The heavy clay soil of the Reservoir Garden was improved by Beth’s team and replanted in 2017. The garden showcases a variety of ornamental grasses and prairie-style plants offering late season interest with an exciting new display of perennials, accessible via winding pathways.
When I visited Beth Chatto’s Gardens in 2016 this area was a complete blank canvas. My favourite zone then was the gravel garden, but this year the Reservoir Garden with its naturalistic prairie planting, grasses wafting in the wind and the pops of colour from the asters, heleniums and rudbeckias intertwined with dramatic seed heads was by far my favourite area. In fact I sat here for a good half hour simply enjoying the peace.
Lens Artists Photo Challenge # 364 |Quiet Moment
TRAVEL WORDS 
Beautiful pictures. Gardens are so wonderfully calming and relaxing.
I agree. Especially when they are quiet and you can find a nice spot to just sit and observe.
It looks lovely. We were introduced to a new one in Pabianice, Alfropark. I expect I’ll get to write about it some day. Just about managing to keep up with my diary at the moment. David ok now? xx
Got district nurse visiting. Another week. Been heavy rain since we returned. How are you doing? Wedding over?
Going well but my head hurts with listening and not understanding. Wedding tomorrow and Krakow on Saturday. Just about to have another family lunch xx
A long trip. Enjoy the wedding. Hope the sun shines.
It rained hard overnight but the forecast is good. We’ve been lucky with the weather xx
Definitely a good place to sit a while. Love the colour palette
Yes. Purple and yellow and some pinks are perfect for the time of year.
Similar to my colour scheme on the balcony
I love all this blowsy abundance.
Me too. This is what I am aiming for in my little garden.
What a colorful, and beautiful place to spend time, gardens give us so much beauty and calm when we take the time to appreciate it – and how can you not. I love how many tiny details can be found in the nature.
In between heavy showers I managed to spend a good half hour on that bench simply looking around. So peaceful.
A quite wonderful garden Jude 😀 What a lovely garden to stroll about taking in the plantings and desifn
Design?
Isn’t ramshackle a design 😂
Mistype. Just checking that’s what you meant. My kind of design, all very natural looking.
Same here. Not a fan of formal gardens
I love the softer colours in this garden, especially the grasses!
I love all the different grasses. Came home with two.
Beautifully informal. (I can’t think of anything to say to top Margaret’s blowsy abundance!)
Naturalistic. Just how I like it. .
Informal gardens that have been thoughtfully planted are wonderful. That’s the secret of a good garden is that it looks “natural” and took no time to do. I hope everyone in your household is ok, Jude?
The work that goes on here is amazing. So many plants and they propagate and grow plants on before selling in the nursery. I want to know how they keep the gravel so weed free!
A bit of a medical emergency whilst we were away, but all good at the moment.
Pleased that he’s okay at the moment. Fingers crossed. I used to use hot water on weeds, slightly impractical there. You get organic sprays.
Dreamy. I could easily get lost there…
It’s lovely to wander through the meandering paths. So much to see