Open season for garden lovers

Follow the garden trail this spring, says Peter Dowdall and you will come across sublime beauties, like Lakemount, the life’s work of the Cross family.

Open season for garden lovers

To some a wild garden will look unkempt — whilst the perfectly manicured plot will seem too contrived to others. A garden tells much of the person who creates it

It’s that time of the year again when we get to glimpse into the lives — and souls — of those gardeners who are brave enough to open their private spaces for public viewing.

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