5 St Regis Close

About 5 St Regis Close

On open days refreshments include delicious home-made teas, gluten free option, herbal teas, and cold drinks.

For by arrangement visits please contact to discuss admission and refreshment information.

2017 Featured on ‘All Gardens Great and Small ‘ More 4, Presented by Dee Hart Dyke.
Susan taught her to throw pots for her daughter Miranda Hart in our studio. She helped Earl finish a ceramic head to adorn her garden wall.

2015 Chosen by Alan Titchmarsh as one of HIS, favourites for ITV ‘Britain’s Best Back Gardens’ Maureen Lipman’s favourite garden, described by Harpers & Queen as among the ‘most inspirational’ in England, is an evolving creation of its artist owners.
Reclaimed from bits of adjoining waste ground purchased over twenty years, the garden reveals its secrets in a series of visual surprises.

2013 ‘LIBERACE TERRACE’ complete with candelabra, installed in place of a bare fence .

In 2016, we removed boring shrubs from a dark corner. Earl constructed an ORIENTAL TEA HOUSE with spectacular views over the garden and carp pond.

As soon as we sat inside it a feeling of tranquility came over us . Visitors have the same experience. Magpies nest in a tree above. It is supposed to bring ‘GOOD LUCK’ They can be very noisy neighbours and are often joined by a party of parakeets . However , the magpies discovered our flourishing carnivorous plants and decimated them to get at the dead flies! They are recovering in the Greenhouse .

In 2021 the bridge Earl put together in the sitting room from bits of an old bed began to ‘creak’ . He and Craig Giovanelli , our builder friend collaborated to construct a NEW bridge, also from recycled materials , but much stronger. The FISH love it, and so does our dog, Phoebe, the fearless!

A blue marbled columned temple with 22ct gold lustred ceramic capitals designed and constructed by Earl Hyde nestles behind a weeping willow. Huge hostas spring out of antique chimney pots, and unusual containers overflow with imaginative plant combinations. Humour and colour abound! Earl’s American Gothic ‘Bates Motel’ garden shed, inspired the ‘medieval ‘ wall set with a stained glass window salvaged from the porch of the local Methodist Church demolished over 25 years ago.

Behind the working studio, reclaimed from tarmac, lies the oriental area. Turquoise Raku-tiled mirrored walls topped with red trellis conceal the plant nursery with its large ‘red’ greenhouse.

Our PLANT SALE is VERY popular. Plants raised here do well in local London clay conditions. Susan is also a bit of a plantaholic!

A trompe l’oeil mirrored archway leads the imagination towards unexplored spaces. Many remark on the peaceful atmosphere, and how the visit refreshes their spirits. Our garden has featured twice on ‘BBC Gardeners’ World’

‘Me and My Garden’…explored Earl’s Gothic Bates Motel Shed….they were doing a regular spot on ‘SHEDS’…and ours is rather unique.. Earl’s Domain !

In 2021 ITV news featured Earl MOWING the lawn to herald ‘NO MOW MAY ‘ ( bit of irony there! )

A quiet corner was the setting for Anita Rani to conduct an interview for ‘Saved by a Stranger ‘ BBC2 ,and we even did a VIRTUAL tour for members of Garden Club Nigeria. All made welcome donations to the NGS .

Our statue of the Chinese Storm God mounted on his steed was supposed to keep storms at bay . He failed miserably. and had to take refuge in our conservatory !

We are now looking for a statue of The Sun God !

Happily, ‘LIBERACE TERRACE’ makes us laugh whatever the weather, despite Earl’s busts of Beethoven scowling from the walls

While filming ITV ‘Britain’s Best Gardens’ , Alan Titchmarsh helped Earl with Beethoven’s hair. Do come and see the result. He usually has a ‘Bad Hair Day ‘. NOT ALAN ! Our ceramics studio will be open for visitors to browse.

2015 saw the setting up of our ‘Stairway to the Stars’ . . . not as originally planned to replace a dead apple tree supporting a magnificent clematis, but as a leap of faith alongside the studio.

The Clematis is now supported by a HORSE. Guess what? A NEW apple tree has sprung up alongside the metal horse bearing an abundance of little apples.

Our garden is featured in ‘GREAT GARDENS OF LONDON ‘ Pub. Francis Lincoln. Lovely photos by Marianne Majerus taken BEFORE the stairway to Heaven and Tea House were constructed.

also ‘The London Garden A-Z’ Pub. Metro. Lovely photos too by Susi Koch

Nov 2017 : Article by Matthew Biggs (GQT) in the RHS Magazine ‘The Garden ‘ Photos by Nicola Stocken .

Nothing replaces ‘BEING THERE ‘. Do come and find out for yourself .

A WARM welcome awaits ,whatever the weather .

Lastly, although we have no help with the garden, we could NOT do without our ‘DREAM TEAM ‘ of helpers to open the garden.

A HUGE ‘THANK YOU ‘ to them all.

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Unusual architectural features inc Oriental tea house overlooking carp pond. Mega plant sale and open studio with ceramics and cards (cash only). Gold winner of Haringey in Bloom 2023 'Best Back Garden'.