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  • The English Garden

    Life Inside

    Jan 29, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS VIVIENNE HAMBLY

    In the historic glasshouses at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London, 1,200 rare and subtropical plants are cared for by Nell Jones and a team of gardeners. The collection represents diverse habitats, and the 1902 teak-and-iron glasshouses are the subject of a restoration programme. Growing tender plants under glass offers, quite literally, a whole world of opportunity. “Decide on the conditions you will be able to provide

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