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NATURAL WOODLAND-STYLE

This is the perfect choice for a 2 Repeat until you have enough pieces
modern country border. for your border. Don’t worry if they are
not the same length as this will only
YOU WILL NEED enhance the natural look.
✽ Sturdy, straight, tree branches 3 Once you have all the pieces you
✽ Work bench need, lay them out to decide the order
✽ Wood saw in which to place them.
✽ Garden edging tool 4 Remove any stones from the edge
✽ Block of wood of your bed and use the edging tool to
✽ Mallet crea a narrow trench.
5 P fi st piece of wood into
WHAT TO DO th he wood block
1 Place your first branch on the work o llet
bench. Holding it securely, saw off a
section of wood.

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LOW-LEVEL BRICKS

TbIrPabnoSrctdhaeegrsgeftoorrcthareedadhteeediagihnntstaenorfegslttehde Here’s an easy way to use any old WHAT TO DO
bricks you may have lying around. 1 Lay your bricks sideways and
position them in front of your border.
YOU WILL NEED Play around until you are happy with
✽ A selection of old bricks the order of them.
✽ Disposable gloves 2 Put the gloves on. Place the first
✽ Blue Circle General Purpose brick snugly against your bed. Add a
Cement, £4.50 wickes.co.uk second brick.
✽ Tarmac Sharp Sand, £1.93 3 Following the instructions on the
wickes.co.uk cement packet, mix until it forms a
✽ Trowel smooth consistency. Add a little of
the sharp sand and stir.
4 Using a trowel, smooth the cement
mix into the gaps between the bricks.
5 Repeat until all bricks are in place.

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YOUR GARDENS

Q&A

GOT A QUESTION? We’ve got the answer,
whether it’s about a plant, a tricky spot
or a product you need

Q I’M LOVING THE NEW aClwemalaltilsike‘TthhiesPinreaspidpernotx’ wtwilol yceoavresr
CORAL-COLOURED GARDEN
FURNITURE that’s around at the Q CAN YOU RECOMMEND A
moment. Are there any similar coloured plants CLIMBING PLANT that will quickly
that are easy to grow? grow to cover a bare wall that gets a lot of sun?
Caroline Jones, Essex Sally Frost, Kent

Rose ‘Flower Carpet Coral’ (pictured right) will give Clematis are the best choice for a fast cover-up. Just
you clusters of coral-pink flowers from late spring give their thin, twining stems a trellis panel or wire
through to autumn. It will live happily in a sunny to twist around and they’ll happily ramble, filling dull
spot in well-drained soil, where water doesn’t pool patches of wall or fencing. Large-flowered clematis
on the surface. Height and Spread 80cm. It’s ‘The President’ will grow approximately 1.5m a year.
available from Haskins garden centres now (from £7.99, Eventual height 2.5m and spread 1m. It produces
haskins.co.uk) blue-purple, star-shaped flowers with huge wavy petals
from June to August. It is happy in well-drained soil in
Q WE’VE BUILT A need it to be multifunctional and a sunny or partially shaded spot. Remove dead heads
NEW 2.5 X 2M PATIO flexible. This Coral Bay Sunbed Set and stems in late winter. £7.99/9cm pot jparkers.co.uk
AREA and want a sofa with Canopy and Cover (£799.99,
set to fit the space. Can you very.co.uk) is made from polyrattan
recommend anything? wicker, and comes with a sunbed
Tracy Willow, Yorks (232 x 84 x 157cm) with a
fold-down canopy, two stools and
Top of your ticklist will be a coffee table. It’s washable,
something that’s weather-resistant, waterproof, colourfast and UV- and
and on a small deck, you’ll also frost-resistant.

F E AT U R E: A N G EL A K E N N Y PH OTOS : G A P, V I S IO N S Q I NEVER KNOW ➣
HOW MUCH
WATER to give my
house plants. Any tips?
Becky Morgan, Manchester

An easy way to tell when your
plants need watering, and
feeding, is with a probe or pot
that has built-in sensors to detect
moisture and fertility. The Grow
Care smart range, from £34.99,
dobies.co.uk (see right), will do
just that and give you the results
via an app on your smartphone.
Just select the house plant you
are growing from over 6,000 in
the database, and the device will
let you know if your plant needs
more water, fertiliser, sunlight or
a change in temperature.

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YOUR GARDENS

Q I’D LOVE A HOT drain rainwater. Make sure your hot
TUB. Where’s the best tub will be easily accessible for you
place to put it? to get in and out of, that you can
Jane Garner, London reach the right places for
maintenance and that there are no
You’ll need to make sure it stands overhanging trees or power cables.
somewhere firm and level, ideally Finally, consider the view and what
on a deep, reinforced concrete you’ll be looking at when relaxing in
base. They can stand on existing your hot tub, and privacy. Fencing,
patios or decks, but check they or trellis with a climber growing up
haven’t been built on a slant to it will stop you being overlooked.

Q I WANT TO ADD SOME PRETTY LIGHTS
TO MY GARDEN but don’t have an outside
plug socket. Any suggestions?

Julie Wilson, Cheshire

This solar LED light string is perfect if you don’t have an
outdoor power source. It looks lovely just filling a basket,
trailing over a tree or down the middle of the table. On a
sunny day, you’ll get approximately six hours of light. They’ll
still work in winter but only for a couple of hours from dusk.
Choose from white or warm white LEDs. From £14.95/50
LEDs sarahraven.com

Q I HAVE A 50CM-WIDE
RAISED BED that I would
like to place on one side of
an arch with a climbing plant,
preferably a highly scented rose. Can
you recommend one?
Mrs R Baines, email

Q MY GRANDMA HAS GIVEN ME AN OLD You need a climbing rose that won’t Alfred Carrière’
TIN CONTAINER and I’d like to put plants grow too big and will flower all summer
in it. What would work best? long. Different roses have different
Harriot Jones, Newcastle scents, so it depends what you prefer.
For an apple scent, try ‘Madame Alfred
How about this Summer Window Box Collection (£32.50/6 Carriere’. Our favourite is the spicy ‘St
x 9cm plants, sarahraven.com)? Drill some holes in the Swithun’ (£24.50, davidaustinroses.co.
bottom of your container, fill it with multi-purpose compost uk), which has soft-pink saucer-like
and pop in the plants. Put it in a sunny spot on your patio blooms, each packed with over one
and enjoy a long-lasting display from June through to hundred frilly petals.
October. The dianthus is a non-petalled flowering type of
sweet William with vibrant green pom pom heads. The CONTACT www.moderngardensmagazine.co.uk
erigeron will fill in the gaps with masses of daisy-like flowers. Want some design inspiration or got a garden question you’d like
answered? Get in touch, including a picture if you have one, by email at
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WEEKEND

EASY SPACE SAVERS 3
OUTDOOR
The wooden chopping
KITCHEN
boards used here (from
They’re the LATEST GARDEN
MUST-HAVE and you can £3 ikea.com) are pretty
create one on a budget
enough to have on display

and allow you to maximise

the space you have in your

outdoor kitchen. Hang

them on large chrome

hooks, £2 each wilko.com

Entertaining in the garden is KIT FOR YOUR KITCHEN T£IP3.A50ppwlyilakow.cooomd ,oiifl istusctahratss linseed,
one of the joys of summer If you’re not keen on constructing a to fade
– afternoon barbecues that kitchen table from scratch, why not
FE ATU R E: C L AR E HOWC UT T- K EL LY P HOTOS : C UP RIN O L turn into parties and balmy opt for a wooden kitchen trolley. solar lights won’t be as effective if of the wood to show through. It’s
evenings spent drinking rosé with IKEA’s Förhöja, £80, is a good choice. it’s been overcast during the day. easy to apply and is water-based
friends. Sunshine makes everyone so you won’t have to faff about
more relaxed and more sociable. There’s no need to splash out on a On the right, and pictured cleaning brushes with white spirit.
So, if you fancy getting in on one fridge when a large coolbox will keep above, we have an idea to make
of the latest trends and creating a fresh ingredients adequately chilled. ‘floor lamps’ utilising festoon If you want a more natural look,
bespoke eating area in your outdoor lights, and this can be customised you might want to opt for a clear
space, here’s how to do it in just You can keep as much or as little to match or contrast with the outdoor varnish in a satin or matt
one weekend. in your outdoor kitchen depending colour of your kitchen. finish. You’ll find this at DIY shops
on how much you will use it, but we such as Homebase and B&Q but
CHOOSE THE LOCATION would recommend getting a couple COLOUR PROTECTION you will need to ensure you clean
First things first, decide exactly of wicker-style baskets to stow away This outdoor kitchen is given its your brushes immediately after
where you want your outdoor kitchen plates, bowls and cutlery. Wicker colour with Cuprinol Garden use to avoid ruining them.
to be. The one shown here doesn’t isn’t waterproof, however, so you Shades – a wood treatment that
take up much space but ideally it may prefer the more practical plastic can prevent weathering and also An outdoor kitchen takes just
shouldn’t be overlooked and the storage box option. bring additional colour to the a weekend to make, and then
ground needs to be level. For that garden while allowing the grain you’ve got the whole summer to
reason, many people choose to erect Picnicware is perfect for outdoor spend enjoying it!
their outdoor kitchens on the patio. dining, especially melamine, which
This is a practical option too, being is less likely to break if dropped and is
close to the house and indoor kitchen. quite happy to get wet. Stores such as
Alternatively, siting it under a pergola Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Marks & Spencer
will help provide protection from the and Zara all stock attractive designs at
elements, sun or rain! reasonable prices.

You’ll only need a few materials LIGHTING UP
to make your outdoor kitchen. Here, Outdoor lighting is the next
a trellis-style panel doubles up as consideration and the easiest option is
vertical storage, a place to hang to invest in solar lights or lights with a
colanders and chopping boards, waterproof battery pack. Festoon lights
while the wooden worktop area is are very popular and can be picked
somewhere to do your meal prep up for around £10 from most garden
such as chopping and marinating. centres. Some are interconnectable
so if you’d like a longer string of lights,
Keep the wood looking good by look out for these.
keeping antibacterial wipes close at
hand to wipe down after each use. Solar stakes lights are both practical
and cost-effective, with Argos selling
a set for £27. It’s worth noting though,

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EASY IDEAS

SOLAR LIGHTING 1
Festoon lights can be used
to ‘frame’ your kitchen and Day 2
to see what you’re doing
when darkness falls. ADD LIGHTING

Set the scene with a gorgeous glow to allow you
to stay outside late into the evening.

YOU WILL NEED

✽ Cuprinol Garden Shades in Silver Birch,
£11/1L diy.com

✽ 2 x 43cm terracotta pots, £11.50 each
homebase.co.uk

✽ 2 log poles - try 2.4m Rounded Bollard,
£14.64 each jacksonsfencing.co.uk or 1.8m tall
Birch Poles, £32.40 each decorativebirch.com

✽ Rubber gloves

✽ No Nonsense Rapid-Set Cement,
£9.29/10kg screwfix.com

✽ Plastic bucket

✽ Trowel

✽ Small collection of stones, packs from £3
homebase.co.uk

✽ 2 x screw in hooks, 89p/10 screwfix.com

✽ Outdoor Battery Festoon Lights, £9.99
festive-lights.com

OW IT AWAY 2 WHAT TO DO
1 Apply two coats of Cuprinol Garden Shades
icker baskets are always in fashio to the terracotta pots and logs.
2 Put on the rubber gloves. Mix up the cement
and are a stylish way to store pots and in an old plastic bucket using a trowel, following
the instructions on the packet.
pans. Old wooden fruit and vegetable 3 Position the pots either side of your outdoor
kitchen. Pop a log into the centre of each pot
crates look good and weather well. and fill with cement. Hold the logs in place so
they sit straight in the pot while it dries.
From £9.99 each amazon.co.uk 4 Once the cement is dry, cover the dry cement
with the selection of stones. Screw in a hook at
Day 1 DO THE FRAMEWORK the top of each of the logs.
5 Hang the festoon lights using the hooks on
The majority of the kitchen will be put together ✽ Treated Timber Gravel Board, sawn to the the logs.
today, leaving the next day free to add the desired length for the shelf, 19mm x 150mm
lighting and get the barbecue going! x 2.4m, £5.50 wickes.co.uk WHAT IT COST

YOU WILL NEED WHAT TO DO Wooden panels £109.99
1 Give the panels and all the wood two coats of Paint £27
✽ Cuprinol Garden Shades Old English paint. Leave to dry between coats.
Green, £16/2.5L diy.com 2 Erect the panels using the instructions Wood £38.54
provided. They can be secured to a wall or Screws £4.09
✽ Pack of Rowlinson Horizontal Timber existing fence. Log poles £29.28
Slat Panels (includes 2 panels and 3 posts), 3 Make the table using the timber, screwing the Terracotta pots £23
£109.99 gardensite.co.uk legs into the table top. Cement £9.29
4 Screw the gravel board to the panels to create Bag of stones £3
✽ 70mm screws, £4.09/100 screwfix.com your shelf. Screw in hooks 89p
5 Add your chosen accessories and your Festoon lights £9.99
✽ Treated Timber 45 x 95 x 3600mm, sawn outdoor kitchen is ready for action! Add pots of Large hooks £4
into four equal lengths for the legs of the herbs so they’re within reach for easy picking. Wooden crate/wicker basket £9.99
table, £10.28 wickes.co.uk TOTAL: £269.06

✽ Pine Timber, for the table top, 2 x 28
x 120cm, £22.76 woodshopdirect.co.uk

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Bring the

Introduce some pizazz with CLEVER DESIGN
your own outdoor bar The removeable hatch can be
reattached in winter so the shed
can be used as a garden store.

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A pair of lightweight
stools can be tucked STYLISH SETTING
away underneath the Cover a surrounding patio
bar or stored inside with a deck, and paint it the
when not in use. same colour as the bar for a
chic, desig

EASY IDEAS

ANYONE However big or small your outside space, Buying an off-the-peg bar structure is another
FOR A there will be room for this years’ option to consider and there are plenty to
DRINK? must-have feature – your very own choose from. There are nifty corner designs
al fresco bar. Gin palace, cocktail bar, with door openings on the right or left,
BUY IT NOW! local ale pub or elegant haven for wine lovers, low-level bar counters that can sit under an
This intriguing design you can tailor the venue to suit your style. existing gazebo or pergola, or stand-alone
makes for an elegant bar in shed-style bars. Made from pressure-treated
any smart garden. Its apex A BAR FOR EVERY OCCASION timber, they are usually designed to stand on a
roof will keep you dry and it concrete or paved base, so this will need to be
comes with a lockable door. The first place to turn your attention to if you’ve in place prior to installation. Most products are
Sincere Shiplap Wooden got one is the shed as this could make the ideal flat-packed so will require assembly, but this is
Shed, £739.99 wayfair.co.uk spot for your bar. Have a good clear out and usually pretty straightforward, requiring basic
take a fresh look at the structure. Can you swap tools and a friend to help.
a fixed window for a top opening design that
can also create a canopy for you to serve drinks PLAN THE INTERIOR
from? You could even replace the window with
a pull-down metal shutter for a fun, authentic Inside, you will need to equip the space with
effect. Try securityshuttersdirect.co.uk who shelving or racks for glassware, wall space for
specialise in all different shutter types including dispensing optics and a worktop across the back
manual and electric-opening systems. or side wall for chopping up fruit, herbs and any
other garnishes. Depending on whether you can
You will need to think about the most run electric and water to the bar location, adding
comfortable height for your serving area, both a permanent fridge and sink is definitely worth
inside and out. Around 106cm is regarded as the the effort. They will make preparing drinks and
optimum height but it is worth adjusting it to suit clearing up the area a breeze and will provide
your needs. The bar surface can be made from somewhere to chill bottles and keep ice.
timber, a slab of slate (make sure the structure
is strong enough to support it), a sheet of A professional electrician will be able to run
aluminium or stainless steel. The only essentials an armoured cable from your property down
are that it needs to be easy to wipe down, flat to the bar, with enough power for lights, a small
and provide enough room for extras such as drip fridge and a heater for when things get a little
trays, ice buckets and bowls of nibbles.
chilly. Plumbing can prove a little more tricky but ➣

1

3

FEATURE: JILL MORGAN 4

MUST-HAVE
BAR BUYS

2 1 All Sorts Fest

talkingtables.co.
2 Contemporary Boho Metal Gin Bar and
Home Sign, £49.99 notonthehighstreet.com
3 Pair of Zed Bar Stools in Black, £119.99/2
simplybarstools.co.uk
4 Garden Trading Hampstead Bar Stool,
£170 gardentrading.co.uk

JUNE 2019 MODERN GARDENS 109

it is well worth chatting through with a plumber ‘Cocktails’, ‘Kiss Me’ or a kitsch pink flamingo –
to find out the options. For a temporary but still rockettstgeorge.co.uk is a good hunting ground
useful sink and fridge option, check out good for things like this. Back this up with practical
camping suppliers. The Dometic 3 Way Fridge task lighting, particularly inside the bar – think
(£229.99, campingworld.co.uk) runs off bottled wall-mounted bulkheads for workable chic.
gas and has a 40L storage capacity plus ice
cube trays, while the Stainless Steel Camping SET THE SCENE
Sink Basin with Draining Board (£99.99, amazon.
co.uk) connects to a water container via a hose Once the bar structure is in place, you need
fitting and has an integral tap. to provide guests somewhere comfy to sit and
chill. Bar stools are always a popular place to
CREATE YOUR LOOK perch and ideal if you want to show off your
cocktail making skills! A pair of outdoor sofas
Let your imagination run riot when it comes will add a cosy area for relaxing. Add an outdoor
to decorating the exterior of your bar. Paint or rug, plenty of cushions and throws to ward off
stain the wood using a weather-resistant timber chills and some practical side tables and you
product such as Cuprinol Garden Shades or will soon have an area that guests naturally
Ronseal Weatherproof Wood Paint. For a classic gravitate to. Heating is another consideration
look, stick to two colours, one for the walls and and you can choose from gas patio heaters that
a contrasting shade to pick out the bar, door provide flickering light as well as instant heat
and serving area. Alternatively, get creative or a firebowl for a more labour-intensive but
and consider painting a pictorial design around atmospheric appeal. Enclosing the area with
the bar, on the door or the front side of the high fencing or fretwork screens will add to the
structure. Vary the look to suit your style. An intimacy and the party vibe.
urban graffiti tag would work for a gin or shots
bar, while a retro metro design would bring in CONSIDER THE
some elegance suited to a wine bar. NEIGHBOURS

Add metal signs or letters to spell out We all love an al fresco party but it pays
your own message. There’s a huge selection to keep noise to a minimum between
for decorating the outside of a bar and for 11pm and 7am. Besides upsetting the
adding ambience in the seating area at neighbours, persistent noise can result in
notonthehighstreet.com. a statutory nuisance notice being served
and a £1,000 fine.
Lights are all important for adding
atmosphere. Go for classic festoon lights, clear
or coloured, strung in front of the bar or across
the party zone or try neon statements such as

ADD OPTICS for that
rofessional look and
o keep your favourite
pirits within easy reach.

HIS STURDY LEDGE is wide
nough for bottles, glasses and
to support the odd beer tap too.
Try the-home-brew-shop.co.uk
for a selection of taps.

MINI BAR 1
This neat design will
easily stock you and your 2
friends’ favourite tipples.
Made from tanalised
timber, it comes with or
without a floor. Garden
Bar ‘Le Sport’, £769
fisherswoodcrafts.co.uk

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BLOW THE BUDGET! EASY IDEAS
This Patio Gazebo comes
complete with bar section and Who needs a shed when
wooden stools. Whether you you can have a bar?
use it to house a hot tub, as it
does here, or kit it out with extra Reader
seating and an outdoor fridge, garden
it’ll give your garden wow factor.
£3,099.99 wayfair.co.uk

The outdoor bar in Jude and John Wilkinson’s garden
has been at the heart of many gatherings.

Fed up with the one corner, on the site of the
overgrown patio and old shed, the bar now has a
the tatty chalet-style pitched roof and opening
shed lurking at the front hatch with bar and a

bottom of their garden, side opening stable door.

Jude and John Wilkinson, of “We spotted a second-hand

Northumberland, decided that shelving unit locally that fits

with summer coming it was in beautifully and provides

time to take action. “It was a storage for bottles and glasses,

waste of space in and we added

a secluded part optics for

of the garden,” WHAT IT COST an authentic

3 ays Jude, “and Patio pavers bar and fun
we knew it and materials element,”
SERVE could be used explains Jude.
DRINKS or something £500 Painting the
more special. Furniture outside of the
My instinct £1,500 bar blue, the
was to go for a Shed bar inside cream
ummerhouse and adding
with a patio £400 some metal
round it, but Wall lights signs for a
s I’m not a quirky touch
over of spiders, £100 completes
thought what TOTAL: £2,500 the look.

IN STYLE 5 m I doing?” It After
was while they spending a

were hunting around online summer with friends enjoying

hat John hit on the idea of their new bar area, Jude

garden bar. “We found a has been paid the ultimate

product on eBay that wasn’t compliment. A friend has

1 BarCraft Tropical Shapes Green Silicone quite right but it prompted us chosen to celebrate her 60th

Ice Cube Tray, £3.95 hartsofstur.com o come up with a firm plan,” birthday in their garden at

2 Cocktail Tool Set Tropical Topaz, £25.99 ays John. the end of May. With the

gettingpersonal.co.uk The couple followed up gorgeous comfy seating under

3 Personalised Cocktail Bar Shaker, £35 by talking to a local timber the smart pergola with covered

notonthehighstreet.com garden building company roof, and plenty of throws and

4 Carmelo Metal Ice Bucket with Etched who were really helpful and hot water bottles to hand, the

Wood Detailing, £18 artisanti.com agreed to produce Jude and party is sure to be a lively affair,

4 5 Kulta Cocktail Jigger, £14 oliverbonas.com John’s design. Built to fit in whatever the weather.

JUNE 2019 MODERN GARDENS 111

PROJECT There’s a whole new trend in pergolas
that has cleverly turned them into
PERGOLA modern focal points, and it’s all about
Create an EYE-CATCHING the shape. These curved centrepieces
FEATURE in your garden with the feature an open frame of posts and beams
latest curved pergolas but no roof or walls and are generally made
from strong wood. They are a clever way to
add height and privacy to a garden and when
smothered with plants will create an outdoor
room all of their own.

“Circular pergolas are sometimes referred to
as radial pergolas, as the rafters radiate from one
central point and rest on an attractive curved
beam,” explains Sue Baxter, director at The
Internet Gardener (theinternetgardener.co.uk).
“The rafters fan out from one central post,
which creates an attractive spoke-style effect.”

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THE CAROUSEL PERGOLA
is a timeless garden structure
with plenty of dramatic appeal.
The pressure-treated timber
protects from wood rot and
decay, ensuring it will last
for years to come. £544.99
grangefencing.co.uk

SIT BACK AND RELAX PROJECTS
in a hanging chair fixed
to your pergola using Good to know
weather-proof, adjustable
rope and carabiner hooks. ✽ Installing a pergola is at least a
two-person job. Posts need to be sunk
GOOD IDEA into the ground to keep it secure and a
ladder needed to position rafters.
✽ When you are positioning your
pergola, think about what you will be
looking at when using it, what is the best
view available?
✽ Climbing plants are generally
easy to grow but will need regular
maintenance to stop them taking over.
✽ String lights are an easy option and
provide lovely soft lighting. Leave them
to hang down, string across the top or
wrap them around the posts.

PHOTO: ALAMY

Distressed Lilies String
Estate Lantern, Lights, £16.99
£39.99 etsy.com
lights4fun.co.uk

Despite being a Wicker Garden Easy
pergola manages to cleverly rame a seating Armchair, £292.50 to
area creating a whole new ‘space’ within your maisonsdumonde.com
garden. You could place your table and chairs hang
within the space and use it as a dining area or
have a garden sofa set in situ for somewhere and wisteria are all wonderfully fragrant. What
laid-back to enjoy a drink. Or maybe you just could beat enjoying a glass of wine in the
want to use it for relaxing, with a couple of sunshine with the aroma of beautifully scented
sunloungers to stretch out on. flowers around you? Allowing them to trail up
posts and across rafters will help embed the
Because of their shape, they tend to look best pergola into the garden rather than looking like
in the middle of a garden or positioned away a standalone structure.
from walls so they can be truly appreciated. It
FEATURE: KATE SLEEMAN is also worth noting where the sun will be at GET STYLING ➣
different times of day in the location you would
like to position one. Check that the spot works As the plants grow, they will enfold the pergola,
with when you plan to use it and if you prefer creating the effect of an outdoor room, your
sun or shade. own peaceful refuge. Surround it with pots and
planters to create a cosy intimate spot. You
PLAN YOUR PLANTS can add additional colour this way with bright

Pergolas provide ideal support for climbing
plants such as clematis or honeysuckle. Make
your choice based not only on climbing ability
but for the shade they will provide and also for
their scent. Some climbing roses, star jasmine

JUNE 2019 MODERN GARDENS 113

CHOOSE FAST-GROWING
scented plants that give a burst
of colour when they flower.

GOOD IDEA

creeper

3 scented climbers containers and flowers to suit the season. Then to wrap around the sides and top. Or opt for a
go to town, decorating it with hanging lanterns, large shade sail positioned above the roof. In no
Colour, cover and fragrance are key to garlands and fairy lights so you can still enjoy time, it will become the highlight of your garden
pergola planting. These are all fast-growing. the space as the sun sets. and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Our garden was a work in progress for three years. Now I love my new tea light
it’s finished, we can just relax and enjoy it, including holders, which I’ve hung
Monty, my Dalmatian. The fully-insulated cabin is used from my pergola and
as a summerhouse and my husband’s office. The decking tree branches. They look
transformed a huge, unusable dipped area into the focal fantastic at night.
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NASTURTIUM
These TUTTI-FRUTTI FLOWERS
add a pop of bright colour to your garden
and are an edible treat too

Plant these jewel-bright blooms to add a grow nasturtiums up and over an arch, bamboo
splash of colour and then leave them to wigwam or obelisk to create a tower of colour.
happily run riot. They will do their own Some varieties such as ‘Alaska Mixed’ (£2.35/25
thing in a brassy blaze of colour from seeds, mr-fothergills.co.uk) will grow up to 3m
June to October. In flaming shades of ruby and tall. Alternatively, if space is tight, plant them in
tangerine, saffron and apricot, offset by rich, window boxes or hanging baskets where they
dark green leaves, this cocktail of hot colour will will create a tumbling cascade of colour. The
create a sprawling treat for the eyes. There are wavy-edged leaves are pretty too, like mini
also velvety almost-black varieties if you want to parasols bobbing on the breeze.
add a touch of dark drama or striking two-tone
mixes to introduce a note of gaudy gaiety. The The best advice is to treat them mean to keep
real bonus is that the whole plant is edible. The them keen. Nasturtiums will tolerate the poorest
young leaves taste peppery like watercress, while soil and even being parched, taking the drought
the flowers are both sweet and spicy. Let’s not of a summer heatwave on the chin. But think
forget the seeds, which have the kick of a caper. about moving them into the shade if they do
So easy to grow and offering a really quick start to look scorched. How to upset them? By
return, nasturtiums will thrive anywhere and feeding and watering them prolifically. They will
everywhere from a sunny patch to a hastily repay you by producing lots of leaves and no
placed pot, or ramble between the cracks of a flowers. After a while, if your plants start to roam
flagstone path, they’re not fussy. Even if it isn’t and get leggy, give them a quick neaten up with
usually your thing, you’ll soon get hooked on scissors and they’ll soon bounce back with new
pushing a few fat seeds into a pot of warm, growth. If you don’t pick the flowers they will
moist seed compost and watching the young self-seed profusely and provide you with loads
plants sprout up a couple of days later. You can of free plants. They’re a high- impact plant that
requires minimum effort – our favourite ratio!

PLANT IT YOUR
GARDEN
If you want to grow nasturtium in the LARDER
garden, scatter seeds or pop young plants
F E ATU R E: SA R A H W I L SO N . P H OTOS : S TO C K F O O D, AL A MY, F LO RA P RES S, G A P directly in the soil, stand back and watch
them shoot up. For containers, choose a
dwarf type such as ‘Tip Top Apricot’
(£9.95/10 seedlings, sarahraven.com). The
flowers look stunning in the salad bowl or
snipped for vases. Fiery ‘Flame Red
Wonder’ has deep crimson blooms that look
wonderful in clay pots (£9.99/5 plants,
marshalls-seeds.co.uk).

For window boxes, baskets and vertical
gardens, choose a variety such as ‘Banana
Split’, which has tropical yellow petals
shot with orange and pretty leaves like
water lilies. The flowers have a pleasantly
sweet taste with a peppery kick (£9.99/5
plants, marshalls-seeds.co.uk). Or try
exotic-looking ‘Orchid Flame’. Bright yellow
with attractive red splashes, this will cascade
by as much as 120cm (£9.99/5 plants,
thompson-morgan.com).

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GROW AND EAT

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Nasturtium thrive in pots and make
a colourful display around your back
door – handy for snipping a flower for
the cocktail glass.

YOU WILL NEED

✽ Several medium-sized pots
(nasturtium look great in
terracotta) filled with garden soil or
last year’s compost. They don’t like
rich potting compost.

WHAT TO DO
1 Remove the plants from their
plastic pots. If they are particularly
dry after their journey home, give
them a little soak in a bucket of water
before planting.
2 Fill the pots of your choice with a
mix of garden soil, old compost from
last year or whatever else you have
lying around. Just make sure it’s not
enriched potting compost though,
as nasturtium prefer poor soil. Fill the
pots up two thirds full.
3 Position the plants in the pots and
start infilling with soil until they are
firmly in position. Water thoroughly so
the soil is moist but not drenched, and
your fingertip comes out wet when
inserted. Then position the container
in a sunny spot as nasturtium thrive in
full sun.

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WHIZZ IT!

PASTA WITH NASTURTIUM
& CASHEW PESTO

INGREDIENTS transfer to a food processor. Add the
✽ 25g nasturtium leaves, plus extra garlic and cashews, season, then whizz
to serve until the leaves break down and the nuts
✽ 2 garlic cloves, crushed are finely chopped. Add the Parmesan
✽ 50g cashews and pulse until the mixture starts to come
✽ 50g Parmesan, grated, plus extra together into a paste. With the motor
to serve still running, gradually add the oil and
✽ 80ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra continue whizzing until the mixture has the
to drizzle consistency of pesto.
✽ 300g pasta, preferably trofie or spirali
✽ 400g green beans, trimmed 2 Bring the pan of water back to the boil
and cook the pasta until al dente, following
Serves 4 the instructions on the pack. Add the
beans to the water for the final three
WHAT TO DO minutes of cooking time. Drain the pasta
1 Bring a large pan of water to the boil. and beans, reserving 250ml of the cooking
Blanch the nasturtium leaves for a few water. Return the pasta to the pan and stir
seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon in the pesto and reserved cooking water.
and drain. Quickly dunk the leaves into
a bowl of iced water. Drain again then 3 Divide the pasta between four plates.
Season with freshly ground salt and black
pepper. Sprinkle over extra Parmesan and
garnish with nasturtium leaves.

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BUTTER leaves using a sharp knife. Avoid
using a food processor as this
INGREDIENTS will pulp them. Gently mash
✽ About 20 young nasturtium them into the soft butter using
flowers minus stalks a fork.
✽ 6-9 nasturtium leaves
minus stalks 5 Lay the butter lengthways in a
✽ 250g good quality unsalted rough cylinder shape on a sheet
butter, slightly softened of greaseproof paper. Use the
✽ Zest of an unwaxed lemon paper to help you roll the butter
(alternatively use an orange into a neat cylinder. Twist the
or lime for variation) ends of the paper together and
✽ Sea salt, to taste tie with string. Chill until you are
ready to use it.
Makes one pack
6 To freeze, pack the rolls of
WHAT TO DO butter into a freezer bag or
1 Carefully wash the nasturtium cover in foil and pop in the
flowers and leaves then either freezer. Allow plenty of time for
dry in a salad spinner or lay out it to soften before use.
on kitchen paper towel.
7 To serve, add a knob of butter
2 Lightly cream the butter in a to a fillet of fish or meat and
bowl using a wooden spoon. allow to melt all over. Or serve
rounds of butter on a board with
3 Use a microplane or fine grater some fresh crusty bread. It also
to grate in the zest and stir well. works well added to mashed
potatoes and melted over
steamed vegetables.

INFUSE IT!

FRESH NASTURTIUM
FLOWER VINEGAR

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the contents and the date, and
✽ Freshly picked nasturtium set aside in a cool, dark place.
flowers, enough to fill a
Kilner jar (or jam jar if 4 Allow the blossoms to
preferred) infuse for four weeks, giving
the jar a shake every now and
✽ 500ml good quality then. The vinegar will begin
apple cider vinegar or white to take on the colouring and
wine vinegar taste of the nasturtium flowers
after about a week and will
✽ 1 tsp black peppercorns, continue to get stronger as
lightly crushed time goes on.

Makes one jar 5 Strain the mixture through a
sieve into a sterilised bottle or
WHAT TO DO jar and seal. You can also keep
1 Sterilise the jar with boiling the flowers steeping in the
water or by heating at a low vinegar instead of straining it
temperature in an oven. if you want a stronger flavour.
Store in a dark place or the
2 Pick enough flowers to fill fridge and use within one year.
three quarters of the jar. Wash
them in cold water and dry in 6 Use the vinegar to dress
a salad spinner. salads. It works particularly well
when combined with goat’s
3 Put the flowers in the jar cheese or feta.
then pour over enough
vinegar to cover them. Screw

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or hassle-free gardening, look no
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Our simple guide tells you all you need to know to get started outside

Scatter these typES Of compost
seeds now and
they will flower next multi-purpose compost: a general-
spring and summer purpose compost for lots of jobs

foxglove mature plant compost: perfect for
Spanish poppy containers and adding to the planting hole
forget me nots of trees and bigger shrubs, it’s often called

honesty J‘ ohn Innes No. 3’ compost
sweet william
wallflowers potting-on compost: perfect for potting
small plants into larger containers, it's
often called ‘John Innes no. 2’ compost

seed compost: fine compost
ideal for germinating seeds

Pests Plant up a pot bulbs to plant
now for late
A well-grown plant will Use pieces of broken summer and early
usually shrug off attacks, old pots (crocks) to autumn flowers
but young plants are more cover the hole in the
vulnerable. trap slugs in jam base of the container ✽ dahlias ✽ crocosmia
jars half-filled with beer and before filling it up with ✽ autumn crocus
sunk up to the rim in soil, or compost. Use your
use environmentally friendly hands to make holes ✽ cyclamen ✽ nerine
slug pellets. Aphids can be and drop in the plants.
blasted away with a strong Top with compost, pat it Plug plants
down gently and drench
jet of water. the soil with water. these are small plants with
When the compost is rootballs less than 10cm high.
completely saturated, it Garden-ready ones can go
will run out of the hole straight into the soil or a pot.
in the bottom of the pot.

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thyme
Pruning is simply a way of keeping
plants looking their best and Windowsill
removing any dead stems. It also
prevents them from outgrowing herbs
their space. Use sharp secateurs to
make an easy job of cutting back the parsley
stems. In spring, prune back shrubs basil
and climbers that flowered in winter, Dill
and prune roses.
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Holiday proof your garden
On the information label
summer holidays often mean a week or two
away from your garden. make sure container Perennial a plant that lives for more than two years
plants don't flag with these simple tips. (usually a lot more).
Annual a plant that completes its whole life cycle in
✽ Group containers together in a shady spot one year, germinating from seed, growing and flowering
to slow down moisture loss. within 12 months.
Biennial a plant that lives for two years, growing leaves
✽ Water pots thoroughly just before you in the first year and flowering in the second.
leave with a full can of water each. sit them Hardy will survive temperatures below freezing.
in saucers to create a small reserve of water Half-hardy needs to be brought into a porch or put on
for the next few days. a windowsill during very cold weather.
Tender won’t survive temperatures below freezing.
✽ Fill a 2-litre plastic bottle with water, pierce
the lid with a skewer and place it upside down How to plant in the soil
in a pot to drip feed water into the compost.
Dig a hole twice as wide and the same depth as the
plant’s rootball, and position the plant in the hole so
the top of the compost is level with the garden soil.
Backfill and drench with a full can of water.

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This small, town garden is low on effort, high on style with
a FIRE BOWL FOCAL POINT

The owners of this North London home setts to complement the surface inside the colour are provided in shades of purple and
wanted a garden suitable for house, but in a much smaller size. This adds white using alliums and Mexican daisies.
entertaining. It needed to be bold, but contrast but still allows the indoor and outdoor
simple and easy to maintain, so they spaces to blend smoothly so the garden flows There are six medlar trees, four along the
asked award-winning landscape and garden into the house all year-round.” boundary and two in pots on the terrace, to
designer Bunny Guinness (bunnyguinness.com) provide shade as well as structure. These
to come up with a plan. CLEVER PLANTING elegant, spreading trees also provide additional
privacy from overlooking houses. Bunny likes to
The five-metre wide garden has been The main focal point of this garden, however, is plant her trees in terracotta pots to elevate their
separated into squares and rectangles, the fire bowl. With identical all-weather rattan status in the garden. To prevent the containers
producing a grid-like effect. The straight edges sofas on either side, it provides the perfect being outgrown, she has the bases removed by
complement the shape of the house and its entertaining area, even on chillier evenings. Suffolk-based Italian Terrace. “The pots still look
modern extension. “We used generous oak just as decorative but the roots of the tree are
beams to edge the beds on either side of the When it came to the plants, Bunny chose box, secretly growing down into the soil below the
garden, with Breedon gravel for an which is evergreen, bright and colourful. The container and they stay far healthier, so it won’t
easy-maintenance path in-between,” explains box has been clipped into balls and as it grows, become pot-bound and there’s no need to
Bunny. “For the terrace we used Indian stone it will eventually produce a low, curvy hedge to worry about watering in summer,” she says.
add shape and texture. Spots of additional

Medlar trees produce To increase privacy, a
beautiful blossom in late trellis has been added to
spring and rich colour the low brick wall on one
and fruit in autum side of the garden, while
opposite sits a slatted,
cedar wood fence

Additional lengths of FEATURE: KAREN YOUNGS. PHOTO: MMGI/MARIANNE MAJERUS,
oak timber placed in DESIGN: BUNNY GUINNESS.
the gravel produce
the effect of a rug
between the two sofas.

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