Name<\/strong> Bluebell Cottage. What<\/strong> A densely planted garden, which showcases the wide range of plants that will thrive in the area. Where<\/strong> Cheshire. Size<\/strong> One-and-a-half-acre garden within a six-acre site. Soil<\/strong> Rich, sandy loam. Climate<\/strong> A benign mild and damp climate. Hardiness zone<\/strong> USDA 8.<\/p>\n

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The origins<\/h2>\n
Fifteen years ago, businesswoman and award-winning amateur gardener Sue Beesley fulfilled a long-standing ambition to buy a run-down nursery and garden. After a lot of hard work, and some mistakes along the way, she has, with the help of her team, transformed the place into a thriving business and created an elegant, plant-filled garden that is popular with gardeners from around Britain.<\/p>\n
The site is in the lush Cheshire landscape bounded by the hills of North Wales to the west and the foothills of the Pennines to the northeast. The garden sits next to a curve in the Trent and Mersey Canal and its billowing borders echo the distant, rolling treescape and evoke the sweep of the water as it flows gently past.<\/p>\n
Perennial planting<\/h2>\n
The main beds are densely planted with mainly herbaceous perennials that respond to even the slightest breeze. \u201cNothing stands still in this part of the garden,\u201d says Sue. \u201cHere I\u2019ve chosen mainly plants that accentuate movement.\u201d Angel\u2019s fishing rod (Dierama pulcherrimum) sways gently while the tall stems of Helianthus salicifolius dance in the background and the area is filled with the ripple of grasses, from tall Miscanthus and Calamagrostis to the short tufts of Stipa tenuissima \u2018Wind Whispers\u2019, a cultivar that Sue recommends because of the way it does not become matted.<\/p>\n
The planting is exuberant and close-packed. Looking across the area, what the eye sees are diaphanous curtains of plants but, in fact, wide, grass paths crisscross the garden, meaning you can lose yourself among the plants, taking time to linger on one of the many benches that Sue has placed in the garden.<\/p>\n
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