Almost all gardening involves controlling and choreographing nature, but many of us are letting our gardens grow wilder and more naturalistic. At Tattenhall Hall in Cheshire, a Jacobean manor house, the line between cultivation and wilderness is finely drawn. Come with us on a tour of the grounds.
The land is sandwiched between the village and wetlands beyond.
A long, deep bank runs in between the house and formal gardens and the meadow.
Acres of wildflower meadows surround the house.
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate' has been trained through an old tree, rising more than 40 feet and counting.
A fallen tree is transformed into a poetic resting point.
Lathyrus latifolious, a perennial pea, creates a rich carpet at one gateway into the walled garden.
A salvaged stone arch provides a whimsical touch.
A swath of acid Alchemilla mollis borders the house.
A corkscrew willow, Salix tortuosa, thrives in the damp conditions.