IN BRIEF
What A gardener's garden planted for year-round interest with a vegetable garden, a woodland garden and a spectacular ‘privy garden’.
Where Victoria, Australia.
Size Half an acre.
Soil Rich basalt loam.
Climate Cold, wet winters with cool, increasingly dry summers with occasional temperature spikes and considerable variation between years.
Hardiness zone USDA 9a (Sunset Zone 15).
To one side of Simon's house the ‘privy garden’ is enclosed by Arts and Crafts style hedges of glossy-leaved Escallonia ‘Iveyi’, a hybrid of two Chilean plants, which does well in his conditions. It offers the perfect foil to the grasses, such as Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’, Cenchrus longisetus and x ‘Karl Foerster’, which add softness and movement to the vibrant selection of perennials, including ‘Hesperis’, ‘Oakhurst’ and Herbstfreude Group.
