Cathyrn Smith
The Garden Smith
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Hello and welcome to this new feature,
 My name is Cathyrn Smith and I am a garden designer based in Worcestershire as well as an RHS lecturer in Garden Design at Pershore Horticultural College. I will be offering you design hints and ideas to help you make the most of your garden and to realise it’s full potential. I will also be giving you a bit more information on some of the key plants I have spotted in Hayloft Plants range, which I think are a real must have in your garden.
This month, the Paeonia Itoh hybrid ‘Garden Treasure’ really caught my eye! What a stunning plant! Once established, it can produce up to 50 gorgeous, semi double primrose yellow flowers with red flashes at the centre. And it is fragrant! It would make a stunning feature plant in a border with its eye-catching large flowers in late spring to early summer. It is vigorous so give it plenty of room in the bed. Due to its herbaceous nature it is hardier than the tree Paeonia and therefore more suited to gardens further north. All round it is a beautiful plant, which I will certainly be adding to future clients gardens!
Read more information about Garden Treasure or buy online from Hayloft Plants |
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This month I want to think about focal points within your garden. Without them, a garden can be bland and uninspiring. They help to ‘lead’ the eye around the garden and act as exclamation marks within it. It can be something as simple as a beautiful urn placed at a key position or a bench at the end of a path. Don’t just think about visual focal points. Audible ones work well too, such as the sound of water within a pond or water feature, anything that catches your attention and draws you to it.
A feature tree or plant makes a fantastic focal plant. Choose a plant that has a strong and dramatic outline or form or, that gives a great splash of seasonal colour, such as in the autumn.
Sculpture is the most obvious element, which can add focal points to a garden. Choose your own sculpture, as it is a very personal thing. There is a huge range available from ornate figurines to more simple contemporary pieces. Think about lighting your sculpture so that it can be enjoyed at night, which gives the garden a whole new dimension.
Think about a focal point that can be seen from a key window in the house so that you can enjoy it even when we are shut indoors during the winter, or summer!
Cathy
You can find out more about the services Cathy supplies on here website at www.thegardensmith.co.uk
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