japanese inspired garden
I'm delighted to announce that my garden has been approved for the National Garden Scheme (NGS or 'the yellow book') in 2020.
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I'll be opening by arrangement, mostly for groups - and can offer a garden tour and/or talks. More info to follow!
I took ownership of 'The Willows' in August 2017 and immediately went to work on the garden. Having seen the property for the first time nine months previously, I had a lot of time to plan!
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The presence of a pond, complete with koi and goldfish, helped me to decide on the overall theme of a Japanese inspired garden.
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I am a passionate plantswoman and brought literally thousands of plants with me from my previous location. This meant that the garden was never going to be a strict interpretation of Japanese gardens - since they tend towards a limited range of plants and minimal planting - and for this reason I am calling it a Japanese-inspired garden.
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East Anglia is also 1) dry - so moss is not easy to grow, 2) not a rocky area, so boulders are not locally available, and 3) in this area at least, not offering acid soil for rhododendrons and azaleas - in fact I am on quite heavy clay which requires careful prep with grit and organic matter in order to grow a range of conifers.
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The plan shown (not to scale) shows the different areas:
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Aster Beds
New Ditch
Bamboo Grove
Terrace
