The Nook
Grow an edible garden A lack of flowerbeds needn’t stop you from having a vegetable patch – grow your edibles in planters instead. Here, a patio has been laid out with square-edged planters and terracotta pots – each one full of a mix of flowers, herbs and vegetables. If you’re putting a variety of plants together, as they’ve done here, make sure you choose ones that thrive in the same type of soil. For example, keep acid-loving crops in the same container as other plants that need acidic soil. For vegetables with large root systems, choose a bigger pot and make sure you water everything frequently.
Ground cover plants, such as Phlox subulata, Alchemilla mollis, liriope, Nepeta x faassenii, Thymus praecox and Galium odoratum, will thickly spread and choke out any weeds. These plants either have a spreading habit or are low-growing. They will provide a dense cover to suppress the germination and development of any seeds, preventing them from becoming stubborn weeds.
Designer Claire Burrage of Clara Bee built a large pergola with a solid roof that has a sedum bed planted on top of it and a dining area beneath it.
Lovely beech cupboard doors
Finished in slim verticals of Scottish larch that have subtle detail, this dining room and study extension sympathetically joins the house to its terraced garden. It has a wildflower roof.
Wonderful lamp tables
Wall light, Rockett St George.
Eos pendant shade, Heal’s. Sienna linen throw in Dove, Designers Guild. Pascale wardrobes, Loaf.
Lovely water feature
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