​The Grange, Chalgrove 2021

The Grange has 11 acres of garden including herbaceous borders and a field turned into a prairie with many grasses and a wildflower meadow.

There is a lake with bridges and a planted island, a dried riverbed and a labyrinth. A brook runs through the garden with a further pond, arboretum, an old orchard and partly walled vegetable garden. 

Red Kites, Bledlow Ridge 2021

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A fabulous garden on three sloping levels and a small wooded area right at the bottom with mixed herbaceous border for year-round interest. There's a wildflower orchard which is cut down once a year, in the spring it was full of yellow cowslips.

Lime Close House, Abingdon 2019

This is a 4 acre mature plantsman's garden with rare trees, shrubs, roses and bulbs. Mixed borders, raised beds, pergola, topiary and shade borders.  The cottage garden was created by MCL Garden Design, planted for colour, an iris garden with 100 varieties of tall bearded irises.

Green & Gorgeous, Little Stoke 2019

We work in harmony with the seasons to grow a rich and rewarding palette, and take a sustainable approach to care for our plants so they can really thrive in our wildlife-filled gardens.

Hearne House, Gallowstree Common 2019

We had a guided tour by the owner Joan Pumfrey, amongst all the informal planting areas there was one set aside solely for silvery leafed plants this was created some years ago to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.

Walcotts, Wallingford 2018

Hidden behind the white wall who would have thought there was such an abundance for plants, shrubs and trees and that's just in the front garden, at the back there's an 'L' shaped garden with even more to see.

Meadow Cottage, Christmas Common 2018

The 1¾ acre garden adjoining ancient bluebell woods created by the owner from 1995 onwards, with many areas to explore. A professionally designed vegetable garden, large composting areas, wild flower garden and pond, old and new fruit trees, many shrubs, much varied hedging and large areas of lawn.

Blewbury Manor, Blewbury 2017

Blewbury Manor gravel garden

Further away from the house the grounds become more informal with streams and a woodland area that invites you to stroll about in a more naturalistic setting, a most recently created feature is a gravel garden.

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The Grange, Chalgrove 2017 

The Grange Chalgrove

The 11 acre plot has an evolving garden including herbaceous borders and a field turned to prairie with many grasses inspired by the Dutch style. 

prairie

Filberts, North Moreton 2017

the birdcage gazebo

Filberts occupies a one acre garden and has a variety of themed garden; island beds for old roses, grasses; large informal pond; colourful mixed borders; secluded Japanese area; over 100 varieties of clematis; formal parterre with roses; vegetable garden; fruit cage; orchard.

the birdcage covered in sweetpeas

the birdcage covered in cobaea