Planting Takes Place at Our Highworth Garden

In February we returned to a garden we landscaped last August to do the planting in time for spring. Katie, our designer has created a minimal low maintenance planting scheme which echoes the style of the hard landscaping. The planting subtly complements and softens the whole design.

Take a look at the before and after:

Plant Summary

The soft landscaping adds subtle interest and colour to the garden, softening the hard landscaping features and creating a feeling of enclosure. The plants will continue to improve the garden as they establish and mature over time. Katie is looking forward to going back with her camera to take more photos once summer arrives, which we will share with you then.

The planting includes:

• A row of 46 Photinia fraseri ‘Red Robin’ hedging along the back of the garden softening the fence line.
• A line of 6 pleached trees have been planted along the neighbouring left boundary, providing further privacy.
• 84 Euonymous fortunel ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’ plants now run the length of the long border parallel to the lawn.
• Our client has added to the planting scheme by placing two large olive trees in pots on the decking close to the pergola, as well as two Cordylines in pots which frame the steps up to the lawn.

• Other plants include: Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Zebra’, Heuchera ‘plum pudding’, Skimmia japonica ‘fragrant cloud’ and Vebena bonariensis. (N.B. The hydrangea and Skimmia shown below aren’t the exact species used in the garden, but a similar plant is shown. Please google the plant name to find the exact photo.)

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Image Credits:

Vebena bonariensis; Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’; Hydrangea macrophylla; Skimmia japonica