Gardening special: the plantsman’s garden
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008The Telegraph has posted a gardening special:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/04/19/pplantsman.xml
Bunny Guinness’s top tips for the more dedicated and adventurous gardener
These tend to be highly dynamic gardens as the latest must-have varieties and hybrids keep claiming their place in the border. You will discover all sorts of rarities, most with amazing stories attached to them.
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So much is going on that the design is crucial, but temptation frequently thwarts the good intentions of the master plan. Planting anything in large drifts is simply too extravagant for the space available, so single specimens often dominate.
Seats and arbours are a good way of punctuating planted areas, while a network of paths makes the borders inviting places to meander through. The charm is that these gardens are labours of love, with hours spent cherishing them.
Read the whole article on the link above.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/04/19/pplantsman.xml
