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THISSPREAD,CLOCKWISEFROMLEFT: Thecentralrose
gardenwithitsraisedpondandabundanceofplantsisthe
mainfeature. The‘luckypacket’gardencontainstherosesthat
werereplantedfromotherpartsofthegarden. The couple fell
in love with the large paperbark thorn tree (Vachellia sieberiana)
when they first saw the garden.roses spiralling up the pillars. Blue obelisks in the middle of
each rose bed and spires of spring-flowering blue delphiniums
add further splashes of colour.
The blue obelisks are a dead giveaway – the signature of
landscaper Shirley Wallington, who came to Manuela’s rescue
when she realised that her garden was completely out of date
and out of step with the clean, formal lines of her home. “We
bought the house in 1990 and the garden was tropical, with
lots of trees, very green and low maintenance, and a few
JO’BURG GARDEN
WHOLIVESHERE
FredandManuelaCrabbiaandtheirStaffordshire
terriers,JockoandAbby.THEGARDEN
Enclosedbystatelytrees,thisgentlysloping
Bedfordviewgardenhasaformalrosegardenas
itsmainfeature,withvariousformallystructured
‘rooms’exuberantlyplantedtoexpressthe
owners’loveofseasonalflowersandshrubs.