Generous borders enclose the heart of the garden and are packed with abundant purple alliums in spring.
White Camassia leichtlinii does well in the garden’s damper areas.
“I think the book that most reflects my attitude to my garden is A Gentle Plea for Chaos,” says Elizabeth Wellesley Wesley. Mirabel Osler’s 1989 book described and advocated for a more relaxed style of gardening alongside nature that was years ahead of its time. In it, she wrote about how her garden evolved and how, as it did so, it gradually took over her life.
When Elizabeth and her husband James moved to The Old Rectory in Nacton, Suffolk, in 1990, the two-acre garden around their new home mostly appealed because it offered ample space for their children to play. But over 34 years, it has evolved and become an integral part of their lives. “It’s funny: gardening has been an enormous
