The South West of England is well-known for its glorious ‘spring’ and ‘woodland’ gardens with their extensive and colourful rhododendron and camellia collections but, unfortunately such displays come to an end at the end of May leaving just a mantle of green for the summer visitor.
This was my own view when I discovered a derelict and forgotten Victorian Walled Garden and decided to create a stunning summer garden. Even more surprising was the discovery that the original walled garden had been designed as an exotic flower garden from the outset.
Located just 10 miles NW of Okehampton and the main road artery (A30) that runs right through the South West region, Winsford Walled Garden provides a stunning variety of summer colour that extends right through October. On this page are featured just some of the many plants in this most fascinating of gardens. I designed and built the garden from brambles in just 10 years.
Plants providing glorious colour during September include; abelia, agapanthus, alstroemeria, bougainvillea, cassia, cimicifuga, clematis, cyrtanthus, dahlia, echinacea, fuchsia, gladioli, helenium, hibiscus, lupinus, pittosporum, plumbago, potentilla, rudbeckia, viburnum.
Here’s a link to my garden web page featuring a ‘snapshot’ of just some of the many colourful plants available to visitors during September.
http://www.winsfordwalledgarden.com/garden_world.aspx?Group=gardenworld&Page=september_colour
