Priory Gardens, Swanwick

Right on the corner of Priory Gardens, Swanwick in Derbyshire you’ll notice a distinctive house due to the design and planting of it’s front garden.

I noticed it immediately walking up the incline of Beaulieu Way on Sunday morning and the first thing that took my eye was the magnificent Acer Tree which the whole design centers around. From the photo below, it doesn’t seem like that until you get up close and the colour, shape and texture of the leaves begins to dominate every view, whichever way you look.

With the very kind permission and courtesy of the owners I was given access to photograph, both the front and the rear garden of the property. The rear garden is perfectly secluded, dappled sunlight and beautifully planted and designed to maximise the potential of outdoor living.

With respect to the front garden – what’s key to the non-gardener here and for those who claim to be “too busy” to have a beautiful garden, is that the front garden is remarkable straight forward to maintain as there is no grass to mow, and a lot of the colour and shape comes from perennials with seasonal planting adding the flourishing touches. The design clearly sets out to provide a casket for planting but in a way that looks to be easy to manage.

I won’t spend hours discussing all the in’s and outs – but here is a range of plants, shrubs, trees and flowers that you could grow and feature in your Swanwick Garden!

Take some inspiration from this beautiful garden and try them for yourself.

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