Calming Green ‘Forest bathing’ garden

The annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show has featured several winning gardens focused on green plants & structural plants like ferns, trees etc

I have made a concerted effort to plant a lot of green plants so that our garden retains its structure through our long winters. 

All of our back windows look onto the garden, framed by tall hedges & evergreens so it is pleasing to have a good view throughout the year, even in dull winter light. 

The large topiary balls are 25 years old, grown from topiary that was in the Dorset family garden. They are much loved ... 

There is a variety of shades of green as well as different leaf sizes & shapes & it retains this structure all year which makes it a welcoming space.  We have several David Austin roses - they have just won their 28th gold award at Chelsea. The rose against our house is Shropshire Lad & we also have the Jubilee & Elizabeth rose, bought in honour of our late Majesty. 

In Spring & Summer, there are pops of colour from bulbs, annuals & shrubs which are like little bursts of interest. This is balanced by several white flowering shrubs because they show up in low light at night. 

I studied the RHS Chelsea gardens & feel rather pleased that our garden is on trend & somewhere we love to be in; the intense greens are very calming & the hedges are the perfect backdrop to the space. We are blessed ...

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Dee 🌳🌺🪻🌹