Roald Dahl's garden 'filled with life'

Roald Dahl's garden is a magical place that is packed with quirky furniture and oddities that wouldn't be out of place in one of his books.

That is according to the Telegraph which looked around the late author's garden at Gipsy House ahead of its opening to the public on September 13th.

Spread over an acre and with an accompanying meadow, the space features a vegetable patch, an orchard and bordered flower beds.

However, the newspaper noted: "Just one or two big, obvious things might alert a visitor to the presence of a wildly original guiding spirit."

Nestled away in the garden is an old painted caravan that Dahl actually mentioned in his book Danny, Champion of the World.

There is also a bird house that has been filled with giant green bottles that could have come straight from the pages of the BFG and a maze.

The garden is now looked after by the writer's widow Felicity, who told the paper: "The maze, the caravan and the meadow are always big hits with children who come to garden open days."

Among the children's classic written by Dahl include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factor, The BFG, The Witches and Matilda.

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