The Beth Chatto Garden

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The Beth Chatto Gardens

 
Beth Chatto OBE was an award-winning plantswoman. Her work at the Gardens began in 1960. She took an overgrown wasteland of brambles, parched gravel and boggy ditches, transforming it using plants adapted by nature to thrive in different conditions. An inspirational, informal garden has developed. Beth continued to oversee the development of the Gardens, and worked closely with her team. The Gardens remain a family-run business, managed by Beth's granddaughter, Julia Boulton.
What was once a car park is now a world-renowned Gravel Garden (which is never watered), and the dozens of plants Beth used to give to friends and family have morphed into one of the UK's leading plantsman's nurseries. 
 
In January 1975 “Unusual Plants” exhibited at the RHS Hall, Westminster, winning a Silver Medal and gaining the first press coverage. From 1977 Beth Chatto and her stand of “Unusual Plants” went on to win ten consecutive Gold Medals at RHS Chelsea. Beth Chatto’s first book, The Dry Garden, was published in 1978. Since then she went on to publish eight books, lectured around the world and wrote articles for magazines, newspapers and the Internet. 
 
 
Thursday 8 May 2025
Pick ups: Route A & B2
 
Wednesday 20 August
Pick ups: Route A & B2
 
Adult   £42
Senior £41
 
 
Price includes:
Entry to Beth Chatto Gardens
Return Coach Travel
 
 
 
 
 
 

PICK-UP POINTS

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour. Please note some pick up points may not be served on all departure dates.

USEFUL LINKS

• Beth Chatto