Video: Explore Chatsworth’s grounds with new head gardener Steve Porter
YOUNG gardener Steve Porter has taken the reins at the 105-acre Chatsworth garden and parkland, where some of the most iconic names in horticulture - including Joseph Paxton and Capability Brown - have shaped the landscape in previous centuries.
Steve, 35, started his gardening career with The National Trust, becoming their youngest Head Gardener at just 23.
He arrived at Chatsworth four years ago as assistant head, under the wing of Ian Webster, who is now retiring after four decades.
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Hide AdSteve will lead a team of 25 gardeners and estate workers at the Derbyshire estate, one of the best loved gardens and parks in the country.
He said: “It feels a great honour to be taking up this post for one of the most iconic gardens in Britain, following in the tradition of some of the most famous gardeners that have ever lived, and also caring for a place that so many people have either a connection or passion for”.