens from which you can vote for the ultimate winner. They

are all gorgeous and worthy candidates – choosing where to cast

your vote could be tricky!

CLARE FOGGETT, EDITOR

PS. Speaking of gardeners’ generosity, why not treat yourself or

a friend to a subscription to The English Garden? You’ll save

49% and receive a free gift of secateurs. See page 35 for details.

Stephanie

Donaldson

Garden writer

Stephanie spends her

time writing, travelling

to see plants in the

wild and tending her

coastal garden in

East Sussex. She pays

a visit to Malthouse

Farm on page 20.

Alexandra Davies

Alex has mainly

photographed people

for the past 11 years,

but has diversifi ed

and now takes photos

of her other favourite

subjects: fl owers

and gardens. She

photographed The

Grange on page 51.

Liz Ware

Liz is a writer and

photographer. She

also runs Silent Space,

a scheme encouraging

gardens around the UK

to reserve an area for

silent refl ection. In this

issue, she visits The

Grange, in Oxfordshire

on page 51.

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