Our Dream Garden Makeover

Competition Update

PHOTOS/RUSS COLE. ARTWORK AND GARDEN DESIGN/ ROGER SWEETINBURGH TEL: 01252-836 788. WORDS/ CHRIS DAY. OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

The Final Instalment
Champagne corks popped at the final leg of Chris & Marion Collett’s dream garden makeover. Chris Day gives us a round-up of the last stage of the winning Cheltenham plot

 
Toasting the garden…

SELECTION OF PLANTS FROM LIST

- Purple Cordyline
- Prunus ‘Amanogawa’
- Viburnum fragrans
- Crocosmia ‘Solfaterre’
- Rosemary ‘Miss Jessopp’s’
- Ophiopogon ‘Nigrescens’
- Astilbe ‘Fanal’
- Lavandula ‘Hidcote’
- Range of Unwins’ double lily
- Vinca minor
- Clematis alpina
- Standard Caragana arborescens
- Festuca glauca
- Black and white grapes

…how it all started A blank canvas just ready to be painted with colour and plants


On stony ground…
… the Collett’s soil is stony so it’s likely to be free-draining. We suggested a generous 5-7.5cm (2-3in) mulch to cover the entire planted area to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds.

New blooms hit the catwalk!
Marigold Webb, along with her ‘troops’, organised the planting of the garden. Marigold informs us that Webbs of Wychbold will be holding a catwalk show on 21-22 May to flag up over 20 new plant varieties, many prior to their Chelsea debut.
For further details, call 01527-860 000.
   
 Our pick of the plant highlights…
    Purple foil rules, OK! Not fussy.
     This purple Heuchera also provides foamy white blooms
    A desirable dead nettle Don’t underestimate the foliage of the
     popular perennial lamiums
    Hummock-formers Hebe ‘Red Edge’ adds spring colour to its
     evergreen habits
    A real weepie of a tree! Caragana forms bright foliage as well as
     yellow pea-like blooms
    Easy care, no problem Evergreen and reliable vincas (V. minor)
     flowers for months on end
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