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“Life’s too short to grow things you don’t like!”

“This is an amazing garden that really makes me want to be there. It’s wonderful to see their love of plants”
Alan Titchmarsh

a lot of searching to find a home with a garden big enough to accommodate their planting dreams. But in 2009 they moved into a house with a 50 x 25m garden which they quickly began dividing into zones where they could indulge their passion for plants. In this plot they have included a central rill, woodland area, a veg patch and several other areas where their love of ornamental plants from South Africa and beyond can shine. Every year NGS visitors flock to the garden to admire the results

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