The Love Yourself & Nature Retreat

* I was invited to the press preview for and provided with a pair of tickets to Gardeners’ World Live so I’m marking posts from the show as 'Ad’ - as usual my views and opinions are very much my own. Be sure to check out all of my posts from the show.

This garden, designed by Ben Thornton, is a joyful riot of colour and it’s no surprise that Ben himself describes it as ‘full of colour’ - it’s inspired by his love of nature and growing. It’s definitely a place where you could escape the outside world and enjoy the wonders of nature isn’t it?

The border is busting from the seams, and surrounds an edible raised bed. In this garden Ben is showcasing his journey of becoming a grower after getting paralysed and I agree when he says that gardening doesn’t have to be perfect. Nature isn’t flawless and he says neither is his garden - in fact, neither is mine too.

He also says that by ‘letting nature in it has healed his body and mind’ - which does a lot to explain the title of his very beautiful border.

a closer look at the borders - yellows, pinks purples and so much colour

I love the colour, I love how busy it is, and I love how there’s space for flowers and edibles. But most of all I love how it makes me smile.

* With thanks to Gardeners’ World for inviting me to Gardeners’ World Live, it was as fabulous as ever!