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Find out about the first stage of an exciting project taking shape in Colchester city centre.
A round up of the year by the garden team.
As a thank you to all of our wonderful interns who have worked with us this year, the garden team hosted a weekend of activities at the gardens.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The Freedom from Torture Garden: A Sanctuary for Survivors
Half-term Halloween fun at the Gardens!
Following a recent VisitEngland Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme assessment, we are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been awarded a VisitEngland Best Told Story Accolade, adding to last year's Gold Award!
Read about our annual lecture in support of the Beth Chatto Education Trust with plantswoman, writer and presenter, Carol Klein.
Find out about the work carried out by the Education Trust in July.
Photos from Beth's 100th birthday celebration.
Julia and Jo recently went to Castle Dyck in Germany for the 2023 European Garden Heritage Network Awards.
Landscape Designer, Bernard Trainor, returned to the Gardens after 35 years to join us in celebrating Beth's 100th birthday.
Find out about our recent adventures at the Hampton Court Flower Show where the Beth Chatto Team have been helping to plant part of Carol Klein's Iconic Horticultural Hero garden.
Find out about the work carried out by the Education Trust in June.
Find out about the work carried out by the Education Trust in May.
Find out what the Beth Chatto Team have been up to recently.
Our highlights from this years Chelsea Flower Show.
Find out about the work carried out by the Education Trust in April.
After a cold start to spring, the temperature is now warm enough to allow for many garden tasks to be completed. Find out what the Garden and Nursery Teams have been up to.
Find out about the teams recent visit to Great Dixter and The Garden Museum for their seasonal plant fairs.
Find out what jobs the Garden Team have been up to recently.
A round up of the year by the garden team.
Plant Senior Marc writes about the year in propagation; achievements, trials and looking to the future.
Read about this year's awards lunch at the Savoy.
Trainee Christa writes about an on-going renovation project in the Water Garden.
Essex Women's Commemoration Project honours Beth Chatto and Pamela Underwood with two blue plaques unveiled at the Gardens.
Essex Gardens Trust creative writing competition in association with the Beth Chatto Education Trust.
Following a recent VisitEngland Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme assessment, we are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been awarded a VisitEngland Gold Accolade!
Visit England's Accolades are designed to celebrate excellence within the visitor attraction sector and showcases businesses that go the extra mile to provide high-quality days out.
On the 1st and 2nd of September, we held our second symposium- 'Rewilding the Mind' at the University of Essex. The two-day event brought together horticulturists, garden designers, conservationists, landscape architects, developers, planners, academia & local authority interdisciplinary teams, to discuss the meaning, purpose and best practice of ecological and sustainable planting for the 21st century.
On Thursday 14th July, Nursery & Gardens Director David Ward and Head Gardener Åsa Gregers-Warg, hosted a Garden Masterclass at the gardens.
Our annual lecture in support of the Beth Chatto Education Trust with Garden Designer and BBC Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost.
Our Green Roof Bike Shelter, located in our carpark, has been in place for a year and is providing nesting sites, shelter and food for lots of wildlife.
The Platinum Jubilee will celebrate Queen Elizabeth's incredible 70 year reign. To mark the occasion, we wanted to share with you some of Beth's memories of the Queen and her visits to her show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show, along with images of her other royal visitors.
Asa, Emily, Nicola and Leanne went to the Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday 24th May. Here are some of the highlights from their visit.
This years Chelsea Flower Show focuses on 'bringing nature back' and 'embracing the wild', so we hope to see many wildlife friendly gardens championing species plants . We also take a look at Beth's time exhibiting at Chelsea and how she influenced many visitors with her sustainable approach to gardening.
Essex based architect, Bryan Thomas, recently spoke with Julia about his memories of Beth and Andrew and about his time designing their home.
Ex-Trainee Henrietta writes about her time as a student during May 2021.
Henrietta completed her traineeship during 2020-2021 and has now joined us full time as a Plant Senior Assistant.
Gardener Sally has removed the pot display at our garden entrance to help reduce watering on site. To replace the pot display, Sally has added some planting into the ground which will be unirrigated like the Gravel Garden. Read how she has approached this new area of planting.
Read about a new course for local students and the development of a new growing space for Education Trust courses.
Read about our new additions on the Plant Nursery for all our visitors.
On Friday 18th February, the UK was hit with strong winds from Storm Eunice, bringing gusts of 80mph to this part of the country. Due to the forecasted high winds, the Gardens, Plant Nursery, Tearoom and Garden Shop were closed to visitors and staff.
On Monday 14th February, we celebrated the reopening of the Gardens, Plant Nursery, Garden Shop and refurbished Tearoom by inviting Friends of Beth Chatto’s to an exclusive members day. Garden and Nursery Director David Ward spent the day in the Woodland Garden giving snowdrop tours and answering any questions.
The ‘Design for the Environment’ Award is for UK or international residential, commercial, or public project of any size focused on environmental contribution and sustainability and is the only award open to members and non-members.
We celebrated the Best in Horticultural Communications, at The GMG AWARDS 2021 Virtual Ceremony Friday, 26th November 2021
Delighted to be able to confirm that finally Beth’s Gardens are being featured in the latest Carol Klein’s ‘Great British Gardens’
Following the recent Visit England Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme assessment earlier this year in May 2021, we are delighted to be able to announce that Beth Chatto’s has been awarded the prestigious Visit England Welcome Accolade.
Life on the Nursery continues throughout winter as we prepare the plant palettes that provide the 'paint' for your garden in the seasons that follow
The Beth Chatto Symposium took place 30-31st August; a gathering of gardeners, designers and plantspeople from all over the world.
It is with great sadness we announce the death of Beth Chatto OBE VMH, the acclaimed gardener, writer and plantswoman.