Gallery

Below are some pictures of the garden at Gardener's Cottage where we have lived for over 21 years. 

View across the garden over the monarda 'Mohawk' in the 'B & B' (bee & butterfly) border. This has formed a large drift from the the 3 small clumps planted 2 years ago. It is obviously very happy!

Borage thrives in the 'B & B' border. The bench, situated at a high spot in the garden, gives great views down the garden and roling hills of the countryside beyond.

The view down the mulched, long path leading towards the house. The path is flanked by the the veg plot and greenhouse on the right and a long herbaceous border on the left. The fabulous grey, upstanding cones of the korean pine and enormous rhubarb leaves , measuring up to 1m across, usually invoke comment from visitors

In the damp garden, where surface rainwater from the surrounding fields seems to gravite towrads, moisture loving perennials and shrubs have quickly established themselves. Perennials include ligularia 'The Rocket', inula magnificum, iris pseudocurus, persicaria amplexicaulis and angelica gigas.

Wildflowers such as tansy and borage are great attractors of pollinators amongst the ornamentals.

Angelica gigas and ligularia 'The Rocket' thrive in 'The 'Damp Garden'

The 'Hot Border' where monarda 'Adam' and lysimachia 'Alexander' make a great contrast

The view towards the house with summer in full swing

A hot sunny day early July 2018.

Astrantia putting on a stunning display

View across the garden to the idyllic countryside beyond

In the winter of 2018/19 we installed a new summer house as a place for visitors to enjoy as well as for our family when the visitors have all gone!