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Stipa gigantea in early sun, frames an ex-Lords spectator's bench.

624 - Golden Oat Grass at Sunrise

Plants include: Clematis 'Prince Charles' in  chimney pot, ivy-leaved pelargoniums & lobelia.

1224 - Courtyard Container Planting

View down into small lawn with seats, edged with rhododendrons.

1645 - Rhododendron Retreat

Campanula persicifolia teams with hardy geraniums to light up a shady corner close to the greenhouse.

1848 - View to Greenhouse

Detail of flint fountain surrounded by granite sets

2031 - Flint Water Feature

Variegated ivy ball in pot. Hedera helix cultivar

2601 - Ivy Ball

Looking through archway from Secret Garden. Gold border lies beyond, inc  Hosta 'Frances Williams', Carex elata 'Aurea' & Choisya ternata 'Sundance'.

3030 - Archway to the Garden

Shady spot in the rose garden. Rosa ‘Louise Odier’ & Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ under weeping pear Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’.

3556 - Bench in Rose Garden

Roses cascade over a rustic bench to form a bower

4192 - Rustic Bench with Roses

Hand-picked lavender drying in bunches for later decorative use

4334 - Bunches of Lavender

Frost-covered ivy (Hedera) flows from terracotta pot in front of yew (Taxus baccata) hedge

4360 - Frosted ivy in Urn

Rosa ‘Blairii Number Two’ in foreground.

5528 - View Through Rose Pergola

Summerhouse at end of garden framed by variegated ivy. Miscanthus sinensis in pot, Geranium endressii & foliage of Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ & geranium (palmatum?) in foreground

6256 - Summerhouse

Looking into main garden from secret garden: Betula pendula 'Youngii', Fritillaria imperialis, Anemone blanda, hyacinths. Carex elata 'Aurea' (Bowles' golden sedge) in foreground.

7425 - Archway to Spring Garden

Lonicera periclymenum ‘Graham Thomas’ AGM  (honeysuckle) framing kitchen doorway.  Also Daphne, Geranium x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink, Linaria purpurea, Phlomis russeliana, Echeverias in trough.

8810 - Honeysuckle Over Kitchen Doorway

Yorkshire Forward, designer Julian Dowle. Packhorse bridge. Lychnis flos-cuculi (ragged robin), Caltha palustris (marsh marigold), Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not)

9716 - Stream Under Bridge

Clematis montana var. rubens on gateway to parterre. May

9931 - Clematis over Gate

Auricula theatre Top: Primula auricula ‘The Baron’ (Show), ‘Sirius’ (Alpine), ‘Eastern Promise’ (A), bottom: ‘Nankenan’ (S), ‘Shotley’ (A), ‘Glenelg’

12834 - Auricula theatre

Primula auricula ‘Silas’ (Border), clay pot, in auricula theatre

12841 - Primula auricula ‘Silas’

Mown lawn, stripes, grass

13640 - Mown Lawn

Sunrise under Araucaria araucana (monkey-puzzle tree). Anemanthele lessoniana (syn. Stipa arundinacea), Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta', Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Sorghastrum nutans

14149 - Sunrise under Monkey-Puzzle

Creating an ornamental edge to willow fence. Salix triandra ‘Noir de Villaines’, Salix viminalis

14366 - Weaving Willow I

View of flower garden with willow pergola & fencing. Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker's Low’, Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’, Leucanthemum x superbum, Phormium

14394 - Willow Pergola

View of kitchen garden with willow fencing and veg bed edging. Inc. Swiss chard 'Bright Lights', fennel, onions, sweet peas & broad beans

14397 - Kitchen Garden with Willow Fencing

Weaving willlow (Salix triandra ‘Noir de Villaines’) around uprights (Salix viminalis) and mild steel supports to create fencing. Steel goes rusty and blends with willow over time.

14485 - Weaving Willow II

Prunus serrula (Tibetan cherry), underplanted by Anemanthele lessoniana (syn. Stipa arundinacea). Verbascum seedhead behind

14500 - Tibetan Cherry with Anemanthele lessoniana

Bucket with Itea ilicifolia AGM in front of box (Buxus sempervirens)

14509 - Bucket with Itea ilicifolia

From left: Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Bergfreund’, Rubus cockburnianus ‘Goldenvale’, Abelia x grandiflora ‘Francis Mason’, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yakushima Dwarf’, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’ (silver feather)

14767 - Autumn Planting

Front garden area from road: bay tree (Laurus nobilis), Nicotiana sylvestris, hostas, bamboo, box balls, lemon tree (Citrus)

14793 - Garden Room Courtyard

Also Phyllostachys bamboo & ferns inc. Athyrium filix-femina (lady-fern) & Asplenium scolopendrium (hart's tongue fern)

14800 - Metalwork Chairs in front of Urn

Zonal pelargonium at end of garden. Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii  & Teucrium (germander) behind

14823 - Potted Pelargonium

Fruit arch underplanted with forget-me-nots (Myosotis). Inc. Malus x zumi ‘Golden Hornet’ (crab apple), Malus domestica ‘Laxton's Epicure’ (apple), M. domestica 'Saturn' (apple), Pyrus communis ‘Williams' Bon Chrétien’ (pear)

14959 - Fruit Arch

Looking up stream and waterfall to top pool. Including  Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not), Caltha palustris (marsh marigold), Menyanthes trifoliata (bog bean), Eriophorum angustifolium (cotton grass), Butomus umbellatus, Iris pseudacorus ‘Roy Davidson’

15715 - Rustic Pond with Cascade

Plants include astilbes, irises & grasses

15724 - Rapids in Stream

Stream from top pool with waterfall. Including  Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not), Caltha palustris (marsh marigold), Menyanthes trifoliata (bog bean), Euphorbia, hosta, Iris sibirica cultivars.

15730 - Looking Upstream

Bench under iron arbour surrounded by roses. Inc. Rosa ‘Félicité Perpétue’ on arbour

15754 - Bench Surrounded by Roses

Looking through rose archway into garden. Including Rosa ‘Albertine’  AGM & Rosa ‘New Dawn’ AGM

15758 - Rose Archway I

Rosa ‘Albertine’ (Rambler) AGM, wth Lonicera

15760 - Rose Archway II

With grapevine (Vitis vinifera) above

15868 - Agapanthus in Greenhouse I

Agapanthus in greenhouse

15871 - Agapanthus in Greenhouse II

Wheelbarrow with pumpkins & squashes (Cucurbita) including 'Queensland Blue' 'Speckled Swan', 'Jack be Little' on terrace. Foliage of bergenia to each side.

16232 - Wheelbarrow with Pumpkins and Squashes

Bamboo poles with raised walkway over pool. Willow with pebble mulch. Garden in the Silver Moonlight, des. Haruko Seki, Makoto Saito.

16650 - Sculptural Bamboo

Open gate into neglected courtyard garden. White foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea 'Alba') next to yew (Taxus baccata). Lily pool  with duckweed (Lemna valdiviana). Ferns including hart's tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum') growing from stone wall. Stone archway with mist water feature at back.  Mist-Placed, des. Chessington Garden Centres

16665 - Neglected Courtyard Garden

Bonsai purple Acer aplmatum cultivar on moss-covered rock in white pebble pool. Foliage of irises.

16688 - Moss Covered Rock with Bonsai

Acer palmatum cultivar, iris  and ferns. Tokyo City Garden, des. Sekisui Exteria and Koji Ninomiya

16694 - Stream Over Rocks

Scarecrow with hat and broom in wheatfield with wildflowers, including Papaver rhoeas (corn poppy) and Anthemis arvensis (corn chamomile). Summer Solstice, Daylesford Organic, des. del Buono Gazerwitz

16745 - Scarecrow

Plectranthus argentatus with Vaccinium (blueberry)

16967 - Watering Can

Primula auricula (alpine group) in terracotta pots

17073 - Potted Primula II

Bicycle as garden ornament, propped against tree trunk. Plants include Pelargonium ‘Caroline Schmidt’, Pelargonium ‘Bernina’, Impatiens Fiesta Appleblossom

17166 - Bicycle Garden Ornament

Courtyard scene. Plants include silver birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii), white Alliums (Allium ‘Mont Blanc’), various aquilegias, white foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora), and white bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’)

17453 - Alliums and Aquilegias

Stream and small waterfall for rainwater soakaway. Plants in foreground include Equisetum hyemale,  Sisyrinchium striatum, A. vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port', hostas, fern, Primula florindae, Primula beesiana, Camassia cusickii, euphorbia and Iris sibirica cultivars

17496 - Miniature Waterfall II

Gravel and paving pathway for rainwater soakaway. Plants  include PA. vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port', verbascum, Sisyrinchium striatum, rhododenron, Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersen's Variety’

17497 - Gravel and Paving Pathway

Curled leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum cultivar) growing behind willow hurdle

17591 - Parsley Behind Willow Hurdle

Archway to gravelled area with borders and box edging (Buxus sempervirens). Rose is Rosa ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ (Bourbon). Climber is Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

17870 - Archway III

White picket fence in foreground. Plants include cotton grass (Eriphorum angustifolium), water soldiers (Stratiotes aloides), water lilies and grasses.

17879 - View of Pond