Essential elements

● Georgian gardeners were keen on growing fruit, especially apples. To maximise space, try training an espalier against a wall.

● Include some plants that are both useful and ornamental, such as herbs.

● Grow scented roses, either old-fashioned varieties or repeat-flowering shrub roses. Where space is tight, you could grow one in a pot or train up an obelisk.

● Plant simple, open cottage flowers and bulbs, especially tulips. Mompesson uses ‘Couleur

Cardinal’ and, to lighten darker areas, ‘Maureen’.

● Use locally sourced gravel for paths.