Rusted Arches

The Hellebores are in flower and full of big, ripe buds. They are most welcome providing the perfect start to a new year in the garden here at Ordnance House.

Meanwhile another piece of the jigsaw is in place with the delivery of the rusted arches that will link the central round bed to the long bench at the southern boundary. We had these specially made as the path they will span is a braod one. Soon they will be planted with Clematis Viticella Purpurea Plena Elgans and then underplanted with Sussex, an intermedia Lavender.

Already they have added new dimensions of height, perspective and a sense of journey. The effect will, in time, be quite French especially when the Lavender is in flower. But for now they provide simple, raw structure.

ASoon we can concentrate on the planting of the main beds and then the garden will move to the next stage.