An Eye FOR BEAUTY
Artist Debbie Taussig drew from the canon of gardening greats when designing her garden at The Old Rectory on the HertfordshireCambridgeshire border, making it a masterpiece in its own right
New Perennial planting in Debbie Taussig’s garden reflects her artist’s eye for colour, and the evolving nature of the garden.
The Sum of ITS PARTS
WORDS BARBARA SEGALL PHOTOGRAPHS ANNA OMIOTEK-TOTT
Jo and Mark Howard have applied mathematical principles to their young but flourishing garden at Wolfe Hall in Suffolk to create a surprisingly free-flowing, cohesive and sumptuously planted space
A view down from The Bund follows a sinuous pathway that curves around mature trees, edged with glowing Stipa tenuissima and bobbly red bistort.
Life FORCE
Inspired by the Thackray family’s pioneering medical legacy, the astonishing garden at Littlethorpe Manor in North Yorkshire takes health and healing as its central themes, with every season bringing fresh beauty, renewal and hope
WORDS ANNETTE WARREN PHOTOGRAPHS KAT WEATHERILL
The Physic Garden at Littlethorpe Manor is bisected by a 30m rill and planted with healing herbs arranged by medical condition.
Vision EXPRESS
With his experienced artist’s eye, designer Joe Swift was able to discern the abundant garden begging to be created from a bland expanse of lawn, deploying clever landscaping, fast-growing grasses, perennials and mature trees for instant impact
WORDS ELLIE TENNANT PHOTOGRAPHS RACHEL WARNE
Layers of movement and colour ripple through this beautifully landscaped garden designed by Joe Swift’s practice, Modular.
Hello Sunshine
As the sun beams down daily on our gardens it ignites many dazzling effects, highlighting flower and leaf and casting hypnotic shadows. Bob Purnell explores and celebrates the enthralling interactions of light and landscape
Rays of evening sunlight slant through the trees at Coton Manor, giving the carpet of bluebells a saturated glow.