I was thrilled with the responsibility, because to me, picking weeds and dead-heading perennials is still one of the most relaxing things in the world. When I was 10 years-old, I convinced my parents to let me have my own garden along the west side of their house.įirst, I had to prove myself by taking care of all of my Mom’s other gardens for a Summer. In addition, they must be cut down to about 2 - 3" once a year to allow for the next season's new growth.Gardening has been my favorite hobby for as long as I can remember. Place lower plants in front of taller ones, but ignore this in some areas so that the design is not completely uniform.Īlthough perennials will return year after year, they do need up keep, such as removing spent flowers and any yellow leaves. There should be a thought out color scheme. Perennials should be planted with thought to how the texture of one type looks with another. Can you imagine all the trimming that needs to be done?!Įnglish garden design can be a challenge both in the creation and the maintenance.
This is quite creative and beautiful, although it takes a lot of patience and maintenance to get the full benefits. Over time, the greenery of the plants actually weave together to form the "tapestry". There might be Boxwood, Hornbeam and others. Here, the wall is formed by tall plants to form a sheered hedge, but the plants vary from each other. One interesting feature used in England is that of a tapestry hedge.
Regardless of which is used, they are tall as a wall might be. The walls of these rooms may be plantings or actual walls made of brick or stone. Many of the gardens are along walkways, but others are enclosed to form "garden rooms". Garden By English Designer Tom Stuart-Smith Sometimes there is a beautiful focal point. There might be a bench along the way or you might come upon a pretty sculpture. Much thought goes into heights, color, positioning and quantities for the end results. The beauty is that they are just made to look this way! Seem to be created in a disorganized fashion, I think this is far from On one or both sides of the walks are veryīeautiful flower gardens. What makes an English garden design so lovely? These types of gardensĪre a mix of both formality and informality and typically are filled
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