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It could be almost anywhere in New Zealand... the front border in early summer |
The front border again, later in the season, with dahlias |
The view out is almost as good... |
Chrysanthemums provide autumn colour |
Primroses greet the spring |
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A Suburban Garden
It could be almost anywhere in New Zealand, a low red brick wall with a flower border behind, a rather generous quota of conifers, but always awash with colour. But this is a garden in christchurch, a city famous for its gardens.
This is a garden cared for by someone who really knows his stuff. The roses are perfection, the paeonies enormous; the delphiniums seem to survive Christchurch's blustery days without a murmur. A treasured tree peony enjoys a sheltered corner.
A long shady border runs up the side of the property, along the drive, and this is home to camellias, perennials such as hostas, Chatham Island Forget-me-not (Myosotidium hortensia), the very desirable and sometimes difficult blue poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia), pulmonaria and many more.
In autumn the garden continues to provide masses of colour and interest, chrysanthemums, nerines and dahlias bloom their hearts out. Winter is not forgotten, the odd rose blooms and there are lots of hellebores, both the orientalis hybrids and H. argutifolius, the Corsican hellebore.
And then comes spring with primroses, cherry blossom, magnolias, rhododendrons, bulbs and the season roll toward summer and the paeonies bloom again...
Many of the plants in this garden were gifts from the gardens of friends and from the owners' previous, large country garden. This simply adds to the charm and to the stories when being shown around.
In addition to the flowers there is a pristine vegetable plot: strawberries, beans, tomatoes, courgettes, carrots and more. Everything you could desire
There is so much to be learned in technique, continuity of interest and more from gardens such as these. We take our hat off. |
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The roses are to die for, here 'City of London |
Dahlias provide striking late summer colour |
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