About the Gardener
After a life in medicine, Clare took early retirement and spent several years at Merrist Wood studying for the RHS qualifications. By August 2015 she had passed both the theory and practical exams to be awarded RHS Level 3 Diploma in Horticulture.
Clare gets inspiration for new projects by visiting other gardens, reading journals and books and thinking about where in her garden would be the right place to try something new.
Developing Bridge End Cottage garden is a work in progress which bring great joy to the gardener, who is always keen to share her passion with others - please visit.
For the last 4 years she has been ably assisted by Theo, a working cocker spaniel.
‘Assistance is essential in maintaining the large garden at Bridge End Cottage and a series of people, each with particular skills and interests, have been coming to help. Weeding, lawn mowing, leaf blowing and hedge clipping are continuous tasks for which varying amounts of time, patience and physical strength are needed - all of which have been generously supplied by many much appreciated helpers over the last 20 years’.
