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site:
shaded, at the back of a tall, Grade A listed, residential building
brief:
The site has mainly dry soil, it is shaded and evokes a woodland archetype.
The main areas distinguished in the garden are: dry shade, semi shade, woodland edge, meadow/grassed area.
Plant selection for this garden will be based on the limited amount of natural light, as well as the moisture content of the soil.
Woodland, shade loving planting is proposed, using plants with different heights and spread levels and different moisture requirements.
The proposed design doesn’t include a traditional border area for planting. Selected plants will be planted under existing shrubs and trees and into the already existing green carpet, which is created by wild strawberry, wild carrot, robert geranium, moss, and grass.
Other types of plants we have selected for this garden are mainly ground covering evergreen perennials.
In our design it is important to highlight the contrasts between plants’ foliage, their colour, texture and size. Most of the plants we have selected will serve as underplanting for the already existing shrubs and trees.
The structure of plants and flowers, as well as textures of foliage, are prominent features of the new garden we are aiming to create. This approach will bring interest from spring to summer and throughout winter, with dried stems, flowers and seed heads. We want to keep the dead, spent flowers and dry stems in situ, in order to add more structure to this planting during winter months. Dried plants, with their seed heads, will also serve as a feed for wildlife, as well as a shelter.
The use of perennial grasses and evergreens adds to the low maintenance requirements for this site, and more over all the plants we have selected are fully hardy.
