THE KNOT GARDEN

Shingle / stone gardens can be constructed in the style of a formal Knot Garden, popular in the more leisurely times of the 16 and 17th Century (for the upper classes that is!) The knot garden is a planting of very low hedges or dwarf shrubs in formal patterns. The name of "knot" comes because of the way the hedges weave over and under each other in the shape of a loose knot.

The insides of the shapes created can either be planted up (not too much or you loose the general design) or left as shingle to accentuate the pattern. Topiary is often included.

Knot gardens need a little looking after but they are very different and very suitable for the shingled front garden.

Here you can see how the box hedge weaves over and under itself. A design like this could be livened up – for example – with the addition of half standard roses at each of the four corners with a full standard rose in the centre surrounded by Lavender "Hidcote Blue".

Here are some example designs:

T1	T2	T3	T4	T5

All of these designs are done in 2’ modules - marked at the sides.

They can be used singly or doubled up to fit the space available.
Example T5 can be elongated if required.

Full size templates are available for these designs, made of plantex all you have to do is cut the planting holes, plant up and spread the shingle.

Your knot garden can still have other planting in the shingle area. This will soften the look of the garden and provide a frame for the formal hedging.

Ordering your materials and plants can get complicated, so please get in touch with us and we will talk you through it.

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