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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