Amateur Gardening – 29 June 2019

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Embrace different types of paving as part of the overall

design of a garden. Blue slate recreates the idea of a river,

in which circular white pavers represent stepping stones

Seek out unusual and intriguing plants: this

roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) has blue-grey

leaves and yellow-lime starry flowers

compact shed filling an empty corner
next to the bungalow and the variety of
raised beds in which Jacqueline grows
her plants, including one filled with
ericaceous soil and filled with acid-loving
plants such as camellias, rhododendrons
and azaleas that fit with the overall
Japanese feel off the garden.
Meanwhile, the couple worked
together to create a representation of a

Jacqueline’s ‘zen

garden’ is her interpretation

of mountains rising from the

sea. The moss on the rocks

was encouraged by

splashes of live yoghurt