On 26/07/2014 14:33, Indigo wrote:
On 26/07/2014 09:26, Sacha wrote:
On 2014-07-25 22:02:46 +0000, Pam Moore said:

Kilver Court was featured on Gardeners' World tonight.

It was an interesting segment of an otherwise dull programme, we
thought. I think the viaduct may be one of the most amazing garden
feechas possible! I don't like all the conifers but that's my personal
'thing'. Joe Swift didn't seem to like them either but he made the very
good point that while, to us, it looks very 80s (my outlaws had a
large, long bank filled with conifers and heathers!) perhaps an
alternatve pov is that it's a form of classic garden of its time.
We're looking forward to seeing it.

The viaduct was wonderful. Huge, but as Joe said, framed the countryside
views beyond, so it didn't appear to overpower the garden's layout and
planting.

Couldn't agree with the owner that the so-called 'blue' named roses (I
forget the exact variety) in the parterre complemented the pink
'Gertrude Jekyll' ones, though. I think if it'd been my decision I'd
have taken them out and tried another variety in a better shade.

--
Sue




I think the unfortunate rose was R. 'Blue for You'. I thought it didn't
work with the Jekyll rose, either. It was neither blue nor pink. I
think, perhaps, Rosa 'Shakespeare' would have worked better.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay