Rope/Gold Garden
Gertrude Jekyll was often fond of growing climbing roses up and through thick swagged ropes and also dividing a sloping area with stone walls and so this garden was created in her memory. The planting is predominantly yellow/gold and ruby/magenta with the Cornus alba ‘Aurea’, Weigela ‘Rubidor’, lchemilla mollis and Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ standards really standing out against the backdrop of the Cornus hedges |
Winter Stem Border
Best seen in winter from the river, Jacquemontii birches side, especially in the late afternoon light; the border comprises a number of dogwood species – Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ (red), Cornus alba Kesselringii’ (purple/black), Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ (yellow/green), Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ (coral pink/red) together with the tall willow Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ (orange).
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Potager
The most recent addition to the garden is a large potager. Using a framework of avenues of hawthorn standards (Paul’s Double Scarlet) inside a semi-circle of native hedging, this ornamental kitchen garden has been planted with U-cordon
apples, step-over pears, standard roses and a variety of alliums and iris edged with box. More Potager ... |
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