The garden, "Weeping Ash" was created by John Bent about 10 years ago, next to Bents Garden Centre in Glazebury.

We were joined on our trip around the garden by John who acted as our guide. He is understandably very knowledgeable about the garden and it's planting and his pride in his achievements was obvious as he showed us around.

The garden was developed with peace and tranquillity in mind and despite being next door to a busy main road and the thriving Garden Centre, such is its success that you are totally unaware of the neighbouring surroundings. The garden is split up into various sections, which are hidden from the each other by mature trees and shrubs.

These “rooms”, of varying sizes, are joined together by lawns, ponds or flowerbeds and subsequent planting has ensured they remain totally individual.

Following a holiday in Greece John adopted a Greek theme in part of the garden and the results are still evident today.

The garden is much bigger than it initially appears with hidden paths and wooded areas creating a sense of natural growth throughout.

Shrubs and trees are not cut back regularly and plants have been allowed to develop as they would in the wild, reseeding naturally in places where you wouldn’t necessarily think of planting them yourself.

With new spring growth flourishing everywhere, our journey around the garden was a delight, even though the "traditional" persistent rain had been arranged for the evening.

When we had had our fill, we retreated to the Garden Centre next door for tea and cakes, which were most welcome.