My mother, Shirley Cargill, who has died aged 89, made a name for herself by creating beautiful surroundings at her large family homes in Norfolk: first at Alby Hall near Cromer and then at Elsing Hall near Dereham.
The interiors she created in both places were bold, original and constantly evolving, while for their gardens she favoured a romantic and instinctive style, filling the grounds with roses and championing the wild self-seeding style that is now widely favoured.
