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Elegant decay in the winter garden

February 3, 2014 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Elegant decay in the winter garden

  Gone are the days when gardens were tidied up at the end of summer and plants cut back to within an inch of their lives.     Most gardeners realise how ornamental grasses make a wonderful contribution to the garden through winter and into early spring.   The grass in the picture below is […]

Filed Under: Blog, Inspiration, Plants, Recycling & Sustainability Tagged With: Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster, Cortaderia selloana Evita, ornamental grasses, Pannicum virgatum Northwind, Rudbeckia maxima, winter plants

A winter garden to visit

January 2, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

A winter garden to visit

Getting out of the house for a garden visit is always welcome in the winter, and after all that Christmas cake and mulled wine there was a real need for fresh air and exercise. So just after Christmas we trekked off to Mottisfont, a National Trust house and garden in Hampshire. The house isn’t open in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Inspiration, Plants Tagged With: Cornus Midwinter Fire, Mahonia, Mottisfont House, winter plants

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Hello, I’m Jill Anderson.
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