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    Garden of surprises

    Jul 30, 2020 4 minutes
    Words Annette Warren
    Photographs Clive Nichols

    FACT FILE

    Character of the garden Mature suburban garden shaded by tall conifers and divided into three sections, with interesting garden follies and a shell grotto

    Size Sixth of an acre

    Aspect North-east facing

    Soil PH neutral

    Owners Anne and Brian Bailey, who moved here in 1990

    House Built in 1939

    Open 19 Waterdale is open under the National Gardens Scheme. See website for details of 2020 openings (ngs.org.uk)

    There is no doubt that it took a great deal of imagination to create a dream garden from a 120-foot-long plot containing numerous overgrown conifer trees. It would have been a fairly daunting prospect for some; however, when Anne and Brian Bailey first moved to their 1930s

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