Acorn Garden Services - Customer Garden 10 years on

A Wokingham Garden designed and landscaped by Acorn Garden Services is now 10 years old.     The customer was so thrilled with their garden, that after about 3 years they commission a painting of their garden in mid summer.   I revisited  the garden today, and was delighted to see that it is still looking fantastic. You can see the "before" and also the wonderful painting here

The Cercis Forest Pansy Tree now adding height to the centre of the garden

Looking below the Cercis Forest Pansy, to the spires of Salvia Caradonna

The trellis sub divides the garden into smaller areas

Trifolium Rubra in the foreground

The dark leaves of the Smoke Bush, Cotinus Coggria Grace

The pebble "beach" gradually slopes into the pond. Golden Carex Elata Aurea sings amongst the green foliage

Under the shade of the pergola, looking back over the pond

The orange day lilies give weeks of colour in June/July

Here is Astrantia Major with Geranium Brookside alongside. At our next visit in 4 weeks time we will cut both of these plants right down to soil level, and within 2-3 weeks both plants will be back looking fresh and reflowering until the autumn.

A Little Gem of a plant.

If you are looking for something more unusual for a shady spot, look out for this little beauty, Anemone Leveilli, with this gorgeous blue tone against the white pelals.  Flowers in May.

Greys Court Henley in May

A couple hours today enjoying the sunshine, architecture, and planting at the 16th century National Trust Grey's Court, Henley. 

Through to the secret garden beyond

The Clematis clad archways, leading to the sculpture of the old gardener

Simple mown pathways drawing the eye towards the castle tower

The amazing HUGE Clematis flower heads

The Sculpture of the old gardener

One of the National Trust volunteer gardeners 

The bigger picture

A photographer planning his next shot

An interesting gate post with plentiful Allium Purple Sensation beyond

Watching them watching me, watching them!

The beautiful house, Greys Court, a 16th century Mansion House

The views beyond are the reason the family originally bought the site, where an old castle stood.

A peak at the borrowed landscape. 

Allium Christophii. Fantastic bulb, echoes the arches or the pergola

Reflections in the rusty watertank

Sunshine and shadows looking from within the garden to the Chiltern Hills beyond