Roses, Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’, Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
NURTURE
Plant list
Cistus x purpureus Stipa gigantea, Penstemon ‘Garnet’ and Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Osteospermum jucundum
plant list, such as Gentiana sino-ornata and Lampranthus spectabilis. Kept from the original garden was a mature willow tree, which was pruned and crown-lifted. This added some character to the outdoor space while the new plants ‘settled in’. Suppliers: Joseph Rochford Gardens Ltd, Orchard Dene Nurseries Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’
There were no particular planting restrictions owing to the light or soil conditions; the site was relatively open, with some shade on the southern boundary from neighbouring trees, and there was reasonable drainage, with shallow clay soil over chalk as is commonly found in the Chilterns. The main challenge arose from trying to source some of the lesser-known varieties of plants on the www.prolandscapermagazine.com
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ABOUT JAMES SCOTT MSGD James has won numerous awards as founder and principal designer at The Garden Company Ltd, based in Hertfordshire and established in 1991. He first developed his love of plants and their place in the greater landscape while growing up in the Cotswolds.
www.thegardenco.co.uk
• Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’ • Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ • Aesculus parviflora • Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids • Alchemilla erythropoda • Aloe striatula • Aster x frikartii ‘Mönch’ • Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ • Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ • Cistus x purpureus • Convallaria majalis • Cotinus ‘Grace’ • Cytisus battandieri ‘Yellow Tail’ • Dianthus carthusianorum • Dierama pulcherrimum ‘Blackbird’ • Dryopteris cycadina • Dryopteris wallichiana • Echinacea purpurea ‘Fatal Attraction’ • Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’ • Eryngium alpinum • Euphorbia wallichii • Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’ • Foeniculum vulgare ‘Giant Bronze’ • Galium odoratum • Gentiana sino-ornata • Geranium ‘Brookside’ • Geranium nodosum • Geranium ‘Rozanne’ • Geranium wlassovianum • Gillenia trifoliata • Hakonechloa macra • Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Westerstede’ • Helleborus orientalis • Helleborus sternii • Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ • Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Veitchii’ • Kniphofia caulescens • Lampranthus spectabilis • Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’ • Lunaria rediviva • Oenothera odorata ‘Sulphurea’ • Origanum ‘Herrenhausen’ • • Osteospermum jucundum • Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ • Penstemon ‘Garnet’ • Phygelius aequalis ‘Yellow Trumpet’ • Polypodium cambricum • Pulsatilla vulgaris • Rosa ‘Constance Spry’ • Rosa ‘De Rescht’ • Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ • Rosa ‘A Shropshire Lad’ • Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ • Sesleria heufleriana • Stipa gigantea • Syringa vulgaris ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ • Thymus pseudolanuginosus • Tulbaghia violacea • Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’ • Viola odorata ‘Red Charm’ Pro Landscaper / June 2017 75
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