Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

56 AMATEUR GARDENING10 AUGUST 2019

Positionplantingtroughsalongtheedges

of flat roofs to soften the impact of a shed

Ideas for gorgeous gardens

Get the look

Fillwall-mountedplanterswithbedding,suchaspetuniaandchaenostoma

(bacopa), to maximise opportunities for colour in a small space

Longpotscontainingclippedboxanda

climberdrawthe eye away from the

fence panel

Bringtogethersoftlycolouredflowers,

suchasscabious,pinks,chaenostoma

(bacopa)andnemesia,tocontrast with

bold structural planting

Repeata motif,suchasthis

stone-effectammonite,tobring

cohesion to a small space

gardensarerelativelysmall,Sarah

makesthemostof everyopportunityto

displayplants,whetherin wall-mounted

baskets,shelvesonwhichpotsare

displayedorevennarrowtroughsthat

havebeenfixedalongtheedgeof the

shed’sflatroofto softenitsoutline.

A selectionof ornamentsfinishes

thepicture,includinga pairof storks,

a sundialmountedona plinthanda

selectionof blackmetalbirdsilhouettes,

includingthreeusedto greateffect

betweena trioof Italiancypress.

“I trainedin textiledesignandlike

tomakelittlesceneswithinthegarden,

butI don’tlikethemtobebittyormessy,”

explainsSarah.“Thecombinationof

ItalianandJapaneseinfluencesmakes

thegardena bitof a fusion:I like it

quite formal, but random.”