An Englishman's Garden Adventures
The Woodland Garden is situated in front of my house, enclosed by a fence, woodshed and low timber handrails. It is a relativley small area, only 6m x 6m with a single edible cherry tree, whose canopy covers most of the area. Two nearby trees: a flowering cherry and a weeping willow, enhance the woodland feel.
(Since 2020, this area is being gradually renovated)
Permaculture Fruits: The fences and raised beds in this area, as well as the railings, include a number of trained fruit bushes: Apple, fan trained currents, gooseberries. They are under]planted with many shade-loving perennials and bulbs that provide a non-stop show from December to August. This is the most interesting part of my garden through winter and spring.
READ THIS FIRST
1. Woodland Garden – intro page
(includes detailed design and planting plans)
2. Timeline of the Woodland Garden
There are many species of Dog’s Tooth Violets (Erythroniums) which make fantastic garden plants for dappled shade and woodland settings. Here are three species that I grow successfully.
I have three clumps of lily turf in one of my woodland beds in my permaculture mini-woodland. They have been … read more
This is the white form of the Willow Gentian, Gentiana asclepiadea alba. It is a choice, slow growing, long-lived and … read more
This is the white Marathon or Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium martagon var. album). I grow these bulbs in the dappled … read more
This little bed is about 8ft wide and 5ft deep. It sits below a window next to my desk at … read more
Foxglove and Hart’s Tongue Fern emerging in late spring in my woodland garden. Other photos from the same day:
The planting below takes up approximately one square metre (ten square feet) of space. It is just one part of … read more
The snowdrops have been showing for more than a week, but today – (Feb 17th) – the watery sunshine is … read more
Below I’ll show you ten tricks that refreshed my woodland garden and transformed the drab late-summer muddle of seed heads and … read more
Playing around with the depth of focus on my camera, then layering the images in sequence produced these rather dreamy effects…
The human eye changes focus quickly as we move through a garden. These images slow down that unconscious motion, as if we are seeing ourselves seeing…
Lady’s Bed Straw, London Pride and Corsican Violet in the Woodland Garden.
Many plants self-seed in the woodland garden – a sign that they feel sufficiently at home to start a family. They … read more
