In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n What<\/strong> A plantsman\u2019s garden filled with rare and unusual plants. Where<\/strong> Suffolk. Soil<\/strong> Predominantly sandy, with random pockets of silt. Size<\/strong> Seven acres. Climate<\/strong> Temperate with dry summers and occasional rain. Hardiness zone<\/strong> USDA 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Bernard began gardening as a child alongside his mother. As his passion progressed, he studied Latin<\/a>, Greek and botany to increase his academic understanding and made connections at botanic gardens including Cambridge and Kew. He also learned much about plants and gardening from a coterie of friends that included eminent gardeners Alan Bloom, Cedric Morris<\/a>, Beth Chatto<\/a> and Christopher Lloyd<\/a>, who often visited each other\u2019s gardens. Many of the special plants still growing at Fullers Mill were as a result of exchanges or were first seen in the gardens of his friends. The more Bernard learned, the more he collected, then planted them in a specific style. \u201cBernard was red-green colour blind, so he planted for other features such as texture<\/a>, seedheads<\/a> and architecture,\u201d explains the current head gardener Annie Dellbridge. \u201cHe also wanted to see the natural shape and detail of each plant, so each one has its own space, like paintings in a gallery.\u201d Read more about the garden below and don\u2019t miss our round up of the best autumn plants and flowers.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n As autumn gradually weaves its cloak over the garden, the view over the mill pond to the house is filled with form and texture, including dark evergreens and the yellow foliage of compact Physocarpus opulifolius<\/em> \u2018Dart\u2019s Gold\u2019 and Darmera peltata<\/em>, which later turns red.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Low Garden with its bold structural contrasts boasts a rich splash of colour from the decaying, arched, gold and bronze plumes of Matteuccia struthiopteris<\/em> combining with orange-red Acer palmatum<\/em> \u2018Dissectum\u2019 and purple and green Liquidambar styraciflua<\/em> awaiting its moment of glory in the background.<\/p>\n In The Quandary, at the base of a woven hurdle fence turned silver grey with the patina of age, the large leaves of Hosta<\/em> \u2018Sum and Substance\u2019 create a bold splash of gold and green, with the bright-red stems of Cornus alba<\/em> \u2018Westonbirt\u2019 beyond.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In the Top Garden is a small grove of silver birch, Betula pendula<\/em> \u2018Silver Grace\u2019, a form selected by Bernard Tickner from a tree found growing at Fullers Mill. The vertical silvery lines of the birch are accentuated by a gravel mulch, with a feathery mound of Ferula communis<\/em>, the giant fennel, the spiky architecture of blue-green Yucca rostrata<\/em> \u2018Sapphire Skies\u2019 and the upright, bare branches of Ptelea trifoliata<\/em> below.<\/p>\n With the seasons at a crossroads, the bright-green foliage of a trimmed, lozenge-shaped Buxus sempervirens<\/em> \u2018Elegantissima\u2019 in the Top Garden complements the green of Cotinus coggygria<\/em> \u2018Notcutt\u2019s Variety\u2019, and Zelkova serrata<\/em>, soon to be resplendent in red and orange, and golden yellow respectively.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The golden foliage of Aesculus parviflora<\/em> helps to illuminate the dull grey of an autumn day. The leaves of this rounded, suckering shrub open bronze, before turning dark green and finally golden yellow to create a striking contrast to the dark-purple foliage of Sambucus nigra<\/em> f. porphyrophylla<\/em> \u2018Gerda\u2019 and the white bark of the silver birch.<\/p>\n USEFUL INFORMATION Address<\/strong> Fullers Mill Garden, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6HD. Tel<\/strong> 01284 72888. Web<\/strong> perennial.org.uk<\/a> Open<\/strong> November \u2013 17 December 2022, Saturdays 11am-4pm; April \u2013 October, Friday \u2013 Sunday, 11am-5pm, Wednesdays, 2-5pm.<\/p>\n Perennial can offer assistance to anyone in need working in horticulture. See website for details.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Mona Abboud<\/strong> Mona has bequeathed her long, narrow north London garden to Perennial as a future hub for the charity. Notable for its eclectic selection of Mediterranean and Antipodean trees and shrubs, her garden is home to the National Collection of Corokia, and is skilfully planted with an emphasis on texture, form and contrasting foliage colour. Its style is influenced by Mona\u2019s Lebanese heritage and the time she spent living in Italy and the South of France. She has also capitalised on her city garden\u2019s microclimate with aplomb.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Laskett<\/strong> Set in the rolling countryside of Herefordshire, this garden was created by art historian, Sir Roy Strong, and his late wife, the eminent stage set designer, Julia Trevelyan Oman. Over time, their combined brilliance transformed \u2022 York Gate<\/strong><\/a> This one-acre garden, created by Frederick and Sybil Spencer and their son Robin, is one of the finest small gardens in the country. It is based on \u2018rooms\u2019 interlinked through a succession of vistas with the meticulous attention to detail associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, complemented by Sybil\u2019s skills as a plantswoman. It is a \u2018must-visit\u2019 garden for anyone interested in garden design for its imaginative use of space, perspectives and plants. Discover York Gate garden here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Matthew Biggs Published: Tuesday, 08 November 2022 at 12:00 am 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. 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