Garden Tour: Crab Apple Trees Flank stylish Courtyard Garden - Set in two acres of virgin forest, this detached house in Buckinghamshire no shortage of outdoor space. "We just need to organize better, said Stefano marinaz, who redesigned the front of the garden. "The owners were park their cars right in front of the kitchen window!
With a modernist extension planned for the side of the house, it was the perfect time to rethink the outside. "The new extension on one side would naturally create a courtyard effect marinaz said," so I wanted to link the extension to the existing house using this space to garden.
An ingenious blend of structured trees, flagstones and lush wildflower and perennial planting did just that. Now, it's bye-bye for cars and hello beautiful flower, bees and butterflies.
With a modernist extension planned for the side of the house, it was the perfect time to rethink the outside. "The new extension on one side would naturally create a courtyard effect marinaz said," so I wanted to link the extension to the existing house using this space to garden.
An ingenious blend of structured trees, flagstones and lush wildflower and perennial planting did just that. Now, it's bye-bye for cars and hello beautiful flower, bees and butterflies.
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Garden A look
Who lives here A family of five
Location Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
size Garden This design is in a plot of 2 acres which includes woods
property a house, built around 1900, with a modernist extension
designer marinaz Stefano Stefano marinaz Landscape architecture
the front garden of the house is now a little more than three years. "We s tarted work on it in November and ended in mid-January, said marinaz. The courtyard garden connects a contemporary extension to the house. This image shows the garden in early July.
Who lives here A family of five
Location Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
size Garden This design is in a plot of 2 acres which includes woods
property a house, built around 1900, with a modernist extension
designer marinaz Stefano Stefano marinaz Landscape architecture
the front garden of the house is now a little more than three years. "We s tarted work on it in November and ended in mid-January, said marinaz. The courtyard garden connects a contemporary extension to the house. This image shows the garden in early July.
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Wildflower meadow was planted just outside the space of the courtyard, while inside, flanked by pleached crab apple trees, there are filled beds of perennials. "We had rid of the grass, said marinaz. "There's a lot at the rear of the house where the children play ball games, just before the forest. A hornbeam hedge ( Carpinus betulus ) runs along the fence line.
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"in terms of colors, I aim to merge the extension to the existing house, said marinaz. The extension is dressed shou sugi ban - burned sugi advice. This traditional Japanese coating technique uses charred cedar boards that are resistant to rot and fire and have a silver sheen. "To tie in with this and the old part of the house, I used black and white tones and added some purple shades, too, he said.
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Taken in late April, this image shows the perennial beds blooming with tulips. varieties of flowers in the beds include Tulipa Angels Dreams "and" Queen of the Night '; Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' and Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'.
In terracotta pots are Helleborus orientalis; Sarcococca confusa and Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'.
In terracotta pots are Helleborus orientalis; Sarcococca confusa and Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'.
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the color is woven through the diet, but not just the flowers. "I want to put color on the leaves or berries, also," marinaz said.
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Before marinaz redesigned this space, it was simply turfed out and had was used for parking cars. "By moving the car away from the house, we could create a beautiful garden in front, he said.
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a modern extension was added to the house and marinaz came on board to design the garden in front of it at about the same time.
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here the extension was clothed with its distinctive dark wood and the garden takes shape.
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This image, taken while the garden was being revised, shows how crabapple trees define the space of the courtyard. "They connect the extension to the original part of the house, said marinaz.
The pleached crab apple Malus 'Evereste trees measuring 3.8m high and 1.4 m wide, with five levels and a clear rod 1.9m.
The pleached crab apple Malus 'Evereste trees measuring 3.8m high and 1.4 m wide, with five levels and a clear rod 1.9m.
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The crab apple trees 11 are each equipped with their own uplighter, so the entire area can be illuminated at night. "The York stone paths also have lights mounted in them," said marinaz.
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In spring, crab apple trees are covered in bloom (this image was taken in mid-April). In autumn, tiny crab apples hanging from the branches. Y OÜ reduced new growth in the fall, because you want the trees to keep pleached form, otherwise they will grow like normal trees, said marinaz. "So you cut the sides and top. The canopy becomes denser, but remains in this form carefully.
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Astrantia major and Allium sphaerocephalon flower 'Shaggy' in the meadow of wildflowers in early July. The grass is Molinia caerulea 'Karl Foerster' .
There are several key advantages to planting a wildflower meadow, marinaz said. "The first is that it is almost maintenance free. You cut all back in the late fall, after the flowers have gone to seed, then let the cut plants on the ground for two weeks, so that the seeds can be dispersed in the soil. You then delete all the low-cut sowing and regenerate prairie, with more plants next year. "
There are several key advantages to planting a wildflower meadow, marinaz said. "The first is that it is almost maintenance free. You cut all back in the late fall, after the flowers have gone to seed, then let the cut plants on the ground for two weeks, so that the seeds can be dispersed in the soil. You then delete all the low-cut sowing and regenerate prairie, with more plants next year. "
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another advantage a wildflower garden requires minimal irrigation. "You have to water in the first year he is the establishment, but after that you must not irrigate at all, said marinaz. It also attracts insects. "Bees, butterflies and dragonflies same love!" He adds.
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The wildflower meadow in early June, dotted with eye daisies ( Leucanthemum vulgare ).
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Two years after planting, perennial beds in early June are full of flowers and lush growth
Among the plants here are Astrantia major 'Claret' ;. Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest' and macra Hakonechloa.
Among the plants here are Astrantia major 'Claret' ;. Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest' and macra Hakonechloa.
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perennial planting in the yard includes high Molinia caerulea 'Karl Foerster' grasses. "They give some height to those beds," says marinaz. "The extension is quite minimal, so we wanted to filter and soften a little, but not plant a solid block of evergreen that obscure it. Grasses are transparent.
As perennials grow and gain height, the house is more or less obscured by planting. "They come smoothly, so you get different views of the house as the seasons change, he said. This image was taken in late September
The plants include Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea Group.'; Hakonechloa macra Astrantia major 'Shaggy'; Astrantia major 'Claret', and Aster divaricatus .
As perennials grow and gain height, the house is more or less obscured by planting. "They come smoothly, so you get different views of the house as the seasons change, he said. This image was taken in late September
The plants include Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea Group.'; Hakonechloa macra Astrantia major 'Shaggy'; Astrantia major 'Claret', and Aster divaricatus .
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watercolor of marinaz shows how the garden will eventually look. "At the base of the trees we planted Christmas box, he said. It is difficult to get hold of it as a really mature plant, so it does not grow in these photographs, but this image shows how the box will look in a few years. "It will eventually reach one meter in height, said marinaz.
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In originally, there was a fence stretching between the garage and house. "It was like a straight line across the property, said marinaz. "I wanted to soften the divide between the front and back.
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The solution was a series of yew hedges. "The fence was just going to rot and deteriorate, but it brings a green element throughout the year, said marinaz.
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The yew hedges are planted in a sequence. "It creates a buffer zone, so you wind through them," says marinaz. "Sometimes you see what is behind, then you do not. It blurs the boundaries. "
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There uplights at the bottom of each crab apple tree. "They are attached to the tree with a strap, said marinaz. 'This means that the Christmas box below grows, you can move the light on the trunk without damaging the tree. "
The light will always be hidden inside the shrub, but not completely choked it, so it can still beautifully illuminate the tree. "It is a simple and flexible means of light control," the designer adds.
The light will always be hidden inside the shrub, but not completely choked it, so it can still beautifully illuminate the tree. "It is a simple and flexible means of light control," the designer adds.
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All exterior lighting is LED. 'you can choose the color temperature you like, marinaz said. "We went to 3000 Kelvins, which gives a warm white light.
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