Theme Plants
Theme Plants Perennial Meadows Snowdrops, hellebores, daffodils and lots of tulips: these are the plants that flower in sequence to bring my gardens to life each spring. But now that Tulipa sprengeri...
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Is Texture a Garden Theme? Perennial Meadows Like any good story the plot is revealed one step at a time; my garden is the same. Different seasons have different themes as steadily the plants grow up...
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Colours in the Autumn Garden Perennial Meadows Colours are the spectacle in my autumn garden. They need sun to glow and when the wind blows the tall ornamental grasses start dancing to its tune. Much...
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Ornamental Grasses Perennial Meadows The warm season grasses are finally in full flower her in the Netherlands. This year they are later than normal as a result of the cool late summer weather. But...
View ArticleMind Gardens – A new series of blog posts
Mind Gardens – A new series of blog posts Perennial Meadows For a garden to be more than just a comfortable place to sit in to drink a cup of coffee there needs to be some sort of idea underpinning its...
View ArticleA New Grass Border Design
A New Grass Border Design Perennial Meadows Inspiration for any planting plan is needed and in this case it came when I “accidentally” planted a seedling of the grass Calamagrostis brachytricha next to...
View ArticleThinking About A Design For The Winter Garden
Thinking About A Design For The Winter Garden Perennial Meadows For an article in the current winter number of Onze Eigen Tuin (Our Own Garden) I was asked to show the beauty in the transition from...
View ArticleWet Grass
Wet Grass Perennial Meadows Grasses flop when wet which is why it is best not to plant them too close to narrow paths. However, today, fine rain turned this border in front of my home into a glistening...
View ArticleHerfst In De Tuin – My Autumn Garden
Herfst In De Tuin – My Autumn Garden Perennial Meadows This year I am trialling a number of different species and cultivars of asters and they have brought real beauty into my autumn garden. Aster...
View ArticleChristmas Chaos
Christmas Chaos Perennial Meadows I am enjoying the new border in front of my home. It has yet to get really cold in Amsterdam this winter, but now the plants are dormant. I am drawn to the repeating...
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