al ▁collection ▁of ▁e colog ical ▁gard ens ▁created ▁by ▁plants w oman ▁Beth ▁Ch atto ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁from ▁the ▁gra vel ▁soil ▁and ▁b ogs ▁of ▁the ▁dis used ▁fruit ▁farm ▁belonging ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁Andrew ▁Ch atto . ▁The ▁gard ens ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁White ▁Bar n ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁El m st ead ▁Market , ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Col chester ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁England . ▁ ▁Open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁ ▁The ▁gard ens ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁all ▁year ▁round , ▁ex cluding ▁some ▁days ▁over ▁Christmas . ▁Ch atto ▁still ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁she ▁shared ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Andrew , ▁and ▁was ▁often ▁seen ▁about ▁the ▁gard ens . ▁Up ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 4 , ▁she ▁used ▁a ▁mob ility ▁sc oot er . ▁While ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁phys ically ▁garden ▁w an ed , ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁very ▁much ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁ever - ch anging ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁landscape . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Buch an , ▁Urs ula . ▁Gra vel ▁all ure . ▁The ▁Spect ator , ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁( re tr ieved ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Clay ton , ▁Phil , ▁and ▁He p worth , ▁Neil . ▁" B eth ▁Ch atto ▁Gard ens " ▁in ▁The ▁Garden . ▁R HS , ▁September ▁ 2 0