THERE’S no room for shrinking violets in the vibrant garden surrounding Mel Hurd’s 19th century cottage. The building, once the gatehouse to the old priory in Usk, Monmouthshire, is surrounded by colourful foliage and fabulous flowers.
There’s a formal feel around the front of the property, with parallel low box hedges leading from the front gate, and borders filled with shrubs and the occasional rose