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What Garden base for the Serge Hill Project. Where Hertfordshire. Size One acre. Soil Varies from a no-dig approach, to layers of sharp sand, to areas of green waste. Climate Mild, damp winters; cool, dry summers. Getting warmer. Hardiness zone USDA 8.

The Plant Library became the first tangible element of Tom and Sue's broader altruistic aspirations

Just over a decade ago, Tom and Sue Stuart-Smith wrote a book, , about the creation of their garden on the Serge Hill estate in Hertfordshire. It was subtitled and described how the land, which was bought by Tom's grandfather in 1927, has gently evolved as the Stuart– Smith

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