HomeBeautiful GardensClever Caversham Court II Remember how overexcited I got a few months ago when I found the super-simple but fabulously high-impact spring flowerbeds at Caversham Court? Well, it turns out that the gardeners at this place have a few summer tricks up their sleeves as well… This bank has been planted up with lovely sun-loving, drought-loving perennials. The gardeners have stuck to only six different plants, and have repeated them over and over again in drifting lines. They could have crowded the space with all sorts of plants of all sorts of heights, but instead they have chosen to weave a pattern on the bank that pulls you up short. In this planting scheme there are only two basic colour groups: blues and yellows. Each plant provides a variation of one of those colour groups, which are complementary colours with one another and create a warm, sharp contrasting pattern. The extra-clever part of all this is that the wavy, drifty design is bordered by a smart brick wall and is next to a lawn divided by geometric stone patterns. So the whole bank is neatly contained. Click here for more stunning real gardens Oh, and here’s something else that entertained me while I was wandering around Caversham Court: Share this:Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreShare on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Online treasuresCasino Sites Not On GamstopUK Online Casinos Not On Gamstop 10 Responses Chuck Keeler September 8, 2012 Please tell me the name of the 6 plants used in the pictures from Caversham Courts . I like to try this idea here in Shawnee Oklahoma —thanks Chuck Reply Mara September 28, 2012 Yes, what are the 6 plants, lavender and? Reply Katrina Mitchell September 30, 2012 Lavender, fennel, and ___? Thanx! Reply F&F October 5, 2012 Afraid it was a while ago, so I can’t provide a thorough ID, but it included lavender, santolina and salvia. Sorry I can’t help further. Reply Pat Odell September 30, 2012 What are the six plants? Thank you Reply Laurie October 12, 2012 Another blue plant is Hyssopus officianalis, as seen in photos 3,5 and 7. It is a woody stemmed perennial with a round shrub form, here in zone 5. It reseeds but is not too invasive. One of my favorites for continuous color. Reply Susan Rickman March 10, 2013 From the Friends of Caversham Court website: http://home.fccg.org.uk/visiting-caversham-court The Lavender Bank is in full bloom and you can see Lavendula ‘Hidcote’, blue flowered hyssop, dwarf purple berberis, grey/green-leafed Ballota pseudodictamnus and several different types of Santolina Cotton Lavender. In the east herbaceous border, the giant grey leaved plant at the back is Maclaya cordata. The other giants of that border are the tall and very scented lilies called ‘African Queen’. Reply Bill June 3, 2014 I read at several places that only 6 plant types are used. Do you a list of those? Quite stunning. Reply CECILIA NAVARRO August 31, 2015 I LOVE THE COLOR OF PURPLE, I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH PART I LOVE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THOSE PLANTS AND WERE I CAN BUY THEM, I AM REDOING MY FRONT YARD NO MORE GRASS, TRYING TO SAVE WATER. THANK YOU Reply fennelandfern August 31, 2015 Lavender and salvia are the purple and blue plants Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Chuck Keeler September 8, 2012 Please tell me the name of the 6 plants used in the pictures from Caversham Courts . I like to try this idea here in Shawnee Oklahoma —thanks Chuck Reply
F&F October 5, 2012 Afraid it was a while ago, so I can’t provide a thorough ID, but it included lavender, santolina and salvia. Sorry I can’t help further. Reply
Laurie October 12, 2012 Another blue plant is Hyssopus officianalis, as seen in photos 3,5 and 7. It is a woody stemmed perennial with a round shrub form, here in zone 5. It reseeds but is not too invasive. One of my favorites for continuous color. Reply
Susan Rickman March 10, 2013 From the Friends of Caversham Court website: http://home.fccg.org.uk/visiting-caversham-court The Lavender Bank is in full bloom and you can see Lavendula ‘Hidcote’, blue flowered hyssop, dwarf purple berberis, grey/green-leafed Ballota pseudodictamnus and several different types of Santolina Cotton Lavender. In the east herbaceous border, the giant grey leaved plant at the back is Maclaya cordata. The other giants of that border are the tall and very scented lilies called ‘African Queen’. Reply
Bill June 3, 2014 I read at several places that only 6 plant types are used. Do you a list of those? Quite stunning. Reply
CECILIA NAVARRO August 31, 2015 I LOVE THE COLOR OF PURPLE, I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH PART I LOVE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THOSE PLANTS AND WERE I CAN BUY THEM, I AM REDOING MY FRONT YARD NO MORE GRASS, TRYING TO SAVE WATER. THANK YOU Reply
