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This garden in Maryton had been neglected for a few years and had a very shady, north-facing border with over-grown leggy shrubs and trees and a narrow (boring) border where nothing was thriving.
Over the course of a year the soil was improved and the shrubs and trees were pruned to promote light entering the garden and encourage growth lower down. The borders were widened and planted with a range of bulbs and low growing herbaceous perennials, some of which were simply moved from other parts of the garden, and some which were purchased for the customer. Now the garden looks healthy, bright and has interesting plants to see every season.
This border in Kirriemuir was already well-maintained with a number of interesting plants and flowers thriving well in a sunny aspect. The problem was that the border was very deep and hidden, so there was no reason to visit that part of the garden.
After laying some informal stepping stones on sharp sand and moving some plants, it is now an area of the garden that catches the eye and draws you in. The path pattern adds a sense of design and openness to the border. As an unplanned bonus the ends of the curved path now provide suitable places to move colourful or structural container plants and pots to provide focal points at certain times of the year.
Images from gardens I have
been working in for
several years
