Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

Growwisteriaagainsta highwallfora
generouscoveringofattractivefoliage
crownedwithbeautifulfragrant purple
flowers in late spring

Owner:

SarahPorter

andMartynLock

Address:

2 PyesPlot,

StJamesRoad,

Netherbury,Bridport,

Dorset,DT65LP

Gardensize:Frontandback

gardenmeasuringsixsquare

metres(65ft²)

Monthvisited:May

Aspect:East-facingback

andwest-facingfront

Soil:Claywithimportedtopsoil

Specialfeatures:

Frontandbackcourtyard

gardenswithItalianand

Japanese influences.

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Laylengthsoftimbertocreatea Japanese-stylegrid

withseparateareasforplantsandstonechippings.

Asundialsurroundedby bedding provides an

attractive focal point

Underplanta potted

treeorshrubwith

contrastingflowersto

makethemostofthe

growingspace.Here,

blackviolaslookgreat

beneath a box spiral

Meet the gardeners

Usebonsaitechniquestocreatea

small tree to fill an empty space

Createa senseofprivacyin thesmallest

ofspacesbyencouragingtwosmalltrees

tocometogethertomakeanarchway.

Here, Sarah has used a pair of bay trees

Installshelvestodisplaymore

potplants.Lookforfurniturethat

doesn’t obscure what lies behind