The Telegraph Garden

Inspired by the De Stijl Movement, this year’s Telegraph garden designed by Marcus reflects strong rectilinear geometry with differently sized planting blocks contributing colour and textural relief, whether viewing from within or above the garden.

Two walls punctuate the boundary hedges and act as a foil for the plants and garden. Trees and hedges introduce vertical detailing, sculptural form and dappled shade. These form the main structural elements and complement a series of paths and waterways.

Marcus has selected plants to provide harmonious tonal balance and textural contrast within rectilinear planting spaces. Vibrant primary colours and closely related tones used by the De Stijl Movement are emphasised, with restful and balancing foils of green and white.

Plant list

TREES AND SHRUBS

Taxus baccata

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

Carpinus betulus

SHADES OF RED

Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird'	Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group	Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw'
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'	Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'	Astrantia major 'Claret'
Lobelia cardinalis	Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'	Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fen's Ruby'
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port'	Dianthus barbatus (Nigrescens Group) 'Sooty'	Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
Geum 'Fire Opal'	Papaver orientale 'Beauty of Livermere'	Primula auricula 'Black Jack'
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle'	Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'	Paeonia lactiflora 'Inspecteur Lavergne'
Dianthus cruentus	Heuchera 'Red Spangles'	Primula 'Belarina Valentine' (Belarina Series)
Primula auricula 'Crimson Glow'	Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'	Geranium 'Sanne'
Potentilla atrosanguinea

Bulbs

Tulipa 'Jan Reus'

Tulipa sprengeri

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'

Annuals

Alonsoa meridionalis 'Rebel'

SHADES OF BLUE

Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'	Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'	Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'	Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'	Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'
Salvia x sylvestris 'Blauhugel'	Veronica 'Shirley Blue'	Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
Aquilegia alpina	Sesleria heufleriana	Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Centaurea montana 'Blue'	Catananche caerulea	Campanula persicifolia
Iris sibirica 'Shirley Pope'	Aquilegia vulgaris	Primula 'Miss Indigo'
Lavandula (any variety)	Echium vulgare 'Blue Bedder'	Nepeta 'Six Hills Gold'

Bulbs

Campanula glomerata 'Superba'	Camassia leichtlinii	Linum perenne
Scilla peruviana	Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group	Bellevalia paradoxa

Annuals

Myosotis sylvatica

SHADES OF YELLOW

Phlomis fruticosa	Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton'	Meconopsis cambrica
Achillea 'Moonshine'	Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Gainsborough'	Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Euphorbia palustris	Euphorbia polychroma	Helichrysum italicum
Alchemilla erythropoda	Melissa officinalis 'Aurea'	Paeonia suffruticosa 'High Noon'
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'	Geum 'Lady Stratheden'	Geum rivale 'Lemon Drops'
Milium effusum 'Aureum'	Aquilegia chrysantha	Smyrnium perfoliatum
Euphorbia oblongata	Helianthemum nummularium	Sisyrinchium californicum ‘Yellowstone’

Bulbs

Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia'	Fritillaria imperialis 'Maxima Lutea'	Allium moly
Tulipa 'Yellow Spring Green'	Tulipa 'Fringed Elegance'

SHADES OF WHITE

Centranthus ruber 'Albus'	Iris sibirica 'White Swirl'	Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
Viola cornuta Alba Group	Astilbe 'Deutschland'	Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White'
Galium odoratum	Ornithogalum thyrsoides	Geranium macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'
Salvia x sylvestris 'Schneehugel'	Catananche caerulea 'Alba'	Eremurus himalaicus
Artemisia stelleriana 'Boughton Silver'	Campanula glomerata 'Alba'	Silene alba
Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora	Acanthus mollis Latifolius Group 'Rue Ledan'	Gladiolus x colvillii 'The Bride'
Veronica spicata 'Alba'	Paeonia lactiflora 'Neomy Demay'	Eremurus 'Joanna'
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'	Centaurea montana 'Alba'	Astrantia major 'Large White'
Astilbe x arendsii 'Ellie'	Iris 'Snowdrift'	Polemonium caeruleum var. lacteum
Astilbe 'Bumalda' (x arendsii)	Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'White Barlow' (Barlow Series)	Polemonium reptans 'White Pearl'
Iris 'White City'	Geranium richardsonii	Paeonia suffruticosa 'Renkaku'
Thalictrum 'Splendide White'

Bulbs

Tulipa 'Spring Green'	Allium nigrum	Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba'