Why the Chelsea Physic Garden is the most restorative place to go right now
Nell Jones As a child, I had an obsession with walled gardens, largely in part, down to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden (ashamed to say not so much the book, but the great ‘90s film adaptation with Dame Maggie Smith). Those ivy-cloaked walls, darting robins and nymphy lily ponds, lichen-covered statues and weathered green houses, all still continue to fuel my romantic imaginings. Of course, the Chelsea Physic Garden is no secret, but it remains a restorative little oasis on Swan Walk, with its own microclimate and wonderfully storied history. The Garden dates back to 1673 whe...
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