AN award-winning horticulturalist will be showcasing her work at the RHS Tatton Show next week.
Sue Beesley, from Bluebell Cottage Gardens in Dutton, near Runcorn, has designed one of Cheshire's four gardens of distinction.
Her imaginative creation entitled Don't Chop Me Down will feature borders filled with hardy perennials and grasses in their summer finery.
In a twist, all the plants have been selected to look wonderful in winter too, if left alone and not cut back in autumn.
Take-away leaflets with plant portraits will show how the cones, spikes, spears and flat-head plants of these summer flowering plants are transformed by winter frost, providing great structure for winter interest, but also seeds for birds and hibernating homes for insects.
Adlington Hall, Arley Hall and Gardens and Port Sunlight Village Trust will also be creating gardens full of colour, scent and design expertise.
This group of gardens aims to raise awareness of the richness and diversity of Cheshire's horticulture.
The RHS show runs from Wednesday, July 18 to Sunday, July 22. For further information visit cheshiresgardens.com and rhs.org.uk.
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