View from the greenhouse in July 2011  |
View towards the yellow garden in 2006  |
View towards the house in July 2011  |
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About the Pastels Garden Purpose This garden functions rather like a lobby, in that we can get to all the other spaces, including the house, by walking through it, so the planting is designed to be seen in passing, glancing left to right en route to somewhere else. It is also home to the greenhouse, coldframes and the nursery area where new plants are propagated and grown on. Contents The flowerbeds form a continuous ring around a square central lawn and the colours blend gradually through a range of pastel shades from blue through mauve to pink then white to yellow in waves around the garden. Early season height provided by bay pyramids, clematis and roses trained on obelisks, fastigiate evergreens and elaeagnus, is soon engulfed by a chorus line of colour co-ordinated perennials such as campanulas, delphiniums, thalictrums, veronicastrums, echinops, eryngiums, phlox, asters and eupatoriums. History This site was used by previous owners as a grass tennis court, and before we started the project it was still being mown as a lawn. The beds and paths were laid out in summer of 2004, the planting was done in autumn of 2004 and the greenhouse was erected in March of 2005. Below are some photos of the pastels garden during its construction and in its early days. Peak Season: July/August/September This garden comes into its own after the main flush of roses and improves throughout late summer with the addition of phlox, asters, agapanthus, sedums, limoniums, echinacea, liatris and veronicastrums.
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