Garden for Entertaining by the Pool

This garden already had some beautiful features: a large summerhouse, a  swimming pool and 3 mature multi-stemmed trees enclosing a lovely yorkstone  patio. However, the whole garden needed some structure to help bring all the  elements together. I did a design using generous planting schemes to link the  different areas. Large swathes of Miscanthus, Stipa and Deschampsia grasses line the way to the pool.  A deep, south facing, mixed herbaceous border filled with colour will give an abundant and profuse feel to the garden throughout the summer.

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Around the house there will be a pergola. Planted with wisteria and roses with lavender below, it will provide a scented, shaded walkway leading to the dining patio. The height will make the patio feel more enclosed and intimate, and also help screen the view from buses in the passing road.

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For long evenings sitting by the pool, there will be a circular stone seat around a firepit. This  can be made cosy with cushions and blankets for star gazing, but the soft buff Cotswold Stone will also look attractive as a feature in its own right throughout the year. Planting in this corner would be Mediterranean style with silver foliage plants like Artemesia, purple flowering salvias, and a row of statement Juniperus Skyrocket trees creating a Tuscan skyline.

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