A garden haven: 1 Whitehouse Cottages, Essex

A garden haven: 1 Whitehouse Cottages, Essex

Nestled betwixt farmland in rural Essex, is a small secret garden, that has a wonderful charm and serenity to it. Take a step into summer with this virtual garden visit with an inspiring commentary from garden owner, Shelley Rand.

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50 Comments

  1. Audrey Sweeney on May 27, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    How much mulch and compost do you use?



  2. Colin Stokes on May 27, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    Beautiful garden but please speak up!!



  3. Sally Henry on May 27, 2022 at 8:08 pm

    Your garden makes me smile, it’s beautiful!🌸



  4. Amber Astrophil Thrasher on May 27, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    Very beautiful! I enjoyed this very much.



  5. Valerie Mulholland on May 27, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    Beautiful!



  6. Pauline Dellar on May 27, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    Love your metal supports! Beautiful garden 🌸



  7. Dee Cartwright Whitstable Island Cottage on May 27, 2022 at 8:10 pm

    I love your garden. Do come and visit me and have a cuppa in Whitstable.



  8. Dreama Good on May 27, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    Beautiful! 🌸🌸💗💗



  9. Rk on May 27, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful relaxing garden.



  10. Pamela Helen on May 27, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    Utterly divine, thank you for talking us through the garden



  11. Skye Seaborn on May 27, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    Beautiful presentation!



  12. СадОК on May 27, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    wonderful! hello from Ukraine!



  13. E Meyr on May 27, 2022 at 8:22 pm

    Very beautiful garden, lush with gorgeous flowers and wonderful vistas. Many thanks for sharing your marvelous space – Rhode Island, New England.



  14. Denise Wax on May 27, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    Love your garden, but I have to always put on headphones to hear you😟



  15. karen lowe on May 27, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    Can’t hear you.



  16. Marcia's Cottage by the Sea on May 27, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    Gorgeous♥️



  17. A H John Tasker on May 27, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    Enjoyable viewing of the gardens shown. Surprised the Stourhead Garden at Stourton, Wiltshire, was not included.



  18. Susannah Piper on May 27, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    Thankyou so much really enjoyed your beautiful English garden tour



  19. IKAN GABUS BENGKULU on May 27, 2022 at 8:28 pm

    Wow news ideie thank you from my channel



  20. Wende on May 27, 2022 at 8:28 pm

    Just beautiful. Nothing nicer than a tall and blowsy garden =^)



  21. Lynn R on May 27, 2022 at 8:28 pm

    Wonderful thanks for sharing



  22. Audrey Sweeney on May 27, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    Is this yard in full sun?



  23. TheChazonator on May 27, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous!



  24. Pam D on May 27, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    Gorgeous!



  25. Totally Domestic on May 27, 2022 at 8:34 pm

    Wow! Marvelous. Thanks for the tour.



  26. ida Tipping on May 27, 2022 at 8:34 pm

    Awesome



  27. ladybug on May 27, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    Wow very beautiful💚



  28. The Southern Lady on May 27, 2022 at 8:36 pm

    I’ve seen several of these gardens but yours stands out. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.



  29. estif sanford on May 27, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    Oh what a lovely garden tour. There is nothing better than a morning stroll, and with the cat.



  30. Kiki on May 27, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    Speak Louder.



  31. M Tsutsui on May 27, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Wonderful tour of the garden, very relaxing.
    Good eye for filming too. Thumbs up! 🙂



  32. Jude Smith on May 27, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Very nice. However, with my volume turned up you are still almost whispering.



  33. Jean Rae on May 27, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Can’t hear you.



  34. mmcreads on May 27, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    must just be my computer but i cannot hear on max volume and wish the closed caption was enabled so i could catch a few of the plant names



  35. Delightful Souvenirs on May 27, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    Very relaxing garden tour. Your garden is gorgeous and your voice is so soothing.



  36. Jay Corwin on May 27, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    How beautiful! Thank you for the tour.



  37. Das Krümmelmonster on May 27, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    Wow 😍😍😍 what a very lovely Garden….early in the Morning with this beautiful light, there is just something about british Gardens you must have this in your Genes…❤❤



  38. Peggy Marvelle on May 27, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    Couldn’t hear you on TV with volume turned up…tried iPad and turned to max. Are you afraid the flowers will hear you?



  39. Janie Roberts on May 27, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    That is so beautiful, I love it, you have inspired me to keep planting.



  40. Angela Scouller on May 27, 2022 at 8:49 pm

    Your garden is lovely, but even turning up the volume on my computer and speakers to maximum, I could only make out the odd word of the commentary: such a shame.



  41. ida Tipping on May 27, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    Beautiful



  42. Gaby on May 27, 2022 at 8:51 pm

    Thank you very much 🍀!



  43. Stefka Dank-Derp Jr on May 27, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    Oh my….I keep thinking I have found the most beautiful garden from The Nation Garden Scheme and then I watch another like this one, and my mind is blown. We can’t grow delphinium here in the Southern part of the USA (some claim they can but I have yet to see it)….and then that astrantia….I had to go to Google….that is just stunning. Now I understand why I’m not familiar with it…..it seems it would also be a struggle to grow here. I think I am going to find some seed and try them in some shade. (Prepare the heartache in advance). I find it fascinating that in England you find so many of the plants that grow like weeds here….hydrangeas, catalpa (an actual weed tree here, but I love them as well…shhhhhh) sitting right next to flowers we can’t grow and I have to give a shout out to that "poke weed", the odd plant…an invasive here. Can anyone help me with the names of a few of the baby pink roses….especially the one at 2:34 and that classic baby pink English rose at 3:40. May all of our gardens grow big and strong this year and may they fill all visitors with supreme joy.



  44. Sharon Giles on May 27, 2022 at 8:54 pm

    Thank you. Beautiful



  45. Karen Shorkey on May 27, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Beautiful… but you were very difficult to hear.



  46. Sunny Gardner on May 27, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Can’t hear you.



  47. Zoe White on May 27, 2022 at 8:56 pm

    Why is the presenter whispering? I could barely hear a word, which is really sad as the garden is pretty and I would have liked to know what she was saying about it. No subtitles available either 🙁



  48. Constance White on May 27, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    Volume much too soft. Beautiful garden though



  49. Border Less on May 27, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    Wow, that is a full-time job! Superb plants, and lovely shrubs and trees too. The description says small, this is gi-normous!



  50. Sana Raskolnikova on May 27, 2022 at 9:03 pm

    Absolutely stunning! Congratulations on this beautiful garden. What an inspiration!