 Mature roses in full bloom in the yellow garden in June 2011 |
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 East facing seating area in June 2011 |
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About the Yellow Garden Purpose The yellow garden was created as a place to sit, eat, read the paper, shell seeds, brush the dog, etc. It is also a corale for anything yellow that I felt should feature in the garden but that I could not bear to place in line of sight of anything pink. It is enclosed by evergreens on all sides to ensure both pinks and yellows are kept at a safe distance from each other. Contents The roses here are mostly hybrid musks, David Austin hybrids and albas, and the flowering shrubs include philadelphus, lilac and buddleja, all surrounded with perennials in shades of white and yellow. As yellow rose bushes are largely a 20th century development, most of the roses here are repeat flowering varieties, and this extends the rose flowering season into August and September. There is an old bomb shelter in the southwest corner, which I find adds great perspective when feeling overwhelmed. History The site of the yellow garden initially contained a large hut and two big mounds of flinty subsoil. The beech hedge had not been trimmed for around 30 years so the first thing to do was to chop the beech hedge to a sensible height and allow the lower trunks to bush out. The yellow garden was laid out in September 2003 at the same time as the rose garden, and planting was completed in spring of 2004. Below are some photos taken before and during the yellow garden's early days. Peak Season: June/July/August June is a good time of year in the yellow garden as all the roses are in full bloom, the lilacs are flowering and most of the perennials are contributing colour and texture. In July the philadelphus and buddleja join the show as the roses wind down. August is a good time to see the second flush of rose flowers together with hemerocallis, leucanthemum and echinops.
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