Amateur Gardening – 29 June 2019

Owner:

Jacqueline Tame

Address:

4 Chapel Walk,

Curbar, Calver,

Hope Valley,

Derbyshire

S32 3YQ

Garden size:

30x30ft (9x9m)

Month visited:May

Aspect:South facing

Soil:Multi-purpose compost

Special features:Japanese-style

garden with pond, bridge, ‘zen

corner’ and an array of ornaments

Open for NGS:Visits by

appointment for groups of up

to 10 until 31 October.

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Here Jacqueline has inscribed

a piece of slate with Japanese script

Rely on an acers, such as this ‘Orange

Dream’ cultivar, to deliver sumptuous

colour. A terracotta warrior bird bath

adds to the garden’s Japanese theme

meet the gardener

A glazed sphere

provides a lovely

reflective surface

for plants

Increase the capacity for colourful plants by establishing

a bed of ericaceous compost for acid-loving plants.

The bridge provides a great spot for displaying

Jacqueline’s bonsai collection

Welcome self-seeders:
Welsh poppies Mecanopsis
cambrica are an early delight

Boxes attached to a fence are great

for sowing salad leaves and other

fast-growers. Miniature narcissi

brightened the lower box in spring

Use nature as the

inspiration for

garden ornaments.

This dragonfly looks

great hovering over

forget-me-nots