Indholdsfortegnelse for November 2017 i Gardens Illustrated Magazine

From a young pine tree under a constellation of stars to a bright, snaking, fern path through a dark forest, the unexpected installations of artist Ellie Davies encourage us to see the familiar anew: to look again, but differently. It’s a theme that runs throughout this issue of Gardens Illustrated . Ellie captures her work photographically, and it is breathtaking and beautiful in equal measure. Read about her work on page 72. Dan Snow is an environmentalist who positions on-site or locally sourced rocks into striking new configurations that highlight the essence of a place. At Woodland Farms, Vermont, he also edited the surrounding woodland to highlight the remarkable, individual trees. Turn to page 78 to see what he makes of the wide New England canvas. The garden of Susy…

Who has inspired your career the most? My grandfather Derek Hutson, who showed me his allotment and shared his skills with me as a child. My friend Michael Edwards, a tree officer (and tree guru) who fostered my love of growing in my teenage years and early twenties. James Wong and Jekka McVicar, two massive inspirations in my professional life and my two favourite garden authors. If gardening is a career change, what did you do before? I originally trained in countryside management at Sparsholt College with a particular interest in woodland and river management. I have had various roles in conservation and countryside management including coppicer, marine warden and vineyard manager. Three worthwhile tips for gardeners Plant your veg closer together than you think you should. This reduces evaporation,…

Looking out from the living room window of Arjan and Geertje van Dijk’s house in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant, you are treated to a panoramic view of what seems like two totally different gardens. Turn your gaze to the left and before you stretches a rectangular canal, flanked on both sides by almost symmetrical borders. Look instead towards the right and your eye is immediately drawn into a cherry orchard, bordered by a wave of hydrangeas, which in turn is echoed by a ripple of annual plants. Delve further into the garden and you find even more distinct garden spaces: a grove of white-stemmed Betula utilis var. jacquemontii; a field of Hosta sieboldiana that takes on a warm parchment colour in the autumn sun, and is interplanted with Allium…

“When I am designing I always think about the space first and how it can be integrated with the surrounding landscape” Great designers tend to have a crystal-clear rationale about what it is they do. Juan Grimm is no exception. The most celebrated landscape designer in South America is in London to speak at a conference, and we meet at the Kensington Hotel where he has been put up; one of those ‘wedding-cake’ white-stucco buildings with clipped topiary and evergreens in window boxes. It’s a rather stuffy place, which seems a world away from the wide open spaces of Juan’s home environment in Chile – that long, narrow country, which boasts multiple climates and habitats. “My landscapes look natural, but they are composed,” Juan begins. Having been to Chile and…

I once made a garden that was basically just a big bridge over a flower-filled crater – it was for the late lamented Westonbirt Festival in around 2004 so it stayed there for about three months, which gave time for the planting to change from spirals of modestly sized geums to a cacophony of dahlias and grasses. You could walk over the bridge and look down on to the blowsy heads of the plants or go under and gaze up at the sky. It summed up everything I loved about bridges: leaning on the parapets of rickety wooden numbers, walking across Westminster Bridge with the sun glinting off the Houses of Parliament, the dramatic echoey world of surreptitious teenage cigarettes and graffiti beneath railway bridges and cosier memories of warm…

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ROSANNA MORRIS Rosanna is a freelance journalist who has worked on national magazines for several years. She regularly writes on subjects relating to art history and design. Read her feature about artist photographer Ellie Davies’ ethereal and enchanting woodland installations on page 72. “Ellie makes trees and forests even more spellbinding than they already are. You’re forced to appreciate them in a whole new light.” TOVAH MARTIN Writer, author and houseplant enthusiast, Tovah is a keen gardener, both indoors and out. As a New Englander, autumn is her favourite season, and on page 78 she visits a garden in Vermont where a mountainous backdrop sets off stonework of epic proportions. “Can you imagine the sensation when I rounded the bend and arrived at Woodland Farms? I felt like I’d slipped…

Shallot tarte tatin SERVES 4 • 50g butter• 500g shallots, peeled• 120ml good-quality balsamic vinegar• Small bunch thyme, tied together with string• 1 x 300g ready-rolled sheet all-butter puff pastry• Salt and black pepper Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Heat the butter in a heavy-bottomed, ovenproof frying pan. The shallots will shrink, so the pan might need to be smaller than you’d imagine. Add the shallots and cook on a medium heat until they start to brown, turning occasionally (about 8 min). Add the vinegar, thyme, 1tsp salt, some pepper and enough water to cover. Poach the shallots until they are completely soft (about 10 min), adding more water if necessary. Remove the thyme, then bubble the liquid and reduce it until the vinegar becomes syrupy. Remove from the heat and check the seasoning. Cut…

GREEN STATION On the right track Landscape designer Alexis Tricoire has created France’s first gare jardin (garden station) at Angers Saint-Laud in western France. The imaginatively planted installation consists of five trees (a mixture of Cinnamomum camphora and Ficus benjamina, both of which can cope with sudden changes in temperature) suspended in huge steel rings five metres above the station concourse. LED lights in the rings and supporting framework illuminate the trees at night and encourage growth. Outside on the station forecourt two further trees have also been surrounded by luminous rings that can be used as seats. The installation is part of a project initiated by SNCF Gares & Connexions. alexistricoire.fr RIBA COMPETITION WINNER Marketplace makeover Bath-based Mark Wray Architects and Seed Landscape Design have won a RIBA competition…

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TOUR LEADER Michael Marriott has worked at David Austin Roses, designing and advising, for the past 30 years. He is an expert on all matters relating to roses, from the extensive range of cultivars and types to successful growing. If you love the perfume of roses on an early summer’s day and have always longed to discover more of this vast and varied genus, this four-day tour will let you indulge in all things rose related. You’ll be welcomed into some wonderful gardens, not least of which is the outstanding David Austin show garden collection, plus a behind-the-scenes, private view of David Austin’s own garden. Austin’s expertise is world-renowned and his emphasis on roses with fragrance and old garden character has won him many devotees. Also featured on the tour…

Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’ It’s November and Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’ is continuing to send out blooms on the tips of the new growth. I know it will shortly come to an end, but when most other plants in the garden are on the ebb, it’s nice to have this small reminder of summer. F. ‘Riccartonii’ has larger flowers than other types and a sturdy, upright habit that has given rise to it being used for hedging. It likes a little shade, but will take full sun. Provide good soil, cut back hard in spring. AGM*. Height 1.5m. Origin Garden origin. Conditions Any good soil; sun or part shade. Hardiness RHS H6, USDA 8a-10b. Season Summer to autumn. Nyssa sinensis The Chinese tupelo, unknown to many gardeners, will make a handsome tree growing to…

In the days when travellers moved around by horse or carriage and had to carry their food with them, pastry (as a lid or a wrapping) was a useful means of transporting sloppier fillings. If you want a whole day at work in your garden, without the bother of cooking, making portable, sustaining food is a good idea. Both these recipes require shortcrust pastry, which I urge you to make yourself. Ready-made is fine if time is short, but cannot be compared with crumbling, golden shortcrust, made with good butter and some dexterity. Home-made pastry is an act of love, a way of showing that you care enough to make an extra bit of effort. In our house the arrival of pie – either savoury or sweet – never fails…

Jungle in a box I got very excited when I heard a friend had decided to build a hothouse, and what better gift to take along for its opening than this box of treats? Its contents are all tried-and-tested indoor plants, some of which I grow in my cottage. All prefer a light position, without direct sunlight and, with a little care, will become remarkable specimens. The plants will need to be potted on into individual pots, to give them the best possible growing conditions. How to achieve the look Colours and shapes x Oncidopsis ‘Nelly Isler’ is one of my favourite orchids, so I was happy to find some flowering plants. Nepenthes, the pitcher plant, has fascinated me from an early age. Everything about it is exotic, and together…

In brief What Hardy deciduous shrubs and trees producing young shoots with colourful bark. Often the production of coloured stems is stimulated by hard pruning the previous spring. Origins Most are natives of Europe and North America. Season The stems are most colourful and eye catching soon after leaves fall in late autumn, though some are at their best in midwinter. Size If pruned annually, or every two to three years, most reach a height of 1.5-2.4m with a spread of around 1.8m. Conditions Most tolerate or even enjoy wet or waterlogged conditions, and thrive on most soils including clay and chalk. Stem colour is best in full sun. A walk through the winter beds at Savill Garden on a grey, frosty day will convince anyone that plant stems can…

• Join two winners of the coveted RHS Young Designer of the Year – Tamara Bridge (2015) and Ula Maria Bujauskaite (2017), who will discuss their work and inspiration as part of the London College of Garden Design’s Info Burst season at Regent’s University in central London. 6 November, 6-8pm. £18. lcgd.org.uk • The Winter Sculpture Exhibition at RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon, opens on 18 November. Free guided sculpture walks take place on Wednesday mornings until 18 February 2018.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor • The World Architecture Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this month, at the Arena, Berlin. As well as seminars, there will be guided tours of the city’s architectural highlights during the two-day festival. 15-17 November.worldarchitecturefestival.com • The New Zealand Flower and Garden Show takes places this year at the Trusts Arena…

Keep this guide close at hand and you will start to appreciate the little joys each month of the year can bring.Reviewer Alys Hurn is staff writer for Gardens Illustrated. THE ALMANAC: A SEASONAL GUIDE TO 2018 by Lia Leendertz Unbound, £9.99 ISBN 978-1783524044 If you follow award-winning garden and food writer Lia Leendertz on Instagram, you will have seen the handwritten and beautifully styled snippets of her new title The Almanac, which aims to be a modern take on the tradition of the rural almanac and has been made possible by crowdfunding. The Almanac is split into monthly sections, illustrated with charming sketches by artist Emma Dibben, and includes observations on moon phases, sunrise and sunset times, constellations, sea temperatures, tide times and types, garden tasks, nature spotting, traditional…

1 DAWYCK BOTANIC GARDEN Immerse yourself in autumn splendour at Dawyck Botanic Garden, near Peebles, in the picturesque Scottish Borders. The world-famous arboreta is renowned for its spectacular autumn colour. See some of Britain’s oldest and tallest trees bathed in a rich tapestry of seasonal hues. Enjoy burnside and woodland walks in the five-star Garden. Tel 01721 760254 Web www.rbge.org.uk/dawyck 2 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN Spectacular colour ignites Cambridge University Botanic Garden during autumn. Set in 40 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens in the heart of Cambridge, the Garden has one of the region’s finest collections of trees. Their autumn colour creates a rich foliage tapestry with highlights including the Autumn Garden and Lakeside plantings. Address 1 Brookside, Cambridge, CB2 1JE Web botanic.cam.ac.uk 3 ARDMADDY CASTLE GARDENS Ardmaddy Castle Gardens,…