The story so far

When Pam Lewis created her garden, Sticky Wicket in Dorset, with her late husband Peter in 1986, her intention was to make a wildlife haven that also looked wonderful. This they achieved magnificently, and went on to open the five-acre garden to the public for 20 years, inspiring generations of gardeners to rediscover and cultivate native wildflowers and grasses. Not long after Peter’s death, Pam had a riding accident, and subsequently closed the garden in 2008. Since then she has focused on meadow-making projects, encouraged natural woodland regeneration and grown organic food on her smallholding. She is the author of two influential books,

Making Wildflower Meadows and Sticky Wicket: Gardening in Truth with Nature.