Gold winning show garden by Cleve West. The plants, many of which are supplied by Jekka McVicar, demonstrate the importance of herbs, not just from an aesthetic point of view, but for their medicinal, culinary and domestic use, which is increasingly playing a significant part in our busy lives.
Garden description
This garden explores the natural use of these herbs
together with more familiar perennials to create a low maintenance
garden. Simple lines and generous proportions belie the garden's
quiet sense of drama and inspiration. A large concrete
sculpture at the front of the garden is both striking and serene;
it leads the eye along a path, through the herbs, to a quiet space
at the back of the garden where a table and chairs offer
relaxation. Here, seven sentinels of pollarded
field maples create a sense of intimacy, security and
permanence while three, sculpted, concrete vessels proffer quiet
contemplation as they wait for rain.
Plant list: (click on any of the green links below to read more about the plant and to add to your own 'Plants I want' list)
HerbsAllium
schoenoprasum
Aloysia triphylla
Artemisia caucasica
Artemisia abrotanum
Atriplex hortensis
var. rubra
Borago officinalis
Borago pygmaea
Bulbine frutescens
Calendula asiatica
Eriocephalus africanus
Escallonia resinosa
Ferula asafoetida
Foeniculum vulgare
'Giant Bronze'
Lavandula x 'Christina'
Leptospermum
scoparium
Melissa officinalis
Mentha sp.
Mentha longifolia silver
Mentha suaveolens subsp. tarentina
Nepeta x faassenii
Ozothamnus marjorana
Origanum
majorana
Perilla frutescens var. purpurescens
Phlomis fruticosa
Phlomis lanata
Rosmarinus officialis 'McConnells Blue'
Salvia argentea
Santolina rosmarinifolia subsp. Rosmarinifolia
Teucriumx lucridrys
Thymus 'Jekka'
Thymus vulgaris
Westringia fruticosa 'Variegata'
Perennials
Acaena microphylla 'Copper
Carpet'
Dianthys cruentus
Erigeron
karvinskianus
Iris florentina
Verbascum blattaria 'Albiflora'
Verbascum
pheoniceum
Bulbs
Allium albopilosum
Allilum multibulbosum
Allium schubertii
Trees
Acer campestre
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