Pictured: The single «White Picotee» has a beautiful shape and needs to be planted against dark box or
yew hedging so that it stands out when light levels are low.
Strategically placed, they can also be used to attract attention away from a dated
yew hedge along the foundation.»
The dining area is in the new extension, which has opened out the interior, creating a fluid link between the inside and the garden, where
the yew hedge has been scaled back to let in more light.
Not exact matches
A few meters through the dense shrubbery lay a secret grotto that he had fashioned earlier that month inside
yew and hazel
hedgings and a few coppiced beeches, scooping dirt with his dry hands and charily snapping twigs.
The designer has shipped in elegant boxed hornbeams, buxus and
yew from Belgium to create dense
hedges and leafy walkways, and kept the pathway light to emphasise the leafy green surround.
For a contemporary feel, fashion a
hedge from five - foot lengths of bamboo or create a more formal «living screen» by planting a dense row of cedar or
yew trees.
She also added a long planter of
yew that created a
hedge - like backdrop, while oversized planters with Japanese and fragrance and a lush leafiness to the space.