IN BRIEF
What A plantsman's garden filled with rare and unusual plants.
Where Suffolk.
Soil Predominantly sandy, with random pockets of silt.
Size Seven acres.
Climate Temperate with dry summers and occasional rain.
Hardiness zone USDA 9.
Bernard Tickner was the highly respected head brewer who created the recipe for the popular Abbot Ale. He was also an expert plantsman, who for more than half a century created an elegant, tranquil garden around the cottage he bought in 1958. Over the next 59 years, until his death aged 93, he added more land and a host of choice plants, but towards the end of his life in 2013 he gifted his creation to Perennial, the charity that helps support those working in horticulture and now manages three gardens. Under Perennial's care the garden has continued
