What picture do the words ‘Cottage Garden’ bring to mind? Words like ‘Romance’ and Nostalgia, the image of a thatched cottage with wisteria growing up the walls, and a dove cote, masses of informal, free flowering colour. Well, the place that it all started, couldn’t be further from that image. We need to travel back …
Marina Christopher’s – Plants for Bees & other insects Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Achilleas – any Solidago virgaurea – care needed as invasive S. rugose – good late clump former – non-invasive S. speciose – clump former Rudbeckia laciniate ‘Herbstonne’ Eupatorium cannabium – native Hemp Agrimony E. maculatum – Joe Pye Weed Salvia verticillate Geranium ‘Rozanne’ …
Echinacea paradox – one of the parents of the modern “hot” coloured hybrids Thalictrum ichangense – amazing foliage. Flrs. April to Nov. 30cm Eryngium alpinum ‘Superbum – soft “prickles” , blue flrs. – not easy to establish Eyyngium ‘Pen Blue’ – 60cm, intense blue flrs. Acanthus spinosus ‘Ferguson’s Form’ – less invasive, shorter and mildew …
Salix alba ‘Chermesina’ – trees by chew Valley Lake Snowdrops in woodland Cameo of Nandina domestica ‘Richmond’ with hamamelis and Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ Sarcococca confusa hedge & columnar Buxus ‘Graham Blandy’ Prunus lusitanica ‘Myrtifolia’ – hedge Path surface shows up in winter Statuary used to draw eye Evergreen knot garden Simplicity of classic design …
Plants for light shady positions Nepeta govaniana – lemon scented foliage and lemon coloured “catmint” styel flowers on open herbaceous plant. Do not cut down in the autumn, leave until spring or let it die down naturally. Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam – smaller variety of Coreopsis verticilata which prefers light shade. Pale lemon flowers over feathery foliage …
Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden, copyright 2015 plantdrivendesign.com putting plants first plants are partners in the design rather than subordinate to it rustic formality, Gordon and Mary Hayward garden, Vermont bromeliad mania, Jesse Durko garden, Davie, Floridadryland mixed borders, Lauren’s former garden, Masonville, Colorado naturalistic garden, Red Butte Botanical Garden, Salt Lake City, Utah …
https://www.clevewest.com/ HCFS = Hampton Court Flower Show; CFS = Chelsea Flower Show Cleve’s garden – Hedera canariensis Gloire de Marengo, Yucca recurva Libertia grandiflora Coelho Garden. Yucca sp. Cordyline australis, Phormium tenax, Eriobotrya japonica, Viburnum tinus. Coelho Garden. Yucca sp. Cordyline australis, Phormium tenax, Polystichum stetiferum, Viburnum tinus. Phllostachys aurea, Miscanthus gracillimus Silberfeder, Nympaea sp …
THE CONTEMPORARY MIXED BORDER Jimi Blake – Hunting Brook Gardens, Ireland www.huntingbrook.com Paulowniatomentosa Stipagigantea Araliaechinocaulis Sedum ‘Joyce Henderson’ Eryngiumeburneum Molinia ‘Transparent’ Agastache ‘Liquorice Blue’ Juglans ailanthifolia Pennisetum macrourum Miscanthus ‘Herman Mussel’ Calendula ‘Indian Prince’ Geranium ‘Anne Thompson’ Sedum ‘Purple Emperor’ Stipa elegantissima Hedychium forrestii Calendula ‘Indian Prince’ Dahlia ‘Nescio’ Lillium – Asiatic hybrids Echinacea ‘Summer …