The gardener keeping Derek Jarman's visionary patch of shingle at Prospect Cottage alive

The artist, filmmaker and gay activist Derek Jarman only gardened at Prospect Cottage for eight years before his death in 1994. His partner Keith Collins kept Derek’s vision alive for 25 years, and now that role has passed to Keith’s friend – the writer and nurseryman Jonny Bruce. For the latest episode of How My Garden Grows, we travelled to Dungeness to meet Jonny and figure out why this inhospitable patch of shingle was on the right side of history … 

What is How My Garden Grows?

Welcome to our gardening series, How My Garden Grows, hosted by lifelong gardener and journalist Francine Raymond. "I have visited hundreds of gardens, some for work and others for pleasure, but what excites me most about gardens is their atmosphere and the stories they tell," she says. "In this series of garden get-togethers, I want to explore real gardens going through the seasons; gardens that have been grown with passion and patience."