I was invited to add interest to this small garden earlier this year. The own had recently moved in, and the only colour in the garden was green, with no prospects of it changing throughout the year. This is just 4 months later, but by next year the planting will have filled out. The spring bulbs of Camassia, Anemone and Alliums now passed, to be replaced by the mid summer colours.
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A patio was already in place next to the conservatory, but I often suggest that at least one other place to sit is inviting, then the planting can be enjoyed from different viewpoints. The customer chose this pretty green bench to view the garden from the side. A trellis screen which will soon be covered with climbers, hides the access to her compost area.
An archway reached via a bricked edged gravel path zig zagging down the garden, leads to a further area for a seat in shade.
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The brick path zig zags down the garden and under a pergola, with planting to both sides.
Tall Stipa Gigantea will add height and movement to the centre of the garden for many months. |
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| Hamerocallis Stafford (Day Lily) looking very happy and echoed across both borders. |
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| Zingy Euphorbia Wallichii |
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| Pink flowers of Eupatorium Orchard Dene, next to Helenium Rauchtopaz, with lots more buds still to open |
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| Box hedging will soon add structure to the path edges leading through the side of the pergola |
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View from the side entrance. Planting close to a Leylandii hedge, means dry shade planting. Here Ferns, Hellebores and
Geranium Nodosum will soon carpet the ground. |
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