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On entering is a sunken boggy wetland, followed by a slightly raised woodland area with beech trees and a native hedgerow boundary. Opposite is a small vegetable garden, with an example of ‘three sisters’ planting, using sweetcorn ‘Swift’, climbing bean ‘Blauhilde’ and a ‘Uchiki Kuri’ squash. Nearby, filling the air with scent, are three pots filled with Lathyrus odoratus ‘Cupani’. From the ‘woodland’ to the exit there is a ‘meadow’ – a swathe of predominantly blue- and purple-themed herbaceous perennials such as Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’, Eryngium x zabelii, Nepeta and Scabiosa, punctuated with Achillea ‘Salmon Beauty’ and Echinacea pallida. At the shadier rear, the deep purple foliage of Actaea simplex ‘Pink Spike’ contrasts with Thalictrum ‘Splendide’ against a tonal backdrop of copper beech. A path leads between the deep ‘meadow’ borders to an oval seating area, surrounded by taller plants such as Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldschlier’, Agastache ‘Blackadder’ and Cosmos ‘Purity’ for a sense of intimacy. A round herb planter sits beside the table. Running along the outer edge of the garden is a Beth-Chatto-style planting, with plants such as Allium sphaerocephalon, Eucomis, Stipa tenuissima and the cream form of Eschscholzia californica planted in gravel. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Carol Klein](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/carol-klein/profile_photo.webp) Carol Klein Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/carol-klein) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4d433fdf-9622-4195-83bc-c2eb56005c62/conversions/image-5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/143be46a-a76e-47c4-a30f-8285f2fa2fe4/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c5e03c08-d313-4513-bea4-9259c326175d/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2924ca30-4b6a-44a2-ae10-cdd26b6d5a19/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Landform Consultants](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/landform/logo.png) Landform Consultants ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/landform-consultants) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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