British Landscape Gardening
Wednesday October 4, 2006
Britain's Royal Horticultural Society provides some interesting snapshots of British landscape gardening, capturing its evolution over a 200-year period. The work of Humphry Repton, Gertrude Jekyll and many others is represented in this British landscape gardening collection, which can be viewed in video clips, if you so choose.
Comments
I have a question: My yard is largely positioned on a slant. Although my trees are upright and straight, the beds slant with the grade. Consequently, when it rains, I lose mulch and dirt into the lawn. I know edging or tree bed borders will help, but how can it be installed so that it catches the run-off without being a foot tall? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Perhaps install the edging in multiple horizontal rows, rather than relying on one big strip of edging at the bottom of the slant to catch everything. That way, you can comfortably keep the edging inconspicuous (as opposed to “a foot tall”) — it really wouldn’t have to stick up much to do the job. You can think of this approach as being almost a kind of “terracing.”
I also have mulch that slides off a mound whenever it rains. We are thinking about putting river rock around the edges but can not decide if it goes inside the metal edging in the mulch or out side the edging on the grass? Any opinion? Do you know where I can find some pictures of what other people have done?
Adam,
I’d put the river rock inside the metal edging, if those are the two choices.
What is the best border around a tree if there are many roots on the surface?
Fred,
Just about any plant will struggle if planted on top of tree roots. But my sweet woodruff does quite well under a tree.