TRUE ROMANCE
A walled garden full of cut flowers at STOKESAY COURT
EASY IRISES
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FLOWER SHOW
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Character STUDY
Passionate plant lover Jane Collins believes every specimen has its own character that must be respected, and by playing to their strengths she’s made a charming froth of a garden at Orchard Cottage in East Sussex
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Colourful alliums, geraniums and geums,
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with Rosa ‘Violette’ and Clematis ‘Morning Star’. Opposite Long grass in a wild meadow area surrounds a bug hotel.
Hearts & FLOWERS
Thriving within the walled kitchen garden at Stokesay Court in Shropshire is a flower business based on romance, where Victoria and Barney Martin grow exquisite flowers for florists and have built up a glowing reputation from scratch
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Roses climb the old brick walls above masses of Alchemilla mollis grown for its frothy lime-green flowers, which are a great filler in arrangements.
Cottage INDUSTRY
In this extract from her new book about cottage gardens, Beauty and Abundance, Clare Foggett visits the Hampshire home of garden designer Caroline Loup, who works tirelessly to create year-round interest
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The plant-packed terrace was dug from a chalk slope and is surrounded by a grassy field held back by retaining walls.
The roomy terrace, is enveloped by generous planting, with steps leading up to the potager and greenhouse.
Garden designer Caroline Loup in the greenhouse, tending her enormous collection of choice pelargoniums.
In From the Cold
The resurgence of early Siberian irises is down to their toughness, elegance and ability to fill a gap at a tricky time, says National Collection holder Pamela Ferns
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Siberian iris ‘Shaker’s Prayer’ has the most beautifully delicate dark purple veining against a pale mauve background.