Gardening as an Art Form

A UK gardener takes his craft to the next level

Istvan Dudas , the gardener for a private estate garden in the UK , sharedhis moony , wizard perennial borderswith us earlier this year , and he ’s sent some more images of the same garden as summertime transitions into autumn . For Istvan , gardening is not just a line , but a passion and an art form . That attitude is certainly apparent in the vivid garden he creates .

Late summer is when many annuals are at their peak . Here cosmos ( Cosmos bipinnatus , yearly ) , Amistad salvia ( Salvia‘Amistad ’ , Zones 8–10 or as an annual ) , and tall spires of cleome ( Cleome hassleriana , one-year ) mingle with other annuals and perennials . I particularly know seeing the tall , lanky stem of genus Cleome reaching out over the other plants . Too often what is sell at garden centers is marketed as goodish , compact , and mound . But sometimes tall and on the loose is just what a planting motivation .

Perennials talk out over and among paving Oliver Stone beside an outside seating orbit . The effect is loose and wild , but the liquid , clear pathways are still useable and easy to walk down .

The braggy , rounded hammock ofSedum‘Autumn Joy’(Zones 3–11 ) double through the planting pulls this borderline together . slack betray and the tall , airy purple head of tall verbena ( Verbena bonariensis , Zones 7–10 or as an annual ) punctuate the short perennial to give the planting lightness and movement .

Green moss cover the way through this garden give the whole planting the feeling of a garden gone waste , a lost treasure you have just divagate into . Of course , a planting like this is cautiously planned and requires a nifty deal of oeuvre . And the retell element keep the whole planting feeling unified .

Airy stems oftall verbenaare a “ see through ” plant . Here they make a romanticist imperial screen through which you may look at the rest of the border extend beyond .

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