Priston Gardens — Neil Ross Gardens

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Priston Gardens

I have developed several properties in Priston village near Bath. Shown here is one large country property owned by a keen gardener. I divided what was a wide open space into distinct garden rooms, each providing a sense of surprise and discovery as you move around the site. One quirky part of the owners’ brief was to leave lawn areas large enough to be able to drive a car around!

The owner is a keen plantsperson with a special interest in herbs so together we designed this little terrace with bespoke tiles as a centrepiece.

A small hedge of Portuguese laurel now separates herb garden from the outdoor eating area. The building in the distance was given its own garden setting in the following year (see below)

New garden made as a setting to this cloistered summerhouse.

The borrowed view of a neighbouring cottage is reflected in topiary.

The main structural change was to divide the garden by planting this 20m copper beech hedge to create different areas and to make the greenhouse and vegetable area a surprise.

A more subtle dividing device is the placement of these two sentinels of giant oat (Stipa gigantea) where the vegetable garden flows out onto the main lawn. — A more subtle dividing device is the placement of these two sentinels of giant oat (Stipa gigantea) where the vegetable garden flows out onto the main lawn.

Misty Autumn. An early change was to suggest addition of five obelisks to create some structure and rhythm along the main border.

- Each obelisk is clothed in Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’. The clients built and painted them themselves. — - Each obelisk is clothed in Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’. The clients built and painted them themselves.