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2010 Garden Media Guild Gardenlng Col umn OIThe Year
We have dedicated this issue to the glory of TREES , wit h features on HOWICK in Nonhumberland (pg 41) , ecologlcal tree planting ideas (pg 93) and a celebratíon o f some of the U K's most ou <stand ing (pg 8 6). A few years ago , I enjoyecl an af<ernoon at Westonb irt , and the Lime Avenue is truly the most incredible tree planting 1 have ever seen. 1 strongly reιommend lhal you Lake lÍ me OUl th is mOnLh and viSiLthe arboreLum closesl lO you. Few o f u s have lhe room for Lhe more g ianL speιunens 111 our gardens, bUl the re i$ no reason why we can'l er甘oy lhem in lheir wo nde rful ma Lu rily a L these ve ry special places.
My new h ome offers \l lews of an ancient p ear orcharcl , and one tree leans o\ler my boundary. These pears ha\le offered us fresh fruit every morning and , WO \\l, do they taste good. 50 we bring you some won clerful PEAR RECIPES (pg 72) , which 1 am sure will be far more successful than the juice 1 tried to make from mine. I think 1 sh ould have added a drop of lemon j uice .. . 01' maybe just stíck to gardening! I am also sending Otlt a plea - in our upcoming we'U be SLaning a new selies on charily and commurlÍly gardening schemes and are keen LO find OUL abouLmore o f them , 50 if you know o f o ne in your area , please get in LOuch LO tell U$ abouLil E町 oy thiS fireιrack凹 o[ a month
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Contents NOVEMBER 10
The Rake Our columnist James Alexander-Sinclair picks his lavourite courses , exhibitions and events lor November 14 Shopping.. . for focal points Key pieces l or great impact 18 National Trust Time to plant and p阳ne at Kingston Lacy 24 Editor's choice: Tape measures Tamsin calculates the merits 01 these garden design essentials 54 Toby's Nursery As he gets ready to open up lor business, Toby commissions his logo and sells plants at a local lestival 93 Ecowatch Anne Gatli considers lhe best trees for wildli fe 106 Library leaves This month's new gardening books review ed 114 Guest speaker $ue Biggs on being RHS director general
Glorious gardens 27
Ll1'\日:\1BυU I{G The love of Piet This Irosty garden is graωdWlth deli臼te
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seedheads and gracelul grasses
Sι'υTL，也ND Going global Thousands of rare perennials and
grasses create an autumn spectacle '" this p1anthunter's plot NORTHL \18日RLA吨。 Sylvan sanctuary We 臼lebrate the beguil,ng beauty 01 trees W1 th a \11 M to Howick Hall ιL \IHRIA Nostalgia Up north At the start 01 rose-p恼nting season, we II1 sit one 01 theα)，.mtry's most romantic rose gardens
Design 61 63 69
IN (_'υ飞飞'ERSATIυ7、 WITH... Tom Stuart-Smith looks at how to revive mature gardens that have existing elements A GARDEN REBυRN The Iceman cometh Winter arrives early at Bridge Eal, blanketing the garden in a layer 01 snow H I STORI(' FEATt JRES Surprise, surprise After its 18thcentury heyday, is the ha-ha relevant in contemp口rary gardens?
The edible garden 71
Offers & competitions
Mark Diacono Mark 回vours the last of this ye町's harvest and
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looks forward to the year ahead. picking seeds and trees for his plot
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COOK YOUR OWN Pears Expert advice on buying, planting,
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Plant swatch Indoor flowerers to really brighten up the home PLANT FOCUS Berberis This reliable plant deserves more attention than it gets - particularly its
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News & events In his regular column , James Alexander- Sinclair rakes up the latest happenings in th e garde ning world, and shares his favourite places to v isit
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green wall, and we not only gave it a Gold Medal but a speClal award for Most Creawe Garden. Ti me was when heathers were a: over the 肉ω. 切t lashion is fockle and they slipped from 似lPularity. so perhaps it is time lor a resurgence In the popular'ty 01 this relia剧e p1ant? Most are evergreen，町、arrv Ilower in the oepths 01 winter, and youωn sleep on them w ,thout caUSlOg much damage. Jo,n The Heather 50αety (, t accepts members Ir田na over the world) and rece've yearb∞险， bulletins and a 'ree advlce selVlce , www heathersociety org
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FRUITFUL FANCY Many of you have more than one fruit tree , and unless you have extraordinary appetites , 1 am willing to bet that (on a good year) they produce more apples and pears than you can comfortably ea t. You could , of cour妃， store them , but how about making apple juice instead? Harrod Horticultural have a range of good-looking fmit pr巴货s (le民) that can convert your windfalls into something delicious. For more infonnation , call 0845 4025300 or visit the website \vww.harroclhorticultural.com
Apply ωithin The 1δte Christopher Lloyd is renowned not jυst for his prolific writings and the extraordinary gardens tha t he maintained and developed at Grea t Dixter in Sussex. He is also well known as an inspiration and guide to many young people who came to Dixter to help and to learn , and since then have gone on to great things all over the world. His legacy is being continυed under the eye of Fergus Garrett, the hugely talented head gardener at Dixter. The Christopher Lloyd Scholarship allows a young gardener to spend a year immersed in the gardens. Not only this. but the Christopher Ll oyd Bursary encourages trainees to expand thei r knowledge through travel As Fergus so wisely says: 'I t is so important to keep broadening your horticultural horizons.' Applications can be made through the website. Just as importa时， they are seeking donations to keep these two great ideas afloa t. www.greatdixte r. co.uk
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NOVEMBER NATI ONAL TRUST
FORMAL FANTASY Kingston Lacy in Dorset is a vast est at e w ith a variety of interesting gardens and landscapes. This month. Head Gardener Andrew Hunt gets to work on the last autumn t asks before w inter arrives PHOTOGRAPHS JASON INGRAM
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place. but it is beautiful nonethelessφ The original 17th-century mansion
was remodelled by Sir Charles Barry in 1835. and looks like a giant dolls' hoυse.lts Italiana te terrace gives on to a grea t sweep 01 impeccable lawn. an immaculate gravel walk. elegant avenues 01 trees and lormal gardens Adorning the space are superb architectural ornaments assembled bya previous owner. William John Bankes. including many stone urns. bronze lions and tortoises. Venetian wellheads and , larther on, a soaring Egyptian obelisk. The parkland is doned with oaks , beeches and other majestic trees , and Red
FACT FILE
Devon canle are free to graze, creating a
PLACE Kingston Lacy is located 1. 5
wonderfully pastoral scene . Other highligh ts
m iles west o f W imborne in Dorset
include a restored Vi ctorian l ernery. a large
SIZE 8.500 acres of estate. including 3 2 acres 01 lormal gardens, p lus six
Japanese garden , a secretive Blind Walk . so called because it is hidden Irom view behi nd evergreens . and a Sunk Garden with formal beds. Th e Edwardian Parterre was lald out
acres 01 kitchen garden SOIL Sand. clay and chalk ASPECT South lacing and open SPECIALlSMS Victorian lerne时'. restored Japanese garden. superb architectural
in 1899 l or Henrietta, Walter Bankes' new
。rnaments.
WI旬，
trees, Ed飞础rdian pa同erre and lim e avenue
and is still planted every year w ith
grand landscape with ancient
seasonal bedding plants.
WHAT'S IN SEASON In autumn , the glorious foliage 01
Berberisx 0π'awensis f. purpurea 'Superba' (far leffJ changes Irom red to orange to
yellow. Prized lor its Li ly 01 the Valley scent
Mahonia x media 'Charity' (centre)
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point in the w inter garden. The ler仔leaved bee仙， Fagus SVI'ν'8tica var.
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a utumn
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PRUNING ROSES
and any other tender plants with
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lacy in autumn. rather than in spring. This helps avoid wind r∞k damage and also encourages the bulbs that are planted under the roses to come up in early spring. Älways prune a rose stem to an outward-facing bud using clean. sharp secateurs: Andrew explains. 'and remove dead. damaged or diseased wood. Prune stems to about 2-3ft in heigh t. Th e remaining stems should lorm a kind 01 goblet shape: The leaves at the base o( the plant should al50 be removed
TAKING DOGWOOD CUTTINGS Collect 曲。ng.
straight stems and cut 回伪 one. making a clean. straight cut ac阳ss the base. just
below a leal 时刻。. and a slop,ng cut about 2伽na以用.
Prepare your pot with free-dra ,mng compost
and d ,p the stems .n r∞ting 阳)\III(jer Insert 山e ∞ttJngs. bv a协ut haJf 01 their 1ength • .nto the compost and then water in wel:. Allow the cutMgs to se创e ar划町咀ke 且Jre you keep the 50, mo，剖 • Collect
leav回 to
make leaf mould
f()( the lollowíng spring and summer.
• Plant or move trees. shrubs and hedg,ng while the ∞nditions are 9∞d Avo ,d dOlng 50 1I there is a risk 01 frost • Dig up dahlia tubers once the lirst frosts have killed their top growth AJternatIVely. cover the plants in straw • Plant out hyacint h and tulip bulbs for a sparkling spring display • Mulch trees and borde陌 with manure or wood chip. Andrew uses cow manure Irom the estate.
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boKes are
to Kingston lacy and
were used bv tOO Ba nkes lamily to protect the many garden oma阿、ents
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boxes are made Irom the w回到d on the estate. It takes the garden staft twoωys to put all the omaments to bed 1，αwlnter
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PREVIOUS PAGE Neatly mown lawns and clipped edges frame the 'free-form' plantíng of perennlals and grasses at Altlorenscheuerf、。f THIS PAGE, TOP LEFT Shape and form are vital and key plan恒 include the blue.white stems of Perovskia 'Blue Spíre'. ABOVE LEFTτhe skeletal heads of Tha/ictrum rochebrun;anum. 28
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or beds - only a lake that had been du g. But w f pe (O me the garden \Vas set on a south- facing slo pe person al hero face (0 face , let in the most beautiful rolling countryside .' alone spend time working with them. Pau l and Paulme McBride The garden th ey created over th e next 12 years is a combina Li on ()f garden rooms wiL h no t only mel Piel Oud olf, b ut crisp hed ging a nd neally edged and mown also crealed a magical garden in Luxembourg la \V ns . BUl \Vill、in thal fra mework is wha t with hiS assiSla ncι ‘We h ad seen P ie l's bo rders al W isley an d had b een follo \V ing Pau line d esc ribes as ‘ free- form planling' him for some lime: says Pauline , 'sO il was a loose groups o f peren nials and grasses , very dream ιome l rue LO wo rk Wilh h im.' much ins pired by Oudol f. 'We we re given a See n aS one free h and a nd ()f lhe wo rld ‘ s a n u n limiled ‘ We'd seen Piet's borders at Wisley , so J ' ~~ bud eet \V h e n g reatest li vi ng it was a dream to work with him' ,. _'_~~ : . _ . 1 Il came LO tLl e ga rdeners , Piel Oudo lf is a t design ing and th e forefro n t o f th e New Pere n n ia ls pl an ting of this ga rden ,' says Pauli ne. 'It's Move me n t , which has s ha ped the look of won derfu l to have the s trai ght li n e of an ma ny contempo raly garde ns over th e past avenue 0 1' a hedge to d raw you into the decade o r so. His na tu ral is ti c pl anti ng garden . Then you set something 飞啊 Id inside s ty le has inspi red a who le ge ne ratio n of that frame and it becomes exciti ng .' Paul and Pauline busied themselves for three gardeners. For Pau I and Pauline , there was no years plan tíng a cutting garden and an organic do ub t th a t his s tyle \V ou ld p rovide the ins pi ration fo r the three-ac re ga rde n they vegetab le potager. Plantings around the la ke and in the 'four 使asons' garden featllred looser M哈比 creating， wh 阳 tich s 创 ur 段ro 饥und 仇 εd a ú 缸 aη叶louse in 【巾 he Lux 汉 embourg ∞ count【r叮 y咆吼 割 s id 仇 e group ings o f perennials , shrubs and trees (0 s乳【a 制 r民te 时 d ， there w:ω nothing 【here - no borde rs reilect the changing 优asons F
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as their fiowers , and once saîd , memorably: Then, in 2001 , the owners rεad an an icle ‘Bro飞，vn îs also a colour.' For him , gardening abom Piet Oudolf and suggested that perhaps is abom approaching p lams h olistically they should ask him (0 desîgn a large border ' [f you have beauüfu l plams , !t doesn't mean arou nd the h Ol\se. ‘ [[ was amazîng [ 0 work WiLh him. and h e was so ins piralional: says LhaLyour ga rd en is beau Lifu l. Some Lhing is ωmplele when everylh ing \Vo rks tO gether: Pauline ‘ Il was as though h e had opened u p thiS b ig ne \V sweeLsh op LO us - imroducing us he has previously SLa[ed. While lhe plaming gives plemy ofωlour and LO planLS we had no idea abouL and had never imereSLduring the summer momhs , in winter come aCross lt was a h uge learning curve 、 Th e result was a huge bo rde r th at looks il comes in LO i[S own Il re minds Pau line of Lhe look o f an like a b ig a rm old sep山 photo、 embrac ing Lh e Some 20,OOO plaIts went int o the border, m thbands of house, and this many grown in Oudolfs o\
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CENTRE Easily vìewed from the h。ωse， the planting marks the changing seasons Architectural stems and flowerheads make strìkìng shapes ìn the frosts , TOP RIGHT The low sunlíght iII uminates the golden stems of Echlnacea purpurea 'Rubinglow'. ABOVE RIGHT Spìres of Astilbe chlnensis var. taquetii 'Purpurlanze' take on russet shades THE ENG lI SH GAROEN 29
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exp lains. Although flauer and 轧叶th milder wim ers th an Luxembourg , ít has a similar heavy clay soil, and man y of the key plams remain the same . As well as the n umerous grasses o ne would eXpeCl. Lhe key !1owering planlS incll1de echinaceas s l1ch as ‘ Rl1b inglow‘ and ‘ Gree n Edge' , as well as aSLi lbe and phlomiS for faruaslic wi l1ler SLrUιlure l nsp ired by Piel O l1 dolf's app roach LO gardening , l he und erpinn ing ethos iS how these plams wo rk WiLh each anOlhe r , l1 sing big, bold groups LO really geLlhe impaCI of a particu lar vllli ety. The Lall sp ikes o f Persicw1a amplexiCllUliS 'S巳ptember Spires' might be pa rtnered 、，vi th the similar coloured but daisy-like Echillaccα ‘ Rubinglow' ilnd a grass such as Deschampsiα ζespitosa， also known as tu fted hai r grass. Another favourite is pin k-flowered Stachys ojjicillalis 'Humme lo' , which is planted with the fragrant and bronze-Ieaved Acωεα simplex 'J ames Com pton' an d t he aüy grass Molinia cαent1ea subsp. anmûinaαa ‘Transparent'. 'We look for comb inations o f plams thilt reverberate against one another: says Pauline. Texture is so importam - textures have to
contrast and work against one another , and the wh ole plaming h as to look loose an d unst rt\ ctured .' But wh ile the planting may be free and ope n , the con fines o f t he bo rde r m l1 SL be sharply defined for the look lO work. Pauline adds. Edges m l1Sl beι111 neatly and the lawns mown regularly lO prov ide lh e neιessa ry COnlras l. Co me a Ul l1 mn , lhe app roach iS hands off. however, with all Lhe seedheads and Slems le fl intaCl for Lhe wi11ler sh ow. ‘ Resist lh e urge tO CUI th ings back - keep thin gs loose a nd u nstructu red : advises Pa111ine. 'll's greal for wildlif，ε . and it iS good p rotection for the p lan ts too. And i t' s so bea utiful when you ge t those won derfu l frosted sεedheads.'
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OPPOSπE PAGE, TOP Lush and luxuriant even when rímed with fr因t， Veron;castrum 时'rgínicum 'Fascination' and Mis回nthus sinensís are invaluable for adding 前ructure to 仙e winter landscape. BOTTOM Phlomis ru臼ellana， Nothofagus antarctica, Panicum virgB阳mand echinacea. THIS PAGE, TOP LEFT A firm favourite is Echinops exalta阳s. TOPRIGHT Echinacea purpureB 'Rubinglow' and Notho角gus antarctica. ABOVE RIGHT GrBsses such as Pennisetum alopecuroidesfeature often.
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The notebook A lt loren sch e u e rhof in L u xembourg covers three acr es on a south- facing slope . The heavy clay soil is fertile b u t the main c ha ll e n ges lie in the b itterly c o ld winter tem peratures and the high. exp osed p o s it ion
SEEDHEADS Pauline suggests leaving
PAUL AND PAU Ll NE'S TIPS
seedheads on many plants
• Don't be tempted to cut things back as
into autumn and w inter
they lade. It is labour saving and great lor
to see how they evolve.
wildlife to leave them , but the seedheads
Many seedheads add
also add to the look 01 the garden in winter
fantastic structure and
• Make the most of 'veiled ∞l剧r':use
texture to the garden , as
bold colours but soften them by planting
well as providing a
behind grasses, SO you can look through
wonderfullarder for
GRACEFUL GRASSES
and glimpse the s盯onger colours.
visiting birds. The best
About a third of the garden is made up 01 diverse grasses,
• Taller plants sometim嗣 work well
such as Sesleria aurumnalis {aboν剑。
at the front 01a border, giving the eye
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alliums.
They are vital
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overalllook and longevity of the design. Their structure and
something to surprise and interest
robustness is what gives the garden its cohesion during
• Be bold. Try different plants and if
the autυmn and winter months. The sound they make as
they don't wOrk, then dig them up and
the wind moves through them adds atmosphere.
move them somewhere else. • Use big plants even in a smaller garden as they add 'oomph' to the planting.
DRIFT PLANTING Plants grow in communities in the w ild rather than in ones and twos , and Paul and Pauline have adopted this style in their planting. They use large drifts 01 individual varieties
t。
create a more natural and dramatic 1∞k (abovel, which they believe also shows olf the best characteristics 01 the plants
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texture ∞ming
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hbbhl fY 比 gardener and lh chances a陀 you 、叶1 fmd a few I11 lnguing booklets，出elr covers bearing a l Jn ocu l Image of an enCh anting walled ga rd e n fill e d Wilh g ianl pe re n l、 la l s ， p rod u c li ve g reenh o uses , an orch ard ancl polted pla nlS in nea tly orde l'cd I'ows. Th ese a陀 Lhe a n n ual ιalalogucs of Cally Gardens , and th、e ga 汩rdcn 创 e r、 house tuc ked away in the co rne创r o f the prin、1 t 巧 1 5 home tωo M i胁 由 c h:1圳 cl 川 W l叫c才火 k en叫巾 仇 d en ， the plan t h Unlc r and nurserym an w ho almOSl 25 yea rs ago rescued this s l1 pe rb example oC an 18th -century walled garden from dereliction . Thls was previously the kitchen garden of nearby Ca lly House in soulhwcst scαland ， and sits amid dense woodland on what was onα a ralsed beach on the edge of the R1Ver Flecl. By November. most of l he l rces have shed their 1ωves and the lalc al1 tumn sunshine picks OUI thc barc stems and decorative seedheads 山al 陀mam once the lush growlh of Sl1 mmer has faded a \Vay The garden is contained wühin 5m-h igh walls o f warm red b rick that wcre handmade on site between 1765 and 1770 , and although the h Ol walls that once bisected ü have gonc (they were l1sed to bring peaches and nectarines to npen ess). the rest 0 1' the garden remains mtact , inclllding the potting sheds. thc mushroom hOllsεand the v1ne hO l1se , \\1th IIS elegant system of wClghted vents. At thls tlme of year. late perenmals are sull nowering in deep borders. bl∞mmg amid vi\'1d alllumn Cohage. Despne the presence of lhe Solway Flrth jllst a few nllles soulh. and lhe prOlcction afforded by lhe hlgh walls , fros<5 are not lIncommon here , crystalhsmg splders‘ webs and lllm mg bemes [0 sparkhngJewels. '] h ad been looking for a walled ga l'den for almos< a decade when ] came lIpon [hls one: says Mlchael. ' ]t came on the market j l1 st 48 hOl1 rs before 1 had [Q leave on a planl-h unting exped ition 10 the An des , 50 ] d ashed over from Northern lrelan d , where [ was Ii ving , 3nc! asked lhe owners not to sell the house tO anyone else ‘
PAGE fie町 Comus alb. 'Sibirica' lights up 仙e bordðr. THIS LEFT A国nthus seedheads em.rge between PO阳，tilla frut翩翩 'Vo lmorini.n.' and Mis臼nthus sinensi巾 'Gr.elllímus'， LEFT The 20-year-old beech hedg阴阳 Ip create shelter. BELOW Frost du 5ts the border that runs between th8 Víctorian vinery and th8 19605 Dutçh líght houses. OPPOSITE PAGE Gr8 5$88, sedums and 8 yu出a 怕rlve In‘he gri忧Y 80íl 01 a raised bed PREVIOυS
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For more than two decades, lVlichael has scoured the globe searclùng out plants, from Russia ωNew Guinea and from Uganda to South America. 咀1ese tlips were not without their dangers The owners wel古 as good as Lheir word , and when MicMeJ returned , b ringing with h im eighl tOns of plams from h iS previous home in IreJand , he sel abou l cJea ring the brambJes , res tQ ring lhe gJasshouses a nd pUlting a roof on lhe ho use, which had been Slripped o f ilS sJate. From the o Ulsel, MichaeJ's imemion was lO grow exCeptionaJ perenniaJs、 and in particuJar tho优 with s tatuesque propo nion s '1 started out with Graham Stuart 1ho111as's book Perennial Garden Plants , and 1 g rew evelyt hing recommended in it that d idn't appeal in the Blo0111S of Bressingha111 catalo伊巳 Ad rian Blo0111 , owner of Blooms 0 1' Bressingham Ga rden Centre , was amused by this ta le when he visited Cally Gardens earlie r this year to see for hi111self the incredible range of rare and unusual plants that flou ri s h h ere. Many of th ese plan ts are g row n fr0111 seed coll ected on Mic hael 's exped itio ns to some of the world 's most remote and inh osp itable loca
difficulties Slruck h is Ch inese guides ‘ One gu ide feJJ and d isJocaled h iS shouJder and couJdn ‘ l climb OUl of a Sleep vaJJey , SO we had lO find a new rOUle lhrough very rough te rrai n 、 On o ne expedition tO Uganda , MichaeJ was held al gunpoil1l , and on every lrip he isωnscious tMt jeopardy is nεver far away ‘ Allimes , we mighl be 10 days‘ 川!aJk from the neareSI medicaJ pOSl, and in lhal time , a Sim ple cut cOllld Mve tu rned to septicaemia.' Yet , despite the d angers , Michae l's appetite fo r tracki ng d own new plants remains llndimmed , and the garden is filled \\<咱th his discoveries. Hundreds of new rhododendron seedlings grow under shade , the p roducts of his most recent trip to China; and a brilliant red Vitis amurensis clothes part of the walls , a treasure Michael found growing in Russia. Plants here a re encou raged to self seed , setti ng up colonies 01 popping up unexpected ly in the gravel paths a nd a re o nly rei ned in when they threaten to get om of comro l. Al l of them are stlldied cJ osely for signs of new and llnllsllal colours , or forms tha < haven't been seen before. Anothe r reason why MichaeJ concentrates on growing new plams is that many established varieties are Sll问 ect to Plant Breede邸， Rights. This system, which was Jallnched in 1997 , w舱 ' THE ENGlI SH GAROEN 37
LEFT, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM Th. sal.s area of the nur钮ry and the fur四tional glasshou$嗣 with th. garden肘'$ house in the distan四'; Oianells tasmaniCJJ, or Tasmenlan Flax U Iy, has striking purp陆-blue ber币es with a slightly meta lOc tint; th. bl.ached and f.athery stipa foHage catches the sunlight with agapanthus Iruit in tt晴旬.eg.ωnd and the .ed stems of α>rnus 1I lbll'Siblrlca' behind. this hardy , fast -g towing dogwωdis particula.ly .asy to 9'ow 8nd Ioo ks be$t ín 仙 11 sun
designed 10 reward plam breeders for Iheir 51..;11 and e tTons byallowing Ihem 10 c1aim royallies for every plam sold. I1 a ll sounds very reasonable. eve n commendable , bUI Micha eI bel ieves Ihal Ihc syslem has bee n ope n 10 huge a bus es , a n d has caused dHtìculllcs and confusion bOlh for Ihe buyi ng public and the growers , 'Unfortun ale ly , there is abso lute ly no requiremenl to prove Ihat any actual b rceclmg work has taken place ,' he says. ‘ and the pubhc are paying royalt ies for breedmg that , in many cases , has never actua lly hap pened.' For many garclencrs. lhc arrîval of the new Cally Ga rclens catalogue every Novembcr is a long-amiclpaled event. and Ihey spend many happy hours pounng over new addltions and composing their orders Olhe r cuslO mcrs prefcr lO viSll m person, amvmg along a track where signs wam dnvers LO walc h OUl for red squirrels , One visitor wh o amved earlier lhlS ycar had driven all the way from Holland m order 10 add all of Mlchacrs 剑l叽as lO hls collectlon Such a dlSlance IS nOlh ll1 g. however. compared 【。由 lengths !ha t Mlchael hlmself IS prcpa陀d lO go to 111 order to collect the plan臼 111 Ihe flTSt place , and al lhe moment he has hl5 slghlS set on the mOU l1lalns of sOUl hem Elhlopla. '1 have been lhe陀 before、 but pans of lhe reglon are Sllll lI nexplored by bota l1l slS , 50 there may be mllch 51111 10 be found: he explams. Cally Gardens cUSlomers. whose plots are probably already overnowmg Wllh rare specl笛 ， had beller slart makmg 5pace for ye < more excepllonal plants ,
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The notebook Cally Gardens is almost t hree acres in s ize. It faces sou t h/sou t hwest , s loping gentlγ from t he s t ock beds d own to an o rc ha rd . The soil is f ree d raining and has been e nric h ed bγ m ore than 200 yea r s o f c ult ivatio n GO BANANAS Michael grew this banana (Ensere venrricosυm)
COVE R IT
from seed that he collected during a plant-hunting
In natural environments,
expedition to Uganda. It is brought into the frost-
every inch is colonised by
free vinery during the winter months (below). This
plants, so it I节akes sense
statement plant can
gro飞N t0 2n、 in
to do the sarr、e in the
height
garden. Try Acaena microphylla 'Kupferteppich' (rig htl with bronze leaves
and burr-like flowerheads that persist for mont 、s.
BE D IFFERE N T One 01 the simplest ways to make a garden interesting is to seek out more unusual forms 01 co阿飞π、 o n
plants. Perennial
AUTUMN COLOUR
honesty (aboν'e) has
I f y口u
beautiful ovate leaves and
leaf shades, but use late flowers , berries, seedheads
scented lilac flow ers, but
and coloured stems , such as the brilliant crimson 01
are planting for autumn
(θboν'e).
c口l口町， don't ju剖 rely on
most gardeners grow the
CornU$ alba 'Sibirica'
annual form of the plant
add uplifting hues to the garden late in the season ,
AII of these can help to
TIPS FROM MICHAEL • We have l05t a lot of plants in recent harsh winters, so 1 刻ways take cuttings of evergreen shrubs and of the more tender perennials to ensure that we always have them in the garden.
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water. Dead stems and seedheads not only
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PREV10US PAGE An entlcìng path winds through azaleas and towerlng rhododendrons In SIIv町wood THIS PAG已 LEFT. TOP TO BOTIOM Rodgc l'$las have textured purple foliage In sprlng Acer mllxlmowicziil a
snakebark maple with pretty leaves; with its heart.shapcd leaves and regular spacing. this Cercid伊hy/lum
jllponlcum
from Slchuan is particular1v dellghtful; red.tinged leaves are unfurling on the tips 01 Acer caeslum.
fronl fa♀ade of lhe Hall. Meadows envelop Lhree sides 叩 November a L Nonh umberland of lhe hou ,>e , sp n nkled WiLh snake's head frilill aries HOWlck Hall , somε600 new Lrees and shrubs are planLεd. IL ‘ S a prime lime of and decora Led wllh purple and red Luli ps in sp ring , hke a medieval La peslly. lhe yea r for selLi ng lhem OUl, bUl whaL The garcle n h as a dream)' 、 LÍmeless qualily , the makes Lh ese so s pecial is Lhal lhey have s pell enha nced by lh e 且rea L e mpLy h ou se lhaL was all been grown fro m collected wild seed. As a resu lL, gll lled by a fi rc in 1926. Th 巳 fa mi ly live in t he lhi s developing a rboret u m is o ne o f \Vo r l d、，vide wesl wing , while what was once the ballro0111 is now i mponanc巳， a safe haven fo r conserving pla nts that lhe Ear l Grcy Tca House. From lhis elegan t room , may be th reatened in their n atura l hab it ats. lt is you can loo k through lhe c陀alion of mod emlarge 飞vindows Ollt onto day p lant hunter Lo rd τ'he arbo 1'et lUl1 b a sarp hun' l1 1'0 1' the ga rde n , where a Charles Howick , who C'onS('1飞司 ng thrcat t>l\('d plani约 sp陀ading Adantic cedar has been on 22 plant stands tall above a yew expedilions since 1985 , hedge. l! was LO SlIll the wa忧rat Howick 由at a Chinese oflen [0 remOlC regions of the world. Head gardener Mandann (a bureallcral of Imperial China) blended Roben Jamieson has taken part in s议。f these. 出eepon严noωtea \VJlh bergamot for 由e 2nd Earl Grey , h was Charles' gr百ndparents， the 5th Earl Grey and hls wlfe , who created an informal garden (o contrast who was pnme mmlSter m the 1830s wllh lhe grand Georgran hOl四. Lnßuenced by Wilham The Tea House fllS m perfeclly 飞vüh the elhos al HO\叽ck '节lC c1 ear message we gel from VÍSÍt ors 自由al Robmson's namral planting 筑yle， their love of relaxed planllng was carried on by L.a dy Mary , Charles's everyone appreclalcs lhe lack of commercialism,' says mother, and now by Charles himseU. Flowmg perenmal Charles. For lhls IS a lrue plan臼man‘5 garden , fllll of rare plams, yCl SO anlessly laid Olll lhal it belies lhe borders , Ii nes of lavcnder and agapanthus and selfseeding alpines soften the te口aces that drop below lhe sClenufic imponancc of lhe 飞叽ld collecled perennials E
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and trees. The arboretu lTI cove rs 65 aιres and comai11$ 13 ,000 specime ns of 1,800 lax3 , in na lural-looking woodlands lh al represem differεnl geogra phiιal areas. When Roy LanC3Ster pla 11led a Chinese wingnut lree al lhe official opening in 2006. heιompared Howick lO C. S. Le、川正 ficLional land of Namia. ‘Going through the stone gateposts a t the e ntra nce is li ke fi n ding yourself in a m咱ca l world: he said. The key to successfu l establishment is the su mmer heat , and shelter pro叽ded by the valley of the Ho\V; ck Bu rn . '飞νe lost remarkably little last \\.咱nter，' comments Charles , 'though so me big o ld things were brough t dow n b y the m ost sn o \v we ‘ ve had since 194 7 .. Th is has brought n ew opportunities to Sil verwood , a d elightfu l area full of scented g lades among rhodoc\endrons and magnolias , staned by Lorc\ Grey in 1930 tO celebrate his silver wedding The new trees and shrubs
TOP LEFT The simplic忧V of the massed planting of Narcissus 'Seagu ll' lends a serenity to Howick Hall. TOP RIGHT Camellias and rhododendrons thrive in the shelte陪dcalm of Silverwood. RIGHT The woodland floor of Sil四川。od is humus.rich and perfect for prlmroses and erythroniums
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LEFT , TOP TO BOTTOM emerging leaves on the Chlnese wingnut , D副总ðte
PreroCllrya stenoptera,
plantød by Roy Lanca 目 er to celebrate the opening of the arboretum; Eupteløa plelosperma from seed 四1 崎cted In Sichuan, Chína; seed 旬r thls Illíclum slmonsií was ∞lIected 9，00创t
up on a Chínc四
"、。untaín;
11"" fargesíi.
cherry blossoms above 8 flowery mead of tulips sprinklød through meadow grasses. RIGHτA
whlch we re origi n ally de飞吧loped in AUSlralta for lhe eucalyplus. whlch are vul nerablεLO roolballmg Whe l1 lhe leaves fall o ff lhe nu rSεry SLOck , II is lhe Slgnal 10 be且tn planling AUlumn pla l1 ling $UilS lhe Howick s ile beSL As Cha rles expla ins: 'My g randfalher always said lhal if yo u p lant a tree befo re Christmas. yo u expect it to Sll rvive; btlt if you plant in spring. you hope it wi ll survi ve 、 Locatio ns for n ew trees are chosen early so that the sites can be sprayed with glyp hosate il1 AllgllS t. Horse manure is worked into the bottom of a squa re ho le. and leaf mou ld is mixed w ith the backfi l1. '1 don 't like overfeeding: says Cha rles. ‘ as 1 want to avoid soft growth. In Northumberland. slow and gradual is better than f:剧. Newt陀es are thickly mulched 飞叽th bracken that 15 Cll t from moorland in July 创d left
'The expedilions have , fo r Ihe mOSI part. been enormous fun : says Ch arles. 'La ndshdes could be a ùan且er ， bUL oLherwlse we usual1 y fell preuy $afe. In Ch m3. we were always accompa ni ed by a n armed po1iceman.' Days tn Ihe fielù wOllld be spenLLrekking tn mounLa ll1 arcas. coll ec Li ng seed . pho tO graph ing. maklng rcco rds and prcssing herba rium specimens. Trips 10 China , India 、 Am 巳 r i ca. Europe a n d the SOllth crn hcmisphcre arc all renected in the themed woodlands back at Ho飞呐ck Hal l. Therc IS a Slrong emphasis on Asiatic trees , as these do parllclllarly wcll here. The 飞vingnut planted by Roy Lancaster is a Ptrrocwyα 写tenoptera， collected by Roben on the banks of the Tumcn River in China. Some of the wmgnuts are startlng 10 nower well , their branches covered m pendulous tresses of pale , 飞叽nged fruits. They stand m the 飞盯ldnower meadows arollnd the Hall , wherc m spnng Ihe slopes are crowded 飞町th snowdrops and daffodlls. It's a perfect example of the blendmg of lhc natural and Ihe sclenúfic that is at Ihe hean of Ihls beaunful place 11
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The notebook Howick Hal l' s in forma l gardens and 65-acre arboretum occUPY a wooded dene t ha t runs eastwards down to t h e Nor t humb rian coast. A very w ide range o f trees can be grown in t he n eu t ra l. medium loam soil
CRACK NG KATSURA
STRANGE BEHAV OUR
SWEET SCENT S
BIRCH BEAUTY
Katsura trees. cercidiphyllums,
When w ild collected trees are
Catkins bring delight at one 口f
These lovely pendulous blossoms grow on 8etula
(above), have long been
grown in England , they often
fav口urites
exhibit different characteristics.
Azaleas are well known for their soen t. but rhododendrons can also be fragran t. W ith pink-
at Howick. having
This rare ao町， Acer caesium.
blushed white blooms, the
Howick's grandfather. 'A love
(above) has much whiter bark
Ahododendron 'Princess Alice'
。f cercidiphyllums
in India.
。ften
been chosen by l ord runs in the
Th店.
Lord Howick
(aboν'e)
the bleakest times of the year.
calcicola (above). 'This is a rare
is a cross between
and difficult little birch to grow:
family: he says. 'Easy to grow,
suspects, is because the light
A. edgeworthii and A.
says Lord How ick, 'which Roy
they have beautiful, heart-
is so m uch stronger there. Not
fragrantissimum. Being a
Lancaster collected in the
shaped leaves that turn
often grown in this country, it
hybrid, this plant is rather
mountainous Yunnan province
golden in autumn and give
is doing well at Howick, and its
hardier than its parents. With
。f
。ff
pale. lightly furrowed bark adds
a compact habit and slow
are almost silver before they
another texture to the garden
gr。队rth，此's
a wonderful scent of
strawberry or burnt sugar:
LORD CHARLES HOWICK'S TREE-PLANTING TIPS • Planting
sn、aller
trees
n、eans
that
staking is less necessary, so long as they
ideal in a container
China. Its young leaves
slowly turn grey-green
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Nostalgia up north Dalemainh路 one ofthe 曲lest，
most romantic rose g，挝~dens in 也e n01111 of England，出e perfect inspira刽 on and a great way to celebrate 仙e beginning of rose-plan由19 season
PHOTOGRAPHS AN DREA J ONES WORDS CARO Ll NE seCK
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h d hg dfDZ Lhcrc is a d iScreel. well-lended gl阻veyard. The II1scriplion5 make it c1ear lhal thiS 15 l he reslll1且 plaιe for ge ne ratio n5 o f mllch-Ioved fa n飞ily d ogs. Therein lies the key 10 Ihis gard en's character and charm. Therc、5 been a hOllse he re si nce medieva l times - added 10 ove r the cen ru ries . it has clllmmaled 111 an arresti ng property 飞盯th a lovcly sandstone Georgian façade. Walking arollnd ilS gravel palhs. particularly i n mldsummer when the extensive collection of old sccmed rose5 is a < it5 height. there is a scnse of n05talgia. and coming home. η1C P陀Sldmg Sptrit ovcr 由is garden is Jane Hascll-McCosh who. 飞明th a blend of romantic scnslbllllle5 and dccp garden knowledge , has SClllpled 11 II1 tO lhe besl rose garden in tl毡 ' THE FNG lI SH GARDEN 47
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TOP LEFT ROSII lC odorllt. 'Pallìda' sc咱mbl8S up th8 pink sandstone 'acade 0' Dalemain Manslon in Cumbr讪. TOP RIGHT Dusky pink 'o lCgloves and hostas make a spring di印 lay beneath 阶 e old fnlit tr88S. BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT RoSll U忧Ie Rambl8r 'Iowera continuously and is wonderfully scented; R. 'Cramoisi Supéri剧r'; R. Rhap四dy in Blue is 伽eclo臼st ∞lour available to a bl睛 r088; 阶. onc.fIowering R. 'Tea Rambler'.
no巾。r Engla.nd. Jane and her hllsband Roben look lhe relnS 20 years ago arter Roberfs mOlher Syl叽a ， herselr a greal planlswoman, p岱sed away. The wk was dallnnng. '((飞，vas a garden m mOllmmg: says Jane. 'Because Syl Vla had been 111 for a few years. lhe garden was looking ragged and unkempL We look over knowmgverγlrlLle， bUl \ V1 lh a knowledge lMl Il mUSl relain her love 0 1' planlS‘ Jane lhen had a slroke of lllCk , She mel lhe serendipilOllsly na01ed Rose Harper. a lalemed and inSl ll1 Clivc local a rnalC lIr 且ard el1er. and
employed her 10 help m lhe gardεn. Th ey've worked 10咎由er ever smce ，飞，vresnng Il back from becommg a sad memonal and makrng sure II m刻也ssensε10 飞IISIlOrs BOlh women wanLed beauly and frdgrance . Thεy we re also very keen lO respecl ilS long h i$ lOry but nOl be hldεbOllnd by IL Almosl lhe [l rSI lh ing lhey d ld was lO add more rOses , lraining l hem u p over arches , lhrOllgh lrees and lI P walls The palhs were wldened $0 IWO peo ple ιould walk side by side ralher lhan singly - a lovely LOuch . ,
::-I ow , from mld-J lI ne onwards , Dalemam IS an enchanled place 飞叽lh more lhan 100 dlrferem vanelles of rosεs ， 飞川 lh chmbers lI nderplanted wllh shrub roses , so denseJy planled lhey 陀semble woven rabri也 Toamble down lhrollgh lhe rose walk tS a dεlighl and the essence or an Enghsh 伊rden in rnidsummer; e~peclally wo nder[lI l arle r a rain sh ower , when complex scems or lemon, nUlmeg and cinnamon a陀 al lhetr mOSl inLe邸E Jane shudders shghlly when she recalls whal she (.hù in lhe early days. ‘ 1came in like a new
TOP LEFT The part8ITe garden w忧h clipped box and 伽e glassh。υse in tt呻 background. TOP RIGHT A vlew into the glasshouse with a plumbago climbing up the walls. BELOW, LEFτTO RIGHT RO$ll 'Viokttte' is a vigoroos rambler with striking crimson purple bloom配 the perpetual-flowering R. 'White Pet'; R. -Albertine' is weU-known for i帽 fabulous scent; easv-to阳growR. τhe Oueen Elizabeth' will reward you with fIoW8.. from July to Se ptember.
broom eager tO make my mark , and made some awrlll mlstakes. For example , 1 nearly gmbbed Ollt an anωnt apple lree becal四 I dldn't 陀cogmse I(S Importance: Two decades on , she reels her slyle 15 less hasly. She hkes to grow thmgs rrom seed and cUlllngs I"'.Ilh盯 lhan Opl ror lhe tn5lanl grallrlcallon o f new planls brOllghl in rrom olllslde. ThlS melhod or ‘ slow ga民lening' comnbllLes lO the Li meless qual ity or Dalemam. Walk l h rollgh lh e rose garden or alon且s i de lhe hi且h wall lhal's cl l'apecl Wilh climbers on lhe
broad terrace , overlookmg the Cumbnan cOllmryslde , and )[ cOllld be any decade m the pasl 200 years Jane's [amlly are woven mto the rabnc or lhe garden. \Vhen her chlld ren were small , she made a little patch ror lhem wllh planls named a [te r animals , Wilh roxgloves , bea r's breeches (Acanthus spinOSIIS) , hOllnd's lon且lIe (Cynoglο'SSlInt officinale) and Calmml (NfpCtCI catwia) being some of lhe me nagerie. She says she did il W amuse l he m while she gOl stllck inlO the borders. Roberl、5 gl"'.l ndmOlher
Gertrude was [rom Soulh A[nca , and It was she who mlroduced the collec t1 on or agapanthus lhat stlll glows blue m late summer m polS along the pa由s and te rl"'.lces. An earher chatelame called DorOlhea H局ell planled an uncllStmguished hr tree , Abies ccphaloni CCl, al the encl o[ the long bo rder 111 lhe miu-19lh cenlllry - now it's th e la rgest specimen of a Greek [i r in England There a陀 mo陀陀cent add1l1Ons as well. Slip 3way [rom lhe [o rmal iL y o[ l he main garden 311d lhere is a shady meadow neXl lO the river, ..
ABOVEThein旬rmal gravel path framed by wooden pergolas creates a seamingly endless vista through the rose garden. The rose in the fo用ground is t he damask tvpe 'La Ville de Bruxelles'. BELOW LEFT Leucanthemum vulgare (刷.eye daisyl grows by the st用am adjacent to fields. BELOW RIGHT W灿 its gnarled old roots emerging from the ground, the atmospheric stumpery has a surreal quality that adds an extra dimension to the gardens.
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wamed. She contacted fi.mher educatíon cenrre Newton Rigg College, part of As kham Bryan Colle候， and started a three-year project WiÙ1 the horticultul"al stl.ldentsωmake the snunpery ancl plam il with ferns ancl oLher rullive shacle lovers. The stumps are like organic sculptllres Lhal have slowly evolvecl from the landscape Roses , however , are always at Dalema in、$ hearl. J ane is t rialling rose pelal ancl lemon marma lacle for a n annual galh e r ing o f worldwicle mannalacle makers that she h OSLS in lale February , ancl is alreacly planning LO g row an avenlle o f ‘ Rose ra ie de l' Hay ' , lhe
fragrant , purple- l1 owered rugosa rose often in rose ice-cream, jellies an cl jams. Ask what is her favourite rose , ancl by her 飞叽nce you can tell this is as painful a question as aski ng which o [ her children she prefers Eventllally , however, she concedes. '1 hover bel ween Lhe frOlh iness of ‘ Zéphirine Drouhin' and lhe s im plicily of someth ing like Rosa ‘Ge ranium' , single-<:upped c1 imbing varielies.' usεd
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The notebook Oalemain gardens cover approximately f ive acr es an d ar e surrounded by a larger es ta te , inclu d ing a farm a nd deer park. P r edominan t ly s o u t h f acing , t h e garden r ar e ly suffers f ro m dro ugh t d ue t he high r ain fall in C umb ria CUTIING IT By dead-heading regularly, head gardener Rose Harper ensures that roses keep flowering as long as possible (belo叫 Many
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JANE'S TOP ROSE GARDEN TIPS • Plant barer∞t stock roses in November. They might look like dead twigs, but they establish quicker and bloom better. Order them online from reputable suppliers • Prune back climbers such as R.
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grew ClIt 110wers for Covem Garden Markel - once worked. The letters are in copper-plate. harking back to bananas. and the tomatoes are touching the days befo陀 homogenous computer-genel".m:d foms ù1e roo f. The polytunnel has been deared Ed gets whal we're after al once , hand-draws evetγletler and has become a plant- producing and , inspired by something old. creates somelhing new machi肘.and 出e stock beds are 110weting. We are pret叩 but reassuringly old-fashioned. We love Il much ready lO Sla rl trading . The p roblem is lhal ()u r CO O1 pulers have 阳Il 附5 lhough. We whizz off 阳 I()calion in the walled garden ()f Powde rha01 Castle in logo lO a signwriler we ûnd on lhe imernel , and a week Dev()ndoesn、l allow us lO sell di陀Clωùle publiιand our laler we have il prinled on apro邸. Our sleel ~日19n and lhe online O1ail-order website WOIÙ bεready unlil autumn frame\νork of an old Pashley biιyde lhal Lisa rescued [ro01 a 10ωl 钊咄ge yard. We plan lO take lhe b ike wüh BUl planlS a陀 dynamiιand Lheir shelf-Ii[e in S01all pOlS us lO shows and use lhe baker￥ baskel on lh世 fronllO laSlS only so long 认'e need lO go tO markel. and faSl show 0[[ our Oowers InJune、 J'm invited lO o pen lhe ArlS and The weekend o f lhe People stop to t，αke pictU1'es Qf the ,flowers Crafts Ga rden Festival Coo mbe Trenc hard ψiU切.g from the ωicker bαsket at COO O1 be Trenchal址 Festival arrives. and in vVest Devon festival . and asked if we want to set up Lisa and I 剖'e buzzing、 chatting to gardeners all day and stall for lhe weekend too. It would give us a chance to helping them 、川th their garden queries. Setting up and spread the 飞，vord about the nursery. get fèedback from selling is the fun part - the hard bit is getting everγthing gardeners and sell ωme stock. It wi 11 alωfo(.'Us our minds there in a trailer and a beaten-up old Toyota Hilux. It's a on getting the fundamentals sorted - the logo. signage. bit like moving house \\，司thout the help of a removal van. vehicles. plant labelling. public liability insurance, caniel Carefully packing e四rything in so it ani ves in one pieιe， bags. .. and evely thing else we havelù yet thought of. knowing how m uch to ta ke and not forgetti ng a ll t he The logo is uicky - where do you start? Fortunately. little things you need. such as secateurs. watering cal毡， ou r web日te designer Ed is vely talented . ωwe hand ovel money belt and change. waterpl∞也 (and suntan cream) and a very large thermos of cof!仅刀le Pashley bike 岱 a the job to him. along 、叽th an old tourist guide belonging to my uncle. Among 出，e ochre-tinged pa~巳s is an adven great Sl\Ccess. as people keep stopping to take picmres of [rom the 1890s for a nursely where my grandfuther - wh。 all
PREVlOUS PAGE The now famous Pashley bike. OPPOSITE PAGE. CLOC KW1 SE FROM TOP LEFT Ba nanas grown on the nursery; Toby packages up bareroot perennials; the stock beds in full bloom; propagating stock. ABOVE t正FT Toby keeps on top of the weeding. TOP RIGHT Usa and Toby love their new 1090. ABOVE RIGHT Though eve町。 ne iss。 bu町. plan臼 must 目íII be
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ABOVE RIGHT Toby plants Verbena bonariensis to encourage aphid-eating hoverflies in to protect nursery stock fro ...、 aphids.
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The first day it pours down, bm by the seconc\ day ,
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Q Oneof 出e most difficult problems with reviving a mature garden mωt be the fact are so many existing features. How C\O you ch∞se whiclt ones are kept? A lf the gar c\en is hlStOrical, then we tend to get a h iSwrical Lopographical su["\.吃y. This will give us the d ata needed to make decisions abotlt what tO keep. ln anOLher CO nLexl, we migl川咒 simply \Vorking LOgelher 、盯Lh the cl iem an c\ decid ing belween U$. Sometimes iLhas to do 呐th emoLional ties: ror 以ample， Lhere may be a tree given LO [hεcliem by a nOLher ramily member 认怆 n世d LO be realistic aboul ho \V thiS may arfeCl any new designs. MOSl lhings ωn be moved. Working Wilh a d iem is aboul bJinging an alte ll1 ative to [he table . that 出ere
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Q A lot of older gardens have wonderful spirit of place . Do you use 由is as a1l adva1ltage? And if ùle site doesll't c01lv ey these feeli1lg s , do you thÌlù it is possible to create ùlem? A We tlyωidentify the geJJt!S locí and discover what makes a space different - what gives it that special quality. lt is so easy to destroy 由is by over designi吨。r jtlSt ignoring the existing elements. lf you a陀 reVl叽ng a mature garden , then it ís abot1t sensitíve steps to merge
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ABOVE Th e yew domes and the faint outline of the path give structure to the winter garden. BELOW LEFT A faint mist in the valley burns up in the slanting sun, creating a painterly silhouette of the three hawthorns on the haugh. BELOW RIGHT Hakonechloa macra and a frosty line 01 sedums.
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ABOVE LEFT A wint町 'hat' for Bñdge Ea l. ABOVE RIGHT 'When icicles hang by the wa ll'. OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT A little oasis in the snowy garden; over a foot of snow covers the garden furniture; hazel hurdles a陪 picked out in snow patterns; Ammi m再us stems shine in 怡、 e sun.
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ABOVE lEFT Susie uses a broom to carefully brush a foot of snow from the yew topiary - though she leaves some on , as the snow helps to insulate them against the hard fros愈s. ABOVE RIGHT Susie is gra臼阳 I for a fulllog store to help keep them warm during the unforeseen early cold spell.
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Of fRll1T吨HARE.Nl:T '1 fmù my世lf flilmg up p阳CIOωllllle bou!εsof homenlàde ~Ioe gm , p fS of 立:rumrny apple jam anù damson cheese in November: says Sharon ‘ MllCh of Ill5 maùe from foraged bollnt~飞 Wilh lhe reSl comll1 g from lhe fruilshare.nel pl句eCl lhal J' m mv()lved Wilh - a simple idea lhal pami up people 飞V1th excess fluit 飞.vith those looking for produω. 1 \Vi lJ keep some of these goodies for mc. and others to make special Christmas gl lls for famlly and fliends. '1 ow lhe leavcs arc falling from the trees. 1 q l1l clly plan my prumng. clωn and shaφen scιalcurs. and dlg Ollt the eannuffs , Fruit talalogllcs a陀 dottcd around the house. 、~ll:mg for lhal spa陀 moment 、.\'hen 1ω3 日ick through lhe hSlS of barer<∞ts - 1 have my eye on apple Dog's Snout'. or ‘KeSWlck 臼仙n'， and maybe a greengage. medlar or qllIDce. If 0时Y 1 hada blggcr garden. Bllt thc best thmg abollt the onset of wmler IS commg mSlde. warmmg IIp wllh a upple of sloe gm , slouching in the cosy sofa , and thmkmg ahωd to spring and orchJrds fllll of blossom.'
TOP LEFT Pear 'Glou Morceau'. A freestanding example of a linked espalier, creating a hedge or fenced effect in front of 怡、 e orchard house in the walled organic gardens at Audley End. BELOW LEFT Harvested culinary pe肘 'Vi阔rof Wlnkfleld' , whlch can be pìcked from October through to Oecember and wìll also keep for a good whlle prlor to use. RIGHT Jacky serves up slices of pear and almond tart OPPOSITE PAGE Poached pears ìn wlne can be splced up with cloves and cinnamon. Serve warmwithωstard or cold with a dollop of créme fraÎche.
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Expert Advice
overzealous growth. Re-pOL annually - Lheyωn stay in Lhεsame pOL ,
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Essex , Lhe eXlended warmth of Lhe o rcha rd house benentS pots of lalcr-maluring, partiιularly Contine11lal , fruits
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25-30cm apart). Keep the graft clear of the ground. Leave 3. 5-4.5m between espaliers to allow horizontal growth. • Cut the stem at the first horizontal wire, just above two buds. • Train the main leader υpwards and
plant addi tional pear trees from t he same polli nation group as you rs ABOVE Mike Thurlow , head gardener at Audlev End. BELOW Jacky pìcks espalier ftuit BOTTOM The walls offer the growing fruìt protectlon
(buy ba 1'e1'oot stock f 1'o m 1'e putable fnlÍt specialist nurseries and
the emergent side shoots outwards , tying them in to straigh t. supporting ωnes.
Growing pears for eating
Cane young , supple shoots in
an upright position to stimulate gro叭tth . adjusting to the required horizontal
' Seckle' is a small , tiny , sweet pear that can be
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• Prune back by a third after leaf fall.
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free recipes. 'Willlam s' , 'Seckle' , and
be used in many hea t-
versatile varieties , as unripe frui t can be used as
the next laleral wire . Cut and train
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second tier branches as above • Summer prune all , as before
bricks , but traditionally were grown for slow c口。 king
'Rub off' any fruit on Ihe lower lier to allow plant 10 mature. Prune fruiting
in the perpe\ually burning ove n of Victorian times
spurs 5-10cm long and 20cm apa叶
'Black Worcester' and 'Cadillac' are still available
Heritage culinary pears 'Vica r of Winkfleld飞 from
YEAR THREE • Continue growing and pruning.
spec咱list
nurseries \0 the home fruit grower
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Suppliers &: contacts GARDENS
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Tel: +44 (0)1386 554609 wwwwarwickshireac.uk
• Audley End Organic Kitchen Garden , Saffron
• RHS Fruit Group. If you are interested in growing
Walden , Essex CB11 4JF. Tel: +44 (0)1799522842.
fruit and accessing opportunities to attend a wide range
www.gardenorganic.orgυk
of lectures and workshops, join the Society's FruÎt Group
• Thornhayes Nursery, Cullompton , Devon EX15 2DF.
for (7. For further informa tion, visit www.rhs.org.uk
'Trained Frυit: How to do it' workshop - 8 December,
MAI L ORDER SUPPLl ERS
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• Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop on 19 Nov at Hanbury
'Comice' varieties - suitable for containers
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Recine 1 Poacbed pears (pictured 011 pg 73)
Recipe 2 Pear-and walnut winter salad with goats chεese
Serves 3 people - 3 l irm pears
Serves 4 people
- 300ml white or rosé wine
- 1-2 l irm pears
- 50g sugar
- 100gwalnυts
- Squeeze 01 lemon juice
- 1 bunch 01 w ild rocket
- Optional cinnamon sticks. cloves
- Seasonal salad leaves (radicchio. chicory etc) - 150g soft goats cheese
• Peel pea陌. leaving stalks. Rub in lemon juice • Place in a tall pan so they can stand upright.
• Place washed and spin-dried salad leaves
and add wine. sugar and spices
in a serving dish.
• Top up with water until it reaches the pears'
• Thinly slice pears lengthways. discarding
necks. and gently simmer until they are tender
the core. and arrange.
• Remove pears and reserve. Reduce
• Sprinkle with handfuls 01 walnuts and
remaining liquid. pour over pears. and serve
decorate w ith slices of goats cheese. Dress w ith
with cυstard.
olive oil and lemon juice. and season to taste.
Recipe 3 Pear-and almond tart This is an adaptatlon of NIgella lawson's Bakewell Tart wlth fr esh raspberries - It is the best sweet pastry 1 have ever m ade. For the base: - 175g plain flour - 30gg r口 u ndalmonds
- 65g icing sugar - 130g butter -1 egg yolk • Mix together 怡、e dry ingredients belore making a line crumb mix with the butter • Add the egg yolk to bind until it makes a ball 01 pastry. W rap w ith cling l ilm and relrigerate lor 20 minutes • RolI out and line a 100SE铲 base Ilan tin. Pop it back into the Iridge while you make the lilling For the filling: - 3 tablespoons raspberry or damson jam - 3 eggs - 125g ground almonds - 125g melted buner - 125g caster sugar - 15g flaked almonds - 2-3 pears. peeled and quartered • Beat together the sugar and eggs. Stir in the melted butter and the ground almonds. • Spread the base of the Ilan with jam and pour in filling. Arrange the qua叫ered pears and decorate w ith a tiny central pear if you have one. • Sprinkle with chopped almonds and p lace in a prehea ted oven. 200吧. for 3Q-40 minutes.υ叫il golden. Serve warm or chilled.
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Apan from the lomatoe5 and herbs gro飞m in the ot her glasshouse , m051 fnllt and vegetables are grown organically oUld∞rs 111 raised beds crafted from railway sleepers. i\ rtificial fertilisers are OUI , so plams are nunured \V;rh a combination of well-roued horse muck, leaf mould and com阿led k1l巾n waste. Pests are kept at bay \V;lh the help of colollrflll comp缸uon Ilowers ilke mangolds The r，础。ration of Combe‘'s Io.lchen garden to its fomler splendour is 由e brruncluld of 出E
hoters owner and self-confes货d foodle Ken llum , and ILS head gardener Charhe O-Rellly , who has worked he陀 for nearly 30 y四吉 'The plan [0 res[o陀由e gardens unde阻。陀d all our vallles: says Ken. 'More and more pcople wa l1t [0 ea[ food [ha[‘ s fresh , hlgh qua 1lly and SUSlainably grown. We have bεen lucky 111 h av ll1 g lh e mate rials a nd peopl ε here lO make lhal possible.' Ea ch morning , Charlie meets chef Hadleigh lO d iSC LlSS wh矶、5 neetled in the kilChεn. Then gardencrs gCl pickin~ and ιhefs Stall C陀allllg The l'ιSUllS are i mpre拟ve: beelrOOI rnighl be lurneù into a starter o f beeLrOOl mousse wiLh a goats chcesc ftitter, whi le pumpkins cou ld end Ll p in a delicio us soup or purêed as accompamment to roast ve l1Ison. Chefs and gardeners have an an nual sit down al the slart of the yea r , when they as优ss what has worked well or less well the p陀\~OllS year , and decide what to plant. last y.:ar, for eXll mple, the g声rlic 飞vasa hugeωα邸， so th1S year Hadle1gh is keen to make sure much mo陀 IS plamed. Hadlcigh believes that 40-70% of the Imchen's fruu and \'egetables areωurced from lhc garden. dependmg on the season. The propomon IS growmg all the time ‘ l t's brilliant:
OPPOSITE PAGE， τOP AI fresωdlning 1.. luxurious affaír at Combe House in Devon. BELOW Chefs Hadlelgh Barrett and Stuart Brown. THIS PAGE , CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT One of the elegant bedrooms at the hotel; horses roaft、 free In the extensÎve grounds; home.grown parsnip crisps atop scallops; head gardener Charlie O'Relllv; th8 kitchen garden has been lovinglv d8.ign8d bV owner Ken Hunt and Charl恼;the tw。附maining original glasshouS8. .re in constant use todav , with on8 housìng a magnificer吐 grapevìne and the oth阳 a variety of tomatoes and herbs; a gardoner mowing Co mbe'. apple orchard
he says. 'lf we run Ollt of somethmg, we JlISl rup Ollt and p lC k 11. We、t 快en Olll the陀 、n出 torches befo陀
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unusual fnms and vegetables. lasl year , lhe garden 皿ff harvested 11$ 61'Sl crop of Chmt笃e quince , w h1ch are roasted and se凹ed wllh mea凶 orb011ed m
‘If we nm out of some仕ùng， we just rup out and pick it W(.\'ve l>een out thcre 明白 torches before' Planting is planned so that prod l1 ce is available for as mllch of the y'ωras 阴阳ble. ln summer, the gardens are an exuberant riOl of 50ft fruits , salad leaves, garhc , onions, globe artlchokes and cOllrgeues， 、、!hile in alltumn squashes , pumpkl时， qlllncc and raspberries come mto thelr 0、...." Wmtcr bnngs swedes , chard , pu甲le-sprouung broccoli , Jcrusalem 剖tichokes and cabbagc , crowned m FebntalY 飞vith JOYous cnm50n rhubarb , forced under gLant terraCOlla 阳1$ BOlh gardcncrs and chefs are el1Jo严鸣叫，'lng OUl new vaneoes and more
The highlight of the whole plot, though , has to be the garden's gargant l1 an 200-year-old mulbeny tree, whωe fnlilS a陀 tumed into eyecatching 5Orbe lS, jUices and jams 'You Simply can't buy mulberries: exclaims a dehghted Hadleigh. 'This is unique: l' m takmg a Jar of the jam home as a precious memory of a truly spα皿I edible garden. C()m"'~ Hυ1I，~， 已飞:14
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these distinctive tho俨ny m u1ti-season p份份rmers
Reliable αnd undemαnding， sh'tubs αγeαlso t'tUe
PREVlOUS PAGE Berberis 'G 四rgei' offe陌 Sωnted
f1 owers. THIS PAGE,
ABOVE FROM LEFT Berberis kawakamii has vicious thon、s; Berberis zabeliania is not so thornv; the purple fruit of Berberis beaniana. OPPOS町E PAGE, CLOCKWlSE FROM TOP LEFT B. thunbergii; B. gyalaica; B. thunbergii 'Golden Ring'
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w pl u ih bi bb n Reliab le a nd undemand ing. these disun ctive th orny sh ru bs are also true multi-season perfon叽ers， as anyone lucky enou gh to have been dazzled by the rare Berberis ‘Georgei、 can vouch . lts arching b ranches hang wiLh pendan tS of pale yellow scentεd flowers in spring , only for the优 tO be utterly outshone by long , abundant clusters of brighl crimson berries later、 in autumn . Li ke other d eciduous ty pes, il also has warm autumn h ues LO ilS leaves , b ut B ‘ Georgei' iS not unique. Berbe ris iS an (}u tslanding g ro u p of evergree n and deιiduo us shntbs, wh ich all comrib ute handsomely tO the autumn and wimer garden sιene They are a huge genus , with more than 450 species in the wild . and almoSl as many h ybrids and cultiva rs. They h ail frOI11 every conti nent except two , and are natural pioneer species , often the fi rst to colon ise an area. Remarkably unfussy abou t where they grow , they will thrive in most soils and are some o f the most obliging , versatile plants in the garden. They are both evergreen and deciduous， 飞飞咱th the colour o f the berries they p roduce gene rally dependent on which one they are -巳vergreen species \Vill usua lly have b lue-blac k fru it , wh ile decid uous berries are l11 ainly red. And all the berries. wha tever the colour. are imp onant food sources [or birds such as wimer thmshes. redwing and fieldfare , making them valuable wildlife plams. Denser species also pro飞咱de useful nesting and roosting places
for small bi rd s such as rob ins and finc hes , and evergreen types offer excellem win ter pro tection Th e shrub 's leaves are also the larval food of many butterfly and moth caterpillars Th e mos t w ell- kn own berb eris h a s tO be th e compact Berberis chunbel纱， favou rite of local authoritíes eve rywhere and loved fo r its brill iant autumn ιOIOU l and bright sιarlel berries. It h as ma ny ch a rming c u lt iva rs. fro m lh e pu r ple Berberis ch un bergii f acropurpU l'ea tO lh e s u btle B. chunbe rgii ‘ Golde n Ring'、 whose pu rple-r仅I leaves appear LO h ave been painstakingly edged 、，vilh gold pe n. BUl if these a re lhe only be rberiS you know , you may be su rpriSed by what the olhers have u p their sleeves. There is a berbe ris for almost every sp ot in the gard e n. At o ne e nd of lhe sιale is lhe tall. rath e r u ngainly B. chitlia (tricky to get ho ld o f but growi ng happi ly at the $ir Harold Hillier Ga rdens in Hampshi re), which at 5m high and 7m wid e is good for on ly the largest ga rdens. but magni 白cen 【 when clothed in its candy-pin k berries and seed capsules. Do飞回1 the othel end is the e lfi n B. x stenophy lla 'Cora llina Compacta'. No more than 50cm high , it is perfect in a con tainer 0 1' as a low , in forrnal hedge. Most berberis , however. are medi um-sized , often 叽gorous shmbs , and the perfect plams for a dilTicu lt Sp Ol. Be aware of their
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BERBERIS CARE . Be由eri5
øre tough, happily p川ting upwith
s，tuat咱ns and
con<Mlons that wωIcI rr咀keother
plants wlther and d ,e They wi tolerate almost any $Oil, exωpt water
logged , includ的9 heavy clay ol
Ire tHl'ainlng CI、alk， and a'en't lussy about pos t咱n， happy 响 sun 0' 剑、ade Decidωυs spec晦SWl do
better in sun , however, lor the best autumn leal tlnts and beories Theyωn handle pollutlon and exposed , wlndy, coastal sites, and are olten used lor roundabouts or central reservatlons. • Once estøbllshed, they cøn prenv much take care 01 themselves and need very little pruning, which IS lust as well with those thorns. 11 you are glowing them as a hedge and wan t to keep it in shape , wear the thickest gloves you have and glve it a light tllm immed咱telyafter
lIowenng but you should know that you w ill lorfei t the berries that year when you do it • They 副Jffer from
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few problems, the most
signlfi臼nt being berberis 臼wfly， a recent arr
from Europe First spotted in this ∞untry ln Just 2∞2，
it IS already widespread in England and likely
to be seen in S∞tland and Wales s∞n too. The
,
cate pdlar-like larvae, white with lìttle black spots and disunctr呻 yellow blotches , areπlOst often 1ωnd
on 8 erlJefls thunberglj and ItsωItivars，
delol白ting
Ihe leaves from May to oct伪er. l∞k
out for the thin , black adult ffles as well, whicl、 can be seen flying ar阳nd ~到ants ln 叩，同 and summer. To avoid t∞ much damage, be vigi'an t.
,
inspecting plants from spnng onwa ds , and pick 011 any larvae by hand larger infestations 臼n be sprayed 0何 wi th an appropriate insecticide, but don't do this when your plants are flowering,
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STOCKISTS • Burncoose Nurseries, Gwenn仰， Redruth. Cornwall TR16 6BJ. Tel: +44 (0)1209860316. www.burncoose .co.uk • Holdenα。ugh Nu陌ery， Holden. Bollonby-Bowland, Clilheroe, Lancashire BB7 4PE. Tel: +44 (0)1200447615. www.holdencloughnursery.co. uk • Th e Place For Plants, Easl Bergholt Place, Suffolk C07 6UP Tel: +44 (0) 1206 299224 、川NW.placeforplanIS.CO. uk
one ofthe γeαδonswhy berb例如加ve such αbundαnt berries is dowηωα quir'ky ttick 的ey pe1作竹n ω enSUt'epoU伽αtion
ABOVE Betberis chitria is very djfficult to buy - ideal for larger gardens as it will grow to 5m x 7m. ABOVE RIGHT Betberis soulieana has berries that are al 仰、。st grape IIke - don't eat them though. B。怡， are easy t。 grow and cope well with exposed sites
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wh o h as p ru ned one and e nco un Lered Lhei r viciouS spikes will know. One look aLLhe terrifying Lhorns o n a species $uch as B. zabclillllll is enough to consign the secaleurs LO a d rawer for good Evergree n varietieS bring ιolour and form LO th e 、叽11ler ga rden at a time when iL needs iL the moSt , with Berberis dω willii one of the most va lued. Its dense , Uptight habit and d ark autumn benies, set against its b right prick ly leaves, make it a n asset to the spin e o f a mixed borde r , but it also makes a n e ffective , impenetrable hedge. B. kawakamii has a similar habit , with larger , ho ll y-like leaves, p retty pink fruit and b rutal thorns that would s urely deter any would-be intrude r. The leaves o f the d eciduous berbet 巧 ， 111 contrast, play a strong role in au tumn , mming deep , g low ing s had es befo re th ey fal l , the co lou rs o ften beautifully highlighting their berries B. thunbergií cultivars all colour vivid ly , as does B. dictyoph)'仙， its red benies shining among yellow and red leaves. Some berberis however , are grown simply for their fan
B. g)'alaica's chief glor y are iLS almOSL metal1 ic b lue fruiL , dangling in long , 100优 bu nches 、，vhile the spa rse B. soulieall矶、呐 th narrow leaves and clusters ()f g rapelike be盯ies， makes a dramaLiιfealure plan t. One 0 1' Lhe reasons why berberiS have such abunda11l berries is down LO a quirky uick lhey performωen$ure po llination . They have 叽 what is de l ightfu川川 |川I y kno、W 飞.vn as 、 'itrl币itabl怆 es 玩ta 剧mens
a berberis 00、W 飞.ver looking for necta r, and it n、 udges the ba 槌 se of a 5ωωm陇 en ， this immediately responds , spri nging towa rds the pistil at th e cent re of th e Oower a nd depositi ng pollen onto the bee , which then ω rries the pol le n to an othe r t1 owe r's st igma , g ua ran teei ng pollination. A profusion o f ben ies follow. lt is at
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PLANTS CUT FLOWERS
PREVIOυS PAGEJane llndsey's 1970$ Alrstream 国 ravan: 目 28ft long , itprovld回 S p8帽 for
her embroldery st\I dio and 8 shop. BElOW, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Alde川ticlcsωtfrom 缸ees further 810ng the va"ey provlde a ru剖k support for sweet p8aS - 8 flow8r with a Io ng growlng 58a四n In many pa吨sof Sçotland. Wlde square netting Is used to SUpp。同 the plants 8S they grow; J8ne and her d8ughter Katie Glenωt 价 ali ct阳m fron、 the garden; 8 SussexcrOS5 çockerel rules the ro05t; whlte EchlnIJC81J 'White Swan' and purple EchinactJIJ purpura/J.
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且 p lh Jobs lO grow flowers bUl Cew aClually go on LO make II happen. One who has is Jane Undsεy， who moved Crom scαland￥ large5l CJly lO a smallholdmg m a brealhlakmgly beau LiCul SPOl, on lhe edge oC lhe l.och lomond and The Trossachs National Park. lO Slan Ihe Snapdragon Cutling Ga rden. '1 dr四med of moving lO lhe country, growing cut flowers and se\~ing lhings. and 111 2003 we did just that: laughs Jane , a former curator of British Art at the University of Glasgow. Previously the mother-of-two had tried out her ideas on a piece of land belonging to a friend , selli ng her flowers out the side of he r green Citroen H van at Carmers' markets. It was also 矶山is time that she came up \vith the name for her enterp rise. '1 had a tenible slug problem , and the only thing they d idn't eat were the snapd ragons , which also make great ClI t flowers.' Today. the Snapdragon garden is a patchwork oC muln-coloured blooms - very different tO the dockndden paddock 由at once occllpied 出.e three-qllartersof-an acre site. lts creation has not been withollt j <S challenges, thollgh , most notably from heavy soil prone to welness from the Iugh levels oC rainCal l. Over nme , Jane has lightened lt \vith rock dllst and horse manu陀
In addllion , she g l'O ws her flowers 111 long, narrow ralsed beds, w iL h gl'assy palhways 10 enable blooms 10 be harvesled and recurnng weeds 5uch as docks lO be pulled OUl wllhoUl lhe ground around lhεm beιonllngιompaιled.
Anolher ιhallenge comes Crom Scotland's cooler wcalher and long hours of darkness between autumn and spnng Expenence has taught Jane the annuals and pc陀nmals that cope best \\ith the shoner gro\ving season , and every year she and gardene r Fiona Mclndewer expenment with new species. They take carc , however , to avoid any seeds that are b red in Medllcrranean cou ntries, as they 飞盯 川 often fail to pcrfom飞飞vell 50 far north ‘ Ga rdcmng in Scotland IS d lfferent to England: we can grow 10lS 01 hardy unnuals rea lly well - sweet peas arc 5lill in bloom as late as Se ptember - but half-hardy ann Ll als struggle , un less i t's an exceptional summer, becaU5e lhey do n't get enough time [0 1' blooming Wc also grow perennials and get two crops [rom them lf we CUl lhcm back at the right time. They love our rich 5011 and grow as tall as eight [eet, which means lhal we gel 100S of flo飞vers: Among J3ne's 10p performers are echinacea , lhahclrum , delphmmm, stocks , sun[Jowers , achillea ,
'Ihad α te门‘ibLe slug problem , and lhe onl,lJ lhing tlzey didn't e，αt u 'ere the snapdr，αgons， whicll also make gl -eat cutjlOlærs'
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sweel peas， ιalendula ， Salvia ncmo osa and Lhe yellow llusLle C('nωUl ca ma Cl(l(cphala. 'Anylhmg lhal lS a waler meadow planl really lhnves he陀. My favoumes indude thahCLrum , bronze fennel and Sllpa gigallua.' Jane￥ ongmalsloιb of planLS we陀 pe阳uuals she had gradually bUlll lI P al home over 使veral y国内， Loge由εr \Vilh some she obta ll1 ed from a nU l'Se ly that \"'3S closing down . Ad\~ce was lhankfully also forthcoming at the beginning - nower supremo 53rah Ra\'en 飞回s generous with her time dunng Snapdragon's early days. Crealing a garden may have been Jane's dream , bllt little did she rea 1ise lhat il would also play :1 signi自cam rol e in the success of anOlher ncw business , making embroidered tcxrilc accessones and homewares. Flowers and the family's bcloved 1970s VW c3mpervan pro叽de much of thc insplratio n fo r l he desìgns , which Jane creates o n he r sC \VlI1 g m3c hi ne inside a 28[t- long AirsLream caravan, WhlCh also hO Llses a small shop. Snapc1 ragon's produClS have been so sucoωsful that 由E company now pro响dcs cmplo严nent for no [ewer than tìve people , along \VJt h Fiona 111 the garden, and sells iLS range through mall order and 300 shops across 由eUK The sewing began as someLhmg to fill in the momhs when thcre was nOlhmg growmg in the garden , bm II soon [O ok ovcr. Nowadays , an lmportant role of the
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garden is mspinng the embro dery - 1 u比 my machll1 e hke a skelch pad , oflen 111ω巾。raling new plams lhal 1 havε5时n. WilhoUl 由e garden , lhmgs \Vould be lOO rormulaic and conlnved. 1 hke 10 reneιllhe ιhangll1g 优asons in my work.' On lOp or her SCMng and cUlung garden bllsmes挺s， Jane's ωents as a nower aπangcr are eagerly soughl by wedding couples, ahhough such bookmgs are Slnctly limiled 10 allow stocks of hcr nowers 10 recover , and to ensure mOSl weekends can be spem \Vl lh daughlers Zoe, 14. and Katie , 11 , and her husband Euan. Even though she is hundrcds of miles a飞vay from many of her customcrs, ]ane uses hcr mlemet blog to share developmems in the Snapdragon ga rden. 'It's beam iful here and I' m increchbly lucky. 1 go OLl Learly in the momi ngs to take photos. J'rn aSlou nded by t he number of people who follow thc blog: glven lhe times that people )og on , I' m su陀 many look at 1l whIle lhey're having l ll du JiIl，~ Augusl alld Scrlcrnl，~， <1 11 ，\1υIIduy、，UI> Iυ 3.301'111 J'd 叫 4 (OJ13110tψ0903. fυ， ，川3η】υVl c.' I川 11(0'忖，1>><1 α11ωυ 11 , 且υ tωυ ww ‘\' 坠川川州 阳 11 1<1‘"叩 t
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• 内 p lan 附凶山o ∞ ug 阱 .hou 皿la 必 III由 hε one of my fa、'ourlle limes of lhe year IS Wtnler I am oflen shocked and surpnsed when people lell me Ihal they Ihlllk gardens are nOI worth 训siting al Ihis wonderflll tJ me , as Ihere \\-;11 be nOlhing of Imeresl 10 see. How wrong Ihey are! Whlle wJn ler mighl nOI have the volume of floral dLSplays 民en in spli ng and 孔.1mm，er) 飞叶13t It lacks in f1 0wer nllmbers it makes up for in cI mn13 , quahty and scent. The low bllt intense Sllnlight of the winler 1110mhs enhances the mcredible stem and bark colollrs of many trees and shrul施， and lhe sight of Ihese often SIOpS me in my tracks as I walk around the comer by the lakes on Seven Acres , amazed by the paletle of colours be[ore me. In other parts o f lhe garden , 1 jUSl close my eyes and l1l hale the sweel scent o[ the sarcococca (wmter box) , the Sp1C}' fragrance o[ lhe chimonanlhus or , my own personal favourtlc , Ihe CllnlS smell of lhe Mmamehs 。叽Ich haze l), a scent lMl always 陀mindsme of my mOlher makmg I113rmalade. 50 飞回'lIpUp warm and Jom me on a slroll around my belo、古d WLSley on a cnsp day lowards the end of Wlmer , when the lem院rarure IS jUS1:筑amng 10 nse (lf It'S 1∞ frosty and cold , there \VIll be no scenl from
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PLANTS WINTER INTEREST
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Al lhls ume of lhe year , lhe colour IInpaCl IS doubled by lhe mlrror effecl of lhe reOωion on lhe waler One of my per~onal favoumes IS COI nus san,s:uinca 'Mldwtnler Fm~'， Thls slunnmg culuv哑 has bnghl orange and yeUowωlou回d stems tipped \Vllh rcd DlIe lO lheir dramatic colollring, large clumps of lh阳 produce lhe effecl of names nsmg from lhe ground. Aclo民Iy relaled culrivnr , lhough nOI 50 readily avai1ab怡， is Comuç ~angujI1f{1 'Anny's W inler Orange' , which has even mo陀II1 len民Iy vivid red srems, Wh cn p lanled c10se IOgerher, borh give Ihe impression o f a W1nrer fj re bllrning brigh r1y agamsllhc ollthne of lhe lake. There a陀 al50 Olhcr grOllps of cornllS、 salix and rub LlS planted arollnd lhe lake for 飞回nter srem interesl. Thcy a陀 all planted in 1arge dIil'ts lO provide 11饥prcssivc displays of colour in a patchwork q Lll1t effecl. lf lhese wcre to be planted smgly , the cffeCl \Vould be messy and mudd led Wilh 110 now. In small gardens. 1 would always recommend planung m group岳 。f three as a mmllnum Al Wlsley. we use 臼mω SC/lcca 'Budd's Yellow' lO bnng a bght greeny yellow mlO lhe colour scheme. and CoIll US aJba 'Al leman's Com阳ι1'， wlule bell1g a compacl grower , bnngs a bnght umform cardmal red mto the dlsp1ay, The use of members of the ornamental rubus famlly bnngs another contrast of colour, shape and textllre tO lhe landscap巳 Rubus ccxkbur nllmus LS one of lhe most spectaclIlar ,
TOP FIVE WINTER PLANTS • Hamamelis x intern平edia 'Palhda' . c.σnω sangujnea 'Midwinter Fire' • Sarcococca h∞keriana var digyt旧 . A臼( 'White Tigress' • HeUeoo旷'Us Walberton's Roserr咀ry
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arching ste盯15 lhal are cove阳l in a wh ite bloom , a nd b rings a ghostly lumino日ty to the garden. One of the foπnsro be found arOllnd the lake, and anorher personal 也vOllrire ， is Rubus ccxkbu l1lÏ(lnuS 'Goldcnvalc' , which has lhe ad ded bonlls 0 1' lovely golden ferny fo 1i age in summe r. 1t is also mllc h i臼5 mv剧ve than the true species so IS bellcr sllired to small gardens. In texlllral CO l1 trasl lO 'Goldenvale二 yotlw训 lìnd Rubll~ phocnicolωIUS，
whic h is q ll i <e d iffe re n t in appcarancc. Alrhough it still has rhe red archmg SlemS , they are covered in small thorns , givmg a b Iisùy , almosr haiη1. 1∞k. Wlth shnlbs that are gro飞vn for wmlcr slcm mterest , don't be temp忧d to prune lhcm 1∞ early. Some books and magazmes recommend prurung 由em m February befo陀 lhe sap Sta旧 nsmg , bm 1 wOllld recommend prunmg towards the end of March. Prumng shghlly later will allow y'∞ tO enJOY lhe Slem colour for as longaspωS1bleφAIWLSley，矶:e 仪penmented m出 some groups of plants by prunmg them every 缸。nd year , bm the slerns slaned 10 lose
lh白rωlOllr， and lhey 3re nOw pruned eveη' yeal' lO mall1tall1 1l. A fealllre of 山e \VlI1l盯 garden which 1 feεlis always overlooked IS lhεnaked beauly of dωduolls l阳s. II 峰回syl。但55 below lhese lrees \Vllholll glvmg 山em a second lhought , bUl 1 lI rge you 10 look upwards. You wi11 be nchly rewarded for your efforts. Even al eye le、'cl you \V, 11 see that many decïduous trees have lruly caplÌ\'ating ornamental bark. 1 lìnd r陀es mesmerising and have often been seen hugging the rrllnk of the huge native oak , QUCfCUS robur , Slroking the ornamenra l ba rk of Prunus scrl1l la or the strea ked bark of rhe snake bark maple , There are numerous fo rms of these snake bark maples growing throughout Wisley - one 0 1' lhe most llnp陀ssive being the Acer ‘ White 丁 igress' ， whose name perfectly describes the whue suial10m内treaks 由ar areedged 明白 blue on lhe bnght green bark. On a cold 飞，vi11ler's day , lhere IS no finer sight rhan rhe simply Slllnning bark of tlu.s tree , 1 fmd il ll1Credlble rhar there a陀 plants \vi出 lhe smallest. most ll1COnsplClIOtLS Oowers that pr仪luce lhe strongest scem. The sarcococca or \Vl nler box 15 the perfect 仪ample. These srnall e\'e哝吠n shrubs ha飞，'e ony whue spldery Oowers, wluch emu a strong sweer scem. Ir IS lhe male Oowers that prodllce 由e scem, and 111 one of lhe bes < forms for the garden. Swccxcxw hω忧liana \'ar. digyna. 由e amhers a陀 lmged 飞叽th pl灿<.
FAR LEFT The Chlnese P89 0d a offers views over the lake. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Hamamelis x Intermed巾 'Or8nge Peel'; Sarcoωcca hookeriana var. dlgyna; a change from the spring-flowering type , this 阻 Rhododendron daurlcum 'MI品wlnter'， 8 small shrub that thrives in an acid soll; the stunr、Ing Helleborus Walberton's Rosemary is one of the flrst hellebores to flower 8t Wisley,
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CLOC KWlSE FROM TOP LEFT Tiliø platyphyllos 'Aurea'; Cornus ølba 'Alleman's Compact' offers the deepest colour stems; Cornu5 amomu m;
Sølix døphnoides; Cornus alba 'Ruby'; Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire; 由e brown stems of Rubusniv，酬15 and 伽at spartdes.
Comu5 sericel!l 'Red Coral'
OPPOSITE PAGE A wonderful
display of winter stems around the lake, which ωn
be enjoyed from 怡、e Chinese Pagoda
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PLANTS W INTER INTEREST Al W i$ley we have ιlu01p$ of sarcococca plamed aboul 5001 ap3rt , so lhal as you walk lherefore lhough l lO require shelter ; and lhroughoullhe garden. All around the areas of lhrough 阳 woodland. one planl leads you on secondly , beingιlose lO a door allowed 叽Sllor$ lO smell lhe 00飞vers planling lhe air iS $weeLly 挺emed and lhe scent lO anOlhe r. The firSI lO Ilower is al \Vays Hamamel iS x ilJlenηcclia ‘Orange Pee\' in midMOSI ga rde ners no r01ally assoιiate 1$ plιked up long before reaching lhe plaJ1lS rhododendrons with mass spring displays of Confused viS itO r$ can oflen be seen looking December, follow臼i by a procession of yello\Vs. Lheatrical colou r. However, there a陀 a few thal around tO see where lhe $cem is fro01. They oranges ancl reds right through tO February never think to Jook at this small evergl芭en. At this point. a fe\V words of advice: always flowe r duri ng winter, bringi ng splashes of If I were to pick one group of shrubs fO I plant 飞.vinter-Iloweling ShlUbs , and especially 呐bra时， shocking and ll1 uch-needed colour to 110飞.venng 飞叽nter interest , it wouJd probabJy scented ones, at the edge of a bed close to a the garden. A f注voulite rhododendron 1 enjoy path. Otherwi妃. you might lìnd peopJe waJking each yea r is RhododenclrO Il dattricttm ‘ Midhave to be hamamel巧 ， the witch hazeJs. The wi nter' , which produces pu rpJe flowe rs on spider-Jike Oowers are mostJy yello口气 although across the beds, drawn by the beauty and the there are orange- and red-flowered fonns , and scent of the 1l0\Vers. 1\t Wisl句， there are often almost leaf1ess stems. lt‘sa 日11all shrub that 、，.i ll are produced from December through to the well-wom tracks through the be巾， and a few th live in acidic soils , and prefers a more open end of Feblualγ. 1 prefer the yello\V-l1 o \Vered squashed pJants , as visito rs can't resist the situation where you can appreciate the pu rpJe flowers during 飞.vmter fo rms , as they stand om better in the landsca pe in Undeme草th many of the the dark winter months and shnlbs and trees ,
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pOlgnant memOfles or connectlons
isn't a criticism . I adore the style
for whom l ondon-based florist Vic
clearly a personal project, for Vic,
w ith trinkets from bygone eras?
and am frankly envious of Vic's
Brotherson' s first book will be a
and the result is a refreshingly
Cynicism aside. perhaps this
ability to gather gorgeous things
n、ust-have.
anecdotal sourcebook rather than
approach reveals how a florist sees
together to create these vignettes
all: a tastefυ1 yet sun飞ptuous
a 'step-by-step' floristry guide. It' s
the world of flowers and maybe by
But if you're not a florist and
arrangement of hellebores and lilac,
as if she is taking you by the hand
sharing this vision you can find the
struggle to find even five minυtes
which reassυres us that though
and leading you inlO her world;
confidence to see and do things in
to rootle around in that little shop
the word 'vintage' is in the tit悔，
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your own way too. This is a highly
that sells incredibly bea utifu l (but
Vic isn't going 10 rely just on
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styled book, filled with ideas and
eye-wateringly expensive) retro
beautifully faded roses to drive
should put this flower with that one
inspiration for flower combinations
gen、s，
home the theme. It's not only the
or choose a particular vessel to
and displays. To try and literally
of reach . 1 ren飞alnυndeterred
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then this all seems a bit 0υt
display them , she instead recounts
recreate these arrangen飞ents n飞ay
though , and, aspiring to live t he
a slory about w hy she's created
prove to be frυstrating Ihoυgh
dream, this weekend 1丁1 piCk aVic-
my hands on the book. I'm a sucker
an arrangemen t. However, even for
Part of the reason they look so
inspired bυnch of faded hydrangea
for the subject maner too as, no
an ardent fan such as myself. after
striking is that they are plaωd in
heads and display them p roudly in
doub t in common with countless
120 pages this sta内.s to feel a little
very styled settings. and most of
an old chipped chamber pot 1saw
other o ffice-bound workers, 1
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us don't have that go rgeoυs metal
in a charity shop. 1'11 just put it in my
harbour a secret desire to become
reluctantly question whether one
fai rground horse, or the wonderful
study, out of sight of my partne r.
a florist - with my own flower shop
person reallyωn have this many
wonky wire rack bookωse. This
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Cinead McTernan, deputy editor
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COLOUR IN THE GARDEN FOLl AGE PLANTS
(Merrell, f18.95) Val Bourne tackles the
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YOUR WILD LlFE GARDEN
WATERWISE PLANTS for SUSTAINABLE GARDENS
(David & Charles, f12.99)
(TI mber Press, f16.99)
Our emine时，
knowledgeable
occupies most gardener5 w hen
The late great Christopher lI oyd's
Bags of plant choices,
planning a border. Texture and
book has been reissued w ith a
planting picks and interesting ideas
shape may be the predominant
new introduction by his head
for
the
garden advice book, with tasks,
compa阳on
droυght-hi t spotsδnd
former editor-at-Iarge Jackie Bennett reissues her wildlife
fashion at the momen t, but she
gardener at Great Dixter, Fergus
sustainably minded from the
plants and practical projects for
encourages and advises on vibrant
Garrett. If you haven't read it yet,
American couple that brought
every month to help encourage and
plantings for different situations.
now's your chance
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EXPERT ADVICE THE ART OF CR巨ATIVE PRUNING
(Right Way, f5.99)
(Timber Press, f25)
Expert gardener and w riter
1first heard 01 Jake Hobson several
Richard Rosenfeld's useful guide
years ago, when admiring a couple
is aimed particu larly at beginners
01 cloud-pruned box in the front
but also
。付ers
garden of Rosemary Alexander.
advice that even
the more experienced gardener
principal 01 The English Gardening
could try. It provides all the basics
Schoo l. Though not usually a lan 01
in an
infom、ative
and entertaining
topiary, something about these little
way. w ith know-how tips on
poodle-like trees 5et 011 a spark in me, and 1have been lascinated
keeping your soil in perfect shape, planting your trees correctly ,
υsing
structural basics. climbers and
criticism is there are very lew
Those two beauties were clipped
to draw opinion. Jake is e川enSlve
shrubs, containers, rotating crops
drawings, making this quite a
by Jake himsetf. and 1was late to
in
for the kitchen garden, creating
heavy read; 1 can't help but leel a
the pa町y as it seems most knowing
from all over the world, w ith plenty of advice on how to actually do
your own Ilowers. My only
by this a同 01 control ever since
odd. but always evocative and likely his ∞verage
01 stv1es and lorn飞S
a Ilower border and wildlil e
little disappointed by the lack 01
gardeners are aware of his status
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