Amateur Gardening

The New Forest garden

JACKIE Beatham’s picture-perfect garden belies the fact that its owner is a busy woman. Over the years Jackie has travelled the world in her role as an international horse judge, undertaking her duties while simultaneously running her own business and enjoying her passion for tennis.

Throughout this time Jackie’s garden on the edge of the New Forest has been a beautiful place in which to unwind,

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