Chelsea Cottage
I worked on this beautiful old garden for several years with the help of assistants and landscaper colleagues. Many new borders were created with emphasis on perennial flowers, a new large flagstone patio to the rear of the house, a second reclaimed brick patio at the end of the garden near an existing old shed. New reclaimed stone raised beds tie in with old ones in the front and back. The shed was covered in a new layer of white weatherboarding to tie in with the house. Many new climbers (roses, clematis, jasmine) were planted against new areas of fencing trellis supports. A small bay tree was reduced into a large ball, other evergreens were clipped into shape, and many new plants were planted into newly dug over borders, and additions made to existing beds. It's a delight and a challenge to maintain a level of interest throughout the year. The backbone structure of evergreens and some deciduous trees, shrubs give interest through winter, giving way to a variety of spring colour (perennials, bulbs), which then builds to an early summer crescendo of oxeye daisies, cirsiums, lupins, alliums, foxgloves, hesperis, nepeta, roses etc in a limited palette of whites, soft blues, pinks, purples and crimsons. Through summer, we enjoy echinacea, agastache, cosmos, crinum, crocosmias, fuchsias, roses, malvas, verbenas, and various annuals, etc . A bold display of asters and helianthus (the yellows arrive) continue this into autumn with ongoing colour from roses, dahlias, salvias (reds) and some annuals. The final stage was completed in about 2020 with help from Frogheath Landscapes with a new centralised footpath, water feature, and new long raised bed where we planted many new plants.
CLIENT REVIEW
Client : "Joe has taken an overgrown and rundown garden and transformed it. Work has included laying a new patio and planning and planting new flowers beds. I am delighted with the result."
https://www.houzz.co.uk/browseReviews/joe_musselwhite/joe-musselwhite-garden-design
I worked on this beautiful old garden for several years with the help of assistants and landscaper colleagues. Many new borders were created with emphasis on perennial flowers, a new large flagstone patio to the rear of the house, a second reclaimed brick patio at the end of the garden near an existing old shed. New reclaimed stone raised beds tie in with old ones in the front and back. The shed was covered in a new layer of white weatherboarding to tie in with the house. Many new climbers (roses, clematis, jasmine) were planted against new areas of fencing trellis supports. A small bay tree was reduced into a large ball, other evergreens were clipped into shape, and many new plants were planted into newly dug over borders, and additions made to existing beds. It's a delight and a challenge to maintain a level of interest throughout the year. The backbone structure of evergreens and some deciduous trees, shrubs give interest through winter, giving way to a variety of spring colour (perennials, bulbs), which then builds to an early summer crescendo of oxeye daisies, cirsiums, lupins, alliums, foxgloves, hesperis, nepeta, roses etc in a limited palette of whites, soft blues, pinks, purples and crimsons. Through summer, we enjoy echinacea, agastache, cosmos, crinum, crocosmias, fuchsias, roses, malvas, verbenas, and various annuals, etc . A bold display of asters and helianthus (the yellows arrive) continue this into autumn with ongoing colour from roses, dahlias, salvias (reds) and some annuals. The final stage was completed in about 2020 with help from Frogheath Landscapes with a new centralised footpath, water feature, and new long raised bed where we planted many new plants.
CLIENT REVIEW
Client : "Joe has taken an overgrown and rundown garden and transformed it. Work has included laying a new patio and planning and planting new flowers beds. I am delighted with the result."
https://www.houzz.co.uk/browseReviews/joe_musselwhite/joe-musselwhite-garden-design
