The Parsley Box Garden

Designer Category Plot Sponsor Contractor Contact

Alan Williams

Sanctuary

RHW286

Parsley Box

Landform Consultants

01753 628664, formplants.com

This is a new take on the traditional kitchen garden, with areas for cooking as well as for dining. The design uses a series of planters arranged at different heights to make the garden accessible to all generations. The planters alternate with ground planting, forming the informal boundary around the garden. A cantilevered pergola creates vertical structure and a framing device for the seating area. Fruit trees such as fig, espaliered conference pear and apple provide fruits for picking while the planters are filled with herbs, vegetables and edible flowers such as nasturtiums. Perennials in shades of mauve, orange and burgundy are woven among the edibles, while Osmanthus domes anchor the scheme.