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PHOTOGRAPH JAKE EASTHAM
Left: Hatch House’s west facade with sweet smelling lavender; below: roses can provide both colour and scent in the garden
MEET OUR GARDENING PANEL IRA BLAKE, director of Light My Space, Salisbury and South Wiltshire’s lighting design specialists. tel: 01980 555493; www. lightmyspace.co.uk
STEPHEN HACKETT, head gardener of Horatio’s Garden at Salisbury District Hospital. tel: 01722 326 834; www. horatiosgarden.org.uk
SUSAN RIDLEY, gardener at Hatch House, the family home of Sir Henry and Lady Rumbold. tel: 01747 870622; www. hatch-house.co.uk
REBECCA TWIGG, director and founder of the award winning community garden project, The Secret Garden Salisbury. www. secretgardensalisbury. uk CLAIRE WHITEHEAD, co-owner of Independent Cranborne Garden Centre set in the walled garden of Cranborne Manor. tel: 01725 517248; www. cranbornegarden centre.co.uk NANETTE WRAITH, Head of aromatic plants and crops at Keyneston Mill, home of Parterre Fragrances. tel: 01258 456831. www.parterreat keynestonmill.com
a wonderful aroma on sunny summer days.” “For fragrance we like roses,” reveals Hatch House’s Susan, “Roses are everywhere – climbing and rambling all over the old stonework around the garden. Holly’s favourites are Lady Waterlow, which flowers twice a year, and a David Austin rose called Madame Alfred Carrière, a climber with large creamy white blooms tinged with pink that has a wonderful scent.” Claire is also a fan of the classic rose, “Highly scented old-fashioned roses, lavender and sweet peas all provide the dreamy scents of the quintessential English country garden, whilst jasmine and scented geraniums can transport you to the Mediterranean. Herbs planted between pavings in dining areas, provide subtle aromas, with scent released as you brush against them.” It’s also worth thinking about how you use your garden in the evening. “If you plan to use your garden for supper-time entertaining, white flowers show up brilliantly in the dark, creating drama.” Plus there is the option of actually lighting up your garden as Ira Blake of Light My Space explains, “You need to think of your garden as an extra room and pick out focal points – trees, planting, a sculpture or water feature – and also mark out paths and steps. “It’s advisable to keep your lighting scheme simple. Unify lights to one colour for example a warm or cool white, and make sure it is subtle as well as neighbour and wildlife-friendly.” www.mediaclash.co.uk I SALISBURY LIFE I 21