Inspiration for garden designers...
Countless gardeners up and down the country would all agree that gardening is the most therapeutic pastime going.
If you don't know where to start, how about a visit to a local garden to get some inspiration? Or perhaps whilst away on holiday?
I have recently visited Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, famous of course as the TV gardens developed by the late Geoff Hamilton for the BBC's Gardener's World series in the 1990's.
It was amazing to see these gardens in reality and to see how well they have stood the test of time. It proves the point that planning the layout of your garden is always time well spent - whether done by yourself or by a professional garden designer.
There were ideas around every corner with plenty that could be put into practice at home. I loved the planting combination of fresh green Brunnera and Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) swirling around the brilliant white - trunked Betula jaquemontii.
Elsewhere was a simple but effective Box hedge (Buxus sempervirens) maze which took up very little space and would be eye-catching in the smallest of gardens.
Problem spaces had also been dealt with, such as the frequent problem of what to plant along the bottom of a hedge? The Beech hedge (Fagus sylvatica) has Euphorbia robbiae planted along its base. This combination will look good all year round, as the Euphorbia's dark green leaves contrast well with the lighter green hedge.
Other discoveries at Barnsdale included the sweet-scented yellow flowering currant Ribes odoratum, and the scented climber Akebia quinnata with its racemes of maroon flowers.
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