I have been reviewing Our garden@19 with an emphasis on reducing the need for watering which I wrote about here: Drought tolerant planting and secondly looking to reduce the work in maintaining the garden without losing its appeal. With this second aim in mind, I decided last winter to redesign the White and Green garden along with the seating area in front of it. I hope small steps in different areas of the garden will help to achieve this aim.
I also took the opportunity to raise the height of the white wooden fence, in this picture, along the perimeter to discourage the badgers from ploughing through the hedge by adding a gravel board.
This garden room is not very big it is divided in half by a path bordered with box hedging.
First I removed the internal box hedging, then the plants within the W&G garden were lifted, and some were retained and replanted creating borders around the edge of the garden. A soaker hose was laid to help the moved roses fully establish during the summer.
The left half of the garden was measured to allow the seating area from just outside to be moved into this area, it is an ideal place to catch the morning sun.
The right-hand side was designed to have a brick-edged lawn covering a similar area. I was then able to turf the original seating area. Sadly the large Clematis Montana Wilsonii on this fence died last winter. (Next winters project to remove it!)
Some of the plants now in the garden.
Trained on the trellis behind the bench is Rose Climbing Iceberg.
Rose āWilliam and Catherine’ edge this bed with Paeonia Lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours
Planted behind the bench.
I love Pulmonaria Sissinghurst White, I have weaved it in-between the roses.
Spring time with Tulip ‘TrĆØs Chic’.
June with the Camassia flowering just above hedge height.
The new turf settling in, thankfully the badgers did not try to dig it up looking for food.
I hope with time it will mature to be as attractive as before with a little less work.
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You have been working hard Brian – it can be difficult to envisage how an area might look after a revamp but your season of green and whites seems to be working well so far š Hope you are both well
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Thank you Cathy, I am pleased with the result.
Irene has had cancer but has now been given the all-clear I recently had a fall in the garden injuring my shoulder which is a nuisance.
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Sorry to hear about your woes, Brian, but I am particularly glad that Irene now has the all-clear and hope that your shouder is not too painful. It was good to read about some of the things you have been doing in your absence from blogging
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It’s going to be lovely and I get the feeling of calm with the white theme. The tulips are very striking, you must be so pleased.
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Thank you Noelle, when we had our open gardens visitors were very complimentary about this garden room.
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Beautifully done, Brian!
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The white garden is a lovely idea, with its smart white picket fence. Well done, it looks beautiful.
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Thank you Chloris
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Ah, my favorite color! (Green is sort of incidental within any white garden because it is so . . . necessary.)
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I know Tony, but there are many Famous āWhite Gardensā over here I wanted to be different!
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Oh, I get it. I loathe fads. Actually, my white garden was also ‘different’; although not appropriately so. https://tonytomeo.com/2017/09/21/white-supremacy/
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It looks a lovely spot to sit in for a morning cuppa. So calming with just white and green. Well done! šš
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This is a stunning change! You have really thought this out. I may be somewhat biased as I love white flowers. I feel I am running just to keep up with the garden but you are showing what reflection and then hard work can achieve. Amelia
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Thank you, Amelia the white garden has worked well in the past. people who have visited seem to like the new design.
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