We were honoured to supply and help plant the ‘Woodland Fall’ garden on APL Avenue designed and built by TAW Garden Landscapes and Antony Lionel Garden Design. The garden was showcased at the BBC gardeners World Live show, Birmingham NEC in 2021.

The plants chosen were designed to simulate the natural and restful feel of the British woodland. A mix of birch and wild cherry tree varieties were chosen for the canopy layer. These were underplanted with a combination of ferns, grasses, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs to create a diverse habitat as you would find naturally in nature. Dark purples, striking pinks and soft lilacs looked stunning against the whites and more delicate blues and soft pinks. A mix of ferns and low growing Hydrangeas added a softness and flow to the borders. The taller seed heads of the Molinia grasses were brought alive by the flower spikes of Lythrum, Lobelia and Verbena, and their elegant stems were supported by swathes of Orlaya, Agastache and Pennisetum’s. Geraniums, Tiarellas and ferns popped out from behind boulders, superbly placed to give a natural rise and fall to the borders. Scented Myrtles fragranced the air and a diverse range of insects and bugs visited the garden, attracted by the rich nectar offered by the Salvias, Agastache, Gauras, Lythrum and Geraniums.  

The show garden was given an amazing Gold medal and was named Best Show Garden and winners of the People’s Choice Award.

All the varieties planted in the show garden are listed below. They will become available to buy direct from our upcoming online shop. If you are interested in knowing more or purchasing any of the plants used in the garden, please do get in touch.

Herbaceous Perennials

Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’

Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’

Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’

Astrantia major ‘Star of Billion’

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Karalee White’

Geranium ‘Rozanne’

Hosta ‘Francee’

Hosta ‘Patriot’

Lobelia x speciosa ‘Hadspen Purple’

Lythrum virgatum ‘Dropmore Purple’

Orlaya grandiflora

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’

Scabiosa caucasica ‘Clive Greaves’

Scabiosa incisa ‘Kudo White’

Tiarella ‘Pink Skyrocket’

Verbena bonariensis

We were delighted to work alongside Bridget and Tiff at Go Botanical to supply the plants and help build their beautiful border design ‘A Sensory Soak’. The border was designed around the concept of Japanese shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. Bathing the senses in the surrounding woodland, relaxing the mind, and washing away the stresses of day. The border was showcased at the BBC Gardeners World Spring Fair, Beaulieu in 2023

The plants chosen were designed to demonstrate the abundance of varieties available that thrive in shady and partially shaded gardens. Multi-stem birch trees were used as the canopy layer and underplanting included a diverse range of ferns, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs. Swathes of vibrant blue Omphalodes and vivid pink Primulas stole the show with their dramatic colours. Vibrant green Viburnum opulus buds looked stunning set against a backdrop of fluttering Exochorda and delicate heart shaped Dicentra flowers. Delicate white Epimedium’s mingled with mixed ferns and Brunneras. Camassias punctuated throughout the garden with their dramatic purple flower spikes and the bees and visitors to the show flocked to enjoy.

  The whole show was sensational, and the garden was awarded a Gold Medal, and Best Magazine Subscriber Beautiful Border 2023.

All the varieties planted in the show garden are listed below. They will become available to buy direct from our upcoming online shop. If you are interested in knowing more or purchasing any of the plants used in the garden, please do get in touch.

Herbaceous Perennials

Asarum europaeum

Bergenia cordifolia ‘Wintermärchen’

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’

Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’

Camassia quamash

Dicentra Formosa ‘Aurora’

Epimedium diphyllum

Hosta ‘Patriot’

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Mathiasella bupleuroides

Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Cherry Ingram’

Polemonium caeruleum

Polygonatum x hybridum ‘Giganteum’

Primula pulverulenta

Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’

Tellima grandiflora ‘Rubra’

Tiarella ‘Spring Symphony’