For us, planting up a garden really is the fun bit. While we already have a vision for the finished garden, it's not until the plants go in that most clients really start to see their garden come together.
We source plants from nurseries in Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands. Each nursery has its own specialities and for a garden such as this one we bring in plants from a number of different nurseries.
For large gardens, there are a considerable number of plants involved. First we get them all in and sort them in terms of their location in the garden. We like to use mutiples of the same plant as it gives greater impact. Just look at those beautiful china blue Agapanthus at the back against the gate just waiting to be planted.
The plants are the put into position as per the planting plan for the garden. While its important to have a planting plan, we don't always stick rigidly to it. This allows us the scope to move things around 'on the ground' ensuring plants work to maximum effect. You can see how that pergola is really starting to come into its own with all those beautiful plants around it.
This garden is really starting to come together now. All the specimen trees are in place around the boundary and already create a wonderful enclosed feeling. It is important to keep newly planted plants well watered until they settle in. The last plants to go in are those in the gravel bed.
Finally, all the plants are in - after a week of exhausting work. The beds will be finished with a thick layer of bark mulch to keep moisture in and weeds out. It also makes the space in the beds much more attractive until the plants have grown and filled in some of the gaps. After this all that is left is to lay gravel and we're finished.
In the next post we will see the finished garden.
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