IN BRIEF
What A largely formal garden of rooms contrasted with romantic planting.
Where Suffolk.
Size Two thirds of an acre.
Soil Clay improved with topsoil.
Climate Temperate and fairly low rainfall.
Hardiness zone USDA 9a.
Taking on a derelict building is not for the faint hearted. Let alone a building partially concealed by six metres of brambles and a completely overgrown plot crammed with walnut, maple and oak trees. “There was a willow tree growing out of the back of the building that had caused some problems,” recalls Jenny, who
