Heart of the County

How Does your Garden Grow? Daphne Ledward reveals all…

Surfleet’s Daphne Ledward. Few gardeners are as knowledgeable or as headstrong as Surfleet’s Daphne ‘Daffers’ Ledward. The reluctant broadcaster soon found herself imparting knowledge with a warm, down-to-earth manner as a keen advocate of creating gardens that are places to enjoy. Now Daphne is hoping to return to writing and offer help to those seeking to create beautiful outdoor spaces… How does your garden grow? If it grows half as well as the pretty packed cottage garden of Surfleet’s Daphne Ledward, you’ll be doing well. Whilst it’s unsurprising that Daphne has curated a beautiful lush oasis in the Fens, given that she’s a former gardening author or co-presenter of shows from BBC Gardener’s Question Time to Jimmy Young’s JW Show, what...