Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2016 i Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Does a garden reflect an individual’s personality? Do we choose – even if unconsciously – the colours, plants, layout and overall aesthetic in the same way we choose our clothes or style our homes? Nancy Goldman, whose Portland garden is featured on page 48, believes we do. Evidently, she has an exuberant, quirky sense of style, as well as a great sense of fun and I think you’ll agree that the garden she has created over the past 30 years expresses this perfectly. On the other side of the world, designer Fernando Martos is taking inspiration from English garden traditions to create gardens in Spain. However, rather than simply copying his favourite English gardens, he uses Mediterranean-style plantings to evoke a similar atmosphere and in the process is evolving an…

ART EXHIBITION Through the looking glass The influence of 18th-century German botanical artist and gardener Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) resides in the glasswork of Swedish artist Ulla Forsell. Her solo exhibition, which runs until 3 September at Flow Gallery in London, includes a series of botanical, coloured glass panels, inspired by Ehret’s plant etchings. The images are screen printed on to panels before firing and then given a mirrored coating. flowgallery.co.uk BOOK Great Dixter Journal Great Dixter charitable trust has published the first issue of The Great Dixter Journal to mark the 10th anniversary of Christopher Lloyd’s death. The publication features historic photographs and personal accounts from those who’ve experienced Great Dixter over the past decade and beyond, including Dan Pearson, Anna Pavord and Frank Ronan, providing a unique insight…

Sanguisorba ‘Raspberry Mivvi’ There has been a huge proliferation of burnets available to gardeners in recent years and different cultivars and species can be in flower from late April through to November. The increase in cultivars available is the result of the greatest promiscuity I have seen in the plant world. S. ‘Raspberry Mivvi’ arose on my nursery with slender, burgundy stems and pink, catkin-like flower heads. As the flowers fade, the ripening seedheads turn bright raspberry-pink, unlike several other forms that turn a grubby off-white hue. Little did I realise that only gardeners of a certain vintage would recognise the name. Height 1.5-1.8m. Origin Garden hybrid originating at Phoenix Perennial Plants. Growing conditions Moisture-retentive soil in sun or dappled shade. Hardiness RHS H6. Season of interest…

Earliest gardening memory Growing Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant) from a packet of seed my mother bought me and putting the poor plants through endless hours of poking and prodding in fascination at the way the leaves folded. First plant love Orchids. I would save my pocket money for weeks so that I’d be able to buy a new orchid to add to the ever increasing collection filling up my windowsill. I still love the variety of flower shapes, colours and the unique way that they are pollinated. Who has inspired your career the most? David Attenborough and his series The Private Life of Plants. It was made around the time I was born and I grew up with his enthusiasm sparking my fascination in plant evolution and function. Favourite garden…

Summer skies When I think of summer, images of blue skies come to mind despite the often sombre reality. To compensate for those occasional grey days, I chose a monochromatic scheme using just blue flowers. Set off beautifully by the zingy, fresh green of the Hakonechloa, the warm rust of the containers prevents the scheme looking too cold and will later enhance the autumn coloration of these grasses. Repetition keeps the design simple, and more effective than a busy display. How to achieve the look Container These galvanised colanders are sometimes sold as vintage shellfish buckets, sometimes as olive baskets – either way, they make attractive planters. As the bases are also slatted, I lined them first with hessian. With the oil drum (centre), I carefully removed the lid with…

In brief What Mainly herbaceous perennials, often with delicate, fern-like foliage, and small flowers in shades of purple, mauve, white or acid-green. Origins A genus of around 150 species in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family, mostly native to temperate regions of the world. Season Most flower in early to late summer. Size Heights vary enormously from a few centimetres to head-height and above. Conditions Generally moist, fertile soil with reasonable drainage, and good light for the meadow species. Light shade for woodlanders; and good drainage for the alpine species. Gardeners invariably think of thalictrums, or meadow rues, as tall, airy plants with ferny foliage and slender stems topped by mauve flowers. They take their name from Thalia, one of the Greek muses, and often exude a delicate, willowy charm that few…

“I spent four years as a parks’ apprentice, a year at horticulture college and three years at Kew, so I trained for longer than a brain surgeon” Alan Titchmarsh is a hard man to sum up in a single page. He is the television gardener who for 30 years led the BBC’s coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show, presented Gardeners’ World from his own home and was credited with painting the nation’s trelliswork blue when make-over show Ground Force exploded on to our screens. At the same time he has been a regular on the wider TV circuit, presenting everything from Pebble Mill for the BBC to his own ITV chat show. He has fronted Songs of Praise and the Last Night of the Proms and voices the eponymous character…

East of the Rhine valley sits the Odenwald region of southwestern Germany This gently rolling mix of open fields and patches of woodland is the perfect backdrop for Die Staudengärtnerei, the small nursery Till Hofmann runs with his wife Fine Molz. It’s a nursery specialising in perennials, many of them central European wildflowers or related to the traditional cottage garden perennials of the region. Till set up Die Staudengärtnerei (literally ‘perennial garden’) in 2000, as an after-hours project. For four and a half days a week he works as head gardener at Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof [issue 225, page 72] a public park in the nearby town of Weinheim, and it’ his wife Fine, who now largely looks after the nursery and who does most of the growing and propagation. However, Till’s…

 You might easily miss Jane Anashka’s studio. Tucked away at the end of a leafy lane, barely visible on a London A-Z, it occupies most of the ground floor of the small Victorian cottage she shares with her partner John Cowie. Here on a lightbox, Jane has set out a selection of pressed wildflowers, the types you might also pass by without noticing. But look at them through a magnifying glass and a beautiful filigree of veins becomes visible. “When you hold the pressed flower against the light and see the perfectly formed detail, you realise how wonderful nature is,” says Jane. “When you hold the pressed flower against the light and see the perfectly formed detail, you realise how wonderful nature is” The pair work together: Jane presses the…

• Book now for a tour of Spilsbury Farm, the Wiltshire garden of designer Tania Compton and her botanist husband Dr James Compton, in aid of the Garden Museum. 8 July and 9 September, Tickets are £75, including lunch and afternoon tea, for a full day from 11am-4pm, or visit between 2pm and 4pm for £15. eventbrite.co.uk • Join a workshop led by Noël Kingsbury on how to select and arrange plants in a contemporary perennial planting scheme at the Hauser & Wirth gallery and Piet Oudolf-designed garden in Bruton, Somerset. £90, 7 July.hauserwirthsomerset.com • Dilston Physic Garden in Corbridge, Northumberland, a tranquil garden filled with some 800 medicinal species and planted with a camomile lawn, willow coppice, meadow and labyrinth, opens for the British Red Cross on 21 July.…

This annual cultural and horticultural event sees an international audience gather to discuss key elements in planting and design. This year’s theme looks at Wild Landscape and considers the interaction between man and nature, the dynamic between planning and spontaneity and the perceived appearance of order and disorder. Does a ‘wild garden’ even exist; is it instead the result of the rational action of man, from a rearranging of materials found in nature? And what is the role of the designer in the notion of a wild landscape? Visitors are invited to attend a range of activities, cultural gatherings and events, including the weekend conference, that take place in the historic town of Bergamo. Talks, seminars and workshops are aimed at both professionals and interested individuals. Programme highlights 7-25 September…

A collection of writings by the pioneering 19th-century American nature writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau.Reviewer Caroline Beck is a garden writer and flower grower. THOREAU’S WILDFLOWERS by Henry David Thoreau Edited by Geo Wisner Illustrated by Barry Moser Yale University Press, £18.99 ISBN 978-0300214772 There’s an immediacy about diary writing that makes you feel as if you’ve accessed the writer’s innermost thoughts, so when the words are by the poet, philosopher and close observer of the natural world, Henry David Thoreau, you know it will be personal as well as exquisitely written. Even if you’ve never heard of Thoreau, chances are you’ve read another writer who’s been inspired by his book Walden, an account of the two years (1845-47) he spent living alone in a simple hut in the…

1 ABBOTSBURY SUBTROPICAL GARDENS A recent winner of the HHA/ Christie’s Garden of the Year Award and described by Alan Titchmarsh as ‘one of the finest gardens I have ever visited. Established in 1765 by the 1st Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen garden for her nearby castle. It has developed since then into a magnificent 30-acre tropical paradise with many exotic features including a Burma rope bridge. Address Bullers Way, Abbotsbury, Dorset DT3 4LA Tel 01305 871387 Web abbotsburygardens.co.uk 2 WATERPERRY GARDENS The herbaceous border is in full summer colour with delphiniums, heleniums and the first asters beginning to bloom. The Gardens are hosting the last Art in Action festival this year from 14-17 July – a must for all art lovers. Waterperry Gardens – a place to explore,…

WOODEN HOSE BOLLARD Practical and stylish, this wooden hose bollard is made from responsibly sourced FSC certified birch and is sturdy enough to protect your plants from being snagged or flattened while you’re watering them. Simply push the spike into the ground where you need it. Tel 01932 878570 Web organiccatalogue.com STONEBALLS COMPANY These solid sandstone balls can be used to add interest to paved or gravelled areas and will provide a structural contrast to planting – whether exuberantly informal or elegant and formal. Sandstone balls will provide your outdoor space with a permanent sense of unity, balance and style. Tel 01636 626704 Web stoneballs.co.uk PLANT SUPPORTS UK Plant Supports (UK) Ltd is extremely proud to supply totally British, robust, high-quality plant supports, not only for the herbaceous and shrub…

Groundsel is always first, but I can’t remember ever having been glad to see it before I had begun to worry about the lack of weeds in California. The near absence of insect life was more noticeable at first and, soon after taking up residence, we set about ripping the hideous and completely unnecessary fly screens off every door and window. They were an indication that there had been more six-legged friends here at some point, but where were they now? And then I noticed that I hardly ever needed to be on my knees and weeding. And then it began to seem that every other young person I met had cancer, and I became, quite frankly, paranoid. But you get used to anything, even the thought of aircraft circling…

NOËL KINGSBURY Noël is a writer and designer with a focus on nature-inspired planting. He also loves discovering great gardens around the world, and this month visits gardens in the UK, Spain, Germany, and Nancy Goldman’s glorious garden in Portland, Oregon, on page 48. “I’ve known Nancy for some 18 years now, her adventurous artistry and detailed plant knowledge gets better and better” CLAIRE TAKACS Claire is an Australian photographer who travels the world photographing gardens. She loves to work with light to capture the beauty, essence and skill involved with creating great garden design. In this issue you can see the extent of her travels on pages 48, 64 and 80. “I loved photographing Nancy Goldman’s garden. It’s skilfully created and beautifully reflects the personality of its owner” JAMES…

THALICTRUM RENIFORME Grey foliage with hairy undersides that nurseryman Bleddyn Wynn-Jones tells me smells of cucumber when rubbed. Large, pink, cup-shaped flowers with pointed tepals and cream stamens. 1.8m. USDA 6b-9b. T. DELAVAYI VAR. DECORUM Long, dark, wiry stems hold small, delicate, three-lobed, green leaves topped by relatively large, bluish-purple flowers, each with four pointed ‘petals’ set around a boss of golden stamens. 1m. USDA 5b-8b. T. ‘BLACK STOCKINGS’ A selection from seeds collected in China, this dazzler is distinguished by its almost black stems, and rounded, bright-green foliage, topped with flat clusters of fluffy, lavender flowers in early summer. 1m. USDA 5b-9b. T. LUCIDUM Slender and upright with stiff, ridged, green stems and unusual shiny, green herringbone-shaped foliage. The fragrant, wispy, lemon flowers appear in July, by which time…

Silver lining A sun-loving group of perennials that combines both good structure and form: the mallow relative Callirhoe bushii (1) adds brief splashes of colour, while the silvery biennial Eryngium giganteum (2) adds long-season drama and a counterpoint to the tall spikes of Agastache foeniculum ‘Blaustrahl’ (3), which dominate the arrangement. In the background is the grass Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ (4), which will become a major feature in autumn and winter. Summer breeze Till has christened this planting mix Lemons and Summer Breeze. It’s ideal for dry, sunny places with light soil. Here, the rich lemon tones of Achillea ‘Taygetea’ (1), Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ (2) and Echinacea paradoxa (3) combine with the paler yellows of Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ (4) and Achillea clypeolata (5). The tall forms of the echinacea and…

1 Mountain view This fabulous modern folly designed by Philipp Baumhauer with Karoline Markus is made from planed larch and set in sight of the Bavarian Alps. There are cushioned niches in the sides and on the flat roof, which make it an outsize (and outside) sofa. When not in use, the windows are covered by stainless steel shutters. 2 Bridging the gap Dunsborough Park near Ripley in Surrey has a particularly handsome folly-cum-bridge combo – dual purpose is the way to go. It is beautifully placed at the bottom of a series of cascading ponds that culminate at Ockham Mill Stream. The folly was built just before the Second World War by the architect W Braxton Sinclair. 3 Notable landmark The Broadway Tower, which sits on the edge of…

FLORIBUNDA by Leila Duly Lawrence King, £14.95 ISBN 978-1780677682 One of the prettiest colouring books to date, this collection by Leila Duly is filled with 20 intricate floral illustrations. HAND-BUILT OUTDOOR FURNITURE by Katie Jackson Timber Press, £12.99 ISBN 978-1604695830 Looking for a new hobby? This fun step-by-step guide can help you to build your own garden furniture. PLANTS, BEDS AND BORDERS by Katie Rushworth Kyle Books, £16.99 ISBN 978-0857832856 ITV’s Katie Rushworth guides you through the process of creating the perfect border, offering sound advice and useful tips along the way. A BRUSH WITH BROWN by Tim Scott Bolton, The Dovecote Press, £25 ISBN 978-0992915131 Artist Tim Scott Bolton offers his own vision of some of the iconic landscapes designed by ‘Capability’ Brown. GARDENS OF AWE AND FOLLY by…

Enjoy a carefully chosen selection of fine private gardens in this rural, quintessentially English area. Parsonage House, Corpusty Mill and Columbine Hall are included on our tour and each lives up to its evocative name. You’ll meet garden designers Lady Xa Tollemache at Helmingham Hall and George Carter at Silverstone Farm – in fact at all the gardens we visit there will be special guided tours that will highlight the essentials of creating exceptional gardens. For two nights of our trip we are accommodated at the iconic Swan Hotel, a half-timbered, 15th-century building in Lavenham, Suffolk, considered one of the country’s most beautiful medieval villages. This is a stylish hotel with fine food and a peaceful ambience. The following two nights are at Titchwell Manor Hotel, a small hotel on…

1 Rosa ‘De Resht’ One of the most free-flowering, fragrant and compact of the old damask/gallica roses. Although its exact origins are unknown, this extremely old cultivar most probably comes from Iran. According to Mel: “It flowers and flowers and keeps on flowering.” 1m. AGM*. USDA 4a-9b, RHS H7† . 2 Baptisia australis A true double-purpose perennial of prairie origin with indigo-blue, lupin-like flower spikes in early summer and a shrub-like mound of much-divided slightly glaucous foliage until the autumn. Long-lived, slowly increasing its clumps over the years. 1.6m. AGM. USDA 3a-10b, RHS H7. 3 Dianthus carthusianorum Tough perennial with jewel-like flowers on long, rangy stems that is best grown through other plants, particularly smaller grasses. Tolerant of poor limestone soils, it flowers at midsummer, even in drought conditions. 70cm.…

1 Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’ A type of a common tropical vegetable (taro), but with variegated leaves – up to 60cm long – that have a different pattern on each leaf. It requires warm summer nights to succeed, and in the UK should really be grown indoors. Certainly needs to be brought inside over winter 90cm. USDA 7b-10b† . 2 Clematis ‘Princess Diana’ An herbaceous species, so starts up again every year from ground level. Long summer flowering. 2.5-4m. AGM*. RHS H5, USDA 4a-11. 3 Salvia ‘Amistad’ A very long-flowering, herbaceous salvia that originates from a nursery in Buenos Aires in Argentina. Sun and fertile soil needed. 1.2m. RHS H4, USDA 8a-11. 4 Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’ An evergreen privet with golden-variegated leaves. Can be kept clipped if needed. Best in full…

T . ICHANGENSE A small, slow-growing Asian species with huge potential if it proves reliable over winter. The plum-leaved forms have miniature begonia-like foliage. Several duskier forms are being micropropagated. 5cm. USDA 6a-9b. T . ’ELIN’ Tall, strong, damson-toned stems, purple-flushed grey-blue foliage and delicate purple and cream flowers. At Great Dixter in East Sussex it’s used with the purple Tulipa ‘Shirley’ to great effect. 2.5m. USDA 5a-9b. T . ‘ANNE’ A star performer with dramatic, architectural stems that are thinner and blacker than those of ‘Elin’ (below left) but still self-supporting. Pretty, blue-green foliage and pink buds that mature to white, but ordinary flowers. 2.5m. T . MINUS ‘ADIANTIFOLIUM’ Small and low growing with delicate foliage, similar to a maidenhair fern, which lasts well all season. A perfect foliage…

1 Persicaria x fennica ‘Johanniswolke’ Formerly known as Persicaria polymorpha, this is what Till calls a ‘framework perennial, as it has the bulk of a shrub, but dies to ground level in winter and is non-spreading. Needs fertile soil. 2m. RHS H7† . 2 Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Lavendelturm’ A plant that Till loves for the “elegant vertical structure” it provides in both its midsummer flowering period and as a winter seedhead. Needs a fertile soil and full sun. 1.5m. RHS H7, USDA 4a-7b. 3 Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia ‘Pummel’ An early and richly flowering plant that is drought tolerant and has a compact growth. The whorls of seedheads are good value in winter too. Requires sun or very light shade. 1.5m. RHS H7, USDA 3a-9b. 4 Knautia macedonica Produces flowers of…

PUBLIC PARK River island Work begins this summer on a new public park and performance space that will sit on stilts in New York’s Hudson River. Pier 55 has been designed by Thomas Heatherwick as an undulating green space, linked to the shoreline by two angled walkways. It will be landscaped with open lawns, winding pathways and a series of performance spaces, including a 700-seat amphitheatre. hudsonriverpark.org GARDEN ART Nice curves New landscaping around London’s Serpentine Sackler Gallery, by designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd, uses a series of curving borders to echo the curves of Zaha Hadid’s 2013 extension to the gallery. Raised beds, planted in flowing groups of perennials and grasses to create year-round colour, surround the building framed by yew hedging while, at the entrance, an arc of low box…

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