Birchfield Garden

Designed by Jack Dunkley. 16-year-old Jack Dunckley presents ‘Birchfield’, his second Show garden at the Hampton Court Palace Show.

‘Birchfield’ is a formal cottage garden with long tranquil herbaceous borders; a large hornbeam hedge creates the backdrop.

The garden contains a beautifully calming central pond, adding to the formal design. A large wooden pergola provides protection from the elements. Three maples add structure and height to the back of the garden.

The intended use of the garden is for social enjoyment with a relaxing and peaceful feeling, incorporating trickling water, close-cropped lawn and large herbaceous borders which are pleasing to the eye.

A beech hedge surrounds and encloses the garden on two sides. This hedge provides architectural structure. This garden is not intended to be part of a larger plot, but would work well in a corner of a large garden.

Plants list    

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Ajuga Burgundy Glow  
Alchemilla Mollis  
Anthemis Charme  
Anthemis Sauce Hollandaise  
Aquilegia Nora Barlow  
Brunnera Emerald Mist  
Brunnera Macrophylla Marleys White  
Brunnera Macrophylla Mr Morse  
Campanula Kent Blue  
Campanula Persicifolia   
Campanula Persicifolia Alba  
Carex Testacea
Crocosmia Lucifer
Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff
Dahlia Maxi Colima
Dahlia Maxi Novia
Dahlia Maxi Tampico
Dahlia Maxi Toulca
Daisy Crazy Summersong Lemon
Daisy Reflection Pink
Daisy Summit Pink
Delphinium Astolat
Delphinium Black Knight
Delphinium Blue Bird
Delphinium Blue Joy  
Delphinium Fountain Dark Blue  
Delphinium Fountain Pink Shades  
Delphinium Fountain Sky Blue  
Delphinium King Arthur  
Delphinium Pacific Giants Mixed  
Delphinium Summer Skies  
Digitalis Laevigata   
Digitalis Lanata  
Digitalis Lutea 
Digitalis Trojana Helen of Troy  
Echinacea Purpurea  
Echinacea Purpurea White Swan  
Gaillardia Burgundy  
Gaillardia Goblin  
Gaillardia Tokajer  
Geum Lady Stratheden  
Geum Mrs Bradshaw  
Geum Queen of Orange  
Gunnera Manicata  
Helenium Dark Beauty  
Helenium Moorhiem Beauty  
Helenium Rubinzwerg (Ruby Dwarf)  
Helenium Sahin's Early Flowerer  
Heuchera Firefly  
Heuchera Ginger Ale  
Heuchera Licorice  
Heuchera Palace Purple      
Heuchera Prince
Hosta “Ginko Craig”  
Hosta “Golden Tiara”  
Hosta “Halcyon”  
Hosta “Sharmon”  
Hosta Fortunei “Aureomarginata”  
Hosta Francee  
Hosta Golden Tiara  
Hosta Sieboldiana Elegans  
Hosta Sieboldiana Frances Williams  
Hosta Sum and Substance   
Hosta Wide Brim  
Lavendula Stoechas Papillon   
Lavendula x intermedia Old English Group
Leucanthemum Aglaia  
Leucanthemum Esther Read  
Leucanthemum Goldrush  
Leucanthemum Old Court  
Leucanthemum Wirral Supreme  
Lupin Chandelier  
Lupin Dwarf Gallery Mix  
Lupin Gallery Blue  
Lupin Gallery Pink  
Lupin Gallery Red  
Lupin Gallery White  
Lupin Gallery Yellow
Lupin Lulu Mix  
Lupin My Castle  
Lupin Noble Maiden  
Lupin The Chatelaine  
Lupin The Governor 
Lupin The Pages  
Lysimachia Firecracker  
Monarda Beauty of Cobham  
Monarda Mahogany  
Monarda Snow Maiden  
Penstemon Alice Hindley  
Penstemon Apple Blossom  
Penstemon Beech Park  
Penstemon Blackbird  
Penstemon Burgundy   
Penstemon Cathedral Rose  
Penstemon Flamingo  
Penstemon Garnet  
Penstemon Heavenly Blue  
Penstemon Hewellw Pink
Penstemon Hidcote Pink  
Penstemon Osprey  
Penstemon Purple Bedder   
Penstemon Rich Ruby  
Penstemon Rubicundus  
Penstemon Sour Grapes  
Phlox Paniculata Blue Boy  
Phlox Paniculata Starfire  
Phlox Paniculata White Admiral  
Zantedeschia  
Dianthus  
Antirrhinum  
Fargesia Jumbo  
Sambucus Nigra Black Lace  
Sambucus Sutherland Gold  
Pittosporum Tom Thumb  
Pittosporum Wendle Channon  
Pittosporum Garnetti  
Cotinus Royal Purple  
Cornus Controversa   
Cotinus Grace  
Hibiscus  
Trachelospermum