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Planting
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Brief
A period
home demands a very special type of garden, one which feels as if it was
created along with the house and yet at the same time is alive with fresh,
vibrant colours and has an occasional elegant twist, be it in the
materials used or contemporary features such as furniture and lighting.
For this home in
Blackheath the house is steeped in history and anything too modern
could ironically look dated quicker than the house itself.
Therefore a careful selection of plants had to echo the period of the
building, with materials such as Yorkstone giving the finished
pathways a timeless elegance.
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Above: Before... |
| The original garden, apart from being somewhat
overgrown when the new owners moved in, was also a challenge in
that it was very long and narrow. Consequently the garden needed
to be opened up whilst at the same time linked by a series of
rooms which flowed naturally from the house all the way to the far
end, allowing a long vista. Traditional Yew hedges were deployed
to divide the spaces, maintained at a height of 4ft to allow views
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Rear garden
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The main terrace and
long lawn |
The
pergola walk
High quality materials
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Traditional topiary planters give a timeless appearance to the
terrace
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Creative pruning of an
old holly hedge created a the illusion of a warriors helmet above a
fine old bench.
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Traditional Rose 'Wlliam Shakespeare 2000'
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Woodland Area woo
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Carefully selected shade-tolerant woodland species |
Specially curved Yorkstone pathways extend the feeling of width across the
garden.
Easy to maintain and yet full of colour and form right through the four
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Sample
plants
Tellima grandiflora, Anemone 'Honorine Jobert', Taxus
baccata, Iris foetidissima, Brunnera 'Jack Frost', Ribes speciosum,
Hemerocallis 'Frans Hals', Acanthus spinosus
Materials
Yorkstone paving, timber pergolas, contemporary
furniture and LED lighting
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all pictures
copyright Adam S Bailey 2010
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adam s bailey
BA Hons (Garden Design), MGLD
Unit 9, Home Farm, 3 Riverside, Eynsford, Kent, DA4 0AE
Garden design in Kent • East Sussex
• Essex • South East London
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Member of
The Guild of
Landscape Designers
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