A new chapter
It was a great loss to British horticulture when in 1999, Elizabeth Strangman closed the doors of Washfield Nursery in Kent. In the 30 or so years after taking over from Hilda Davenport-Jones in 1968, she established Washfield as one of the finest perennial nurseries in the country, with a particular focus on the breeding of hellebores.
Although it was a difficult decision for Elizabeth to close the nursery, she never stopped gardening. Many plants moved with
