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  • The English Garden

    High & Dry

    May 19, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS VIVIENNE HAMBLY

    For over 30 years, David Ward has worked at the Beth Chatto Gardens in Elmstead Market, Essex, where he is presently gardens and nursery director. David and Beth worked together on the renowned Gravel Garden, which was famously built over a car park. It has never been watered yet still it thrives, even though Elmstead Market is one of the driest places in the country, with

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