The woods near my home is incredibly inspiring. Several years ago a large number of Fagus were felled and new tracts of woodland floor was flooded with light . The following year in May the woods was transformed into a brilliant sea of magenta pink Digitalis Purpurea. Stunning! People felt compelled to stop their cars a marvel at the wonder, in the way that people usually stop to take in the local bluebell woods. It is this sense of invigorated energy which occurs when a tree falls and provides an opportunity for new life and growth that I hope to capture in my Chelsea design. I have been hunting for a suitable tree trunk and plants that would reflect this type of planting, as well as young trees and saplings.
The design is also developing - now the wall is completely curved into a tighter shape so that the design is more fluid. Here I am trying out the use of several colourful swirls but decide that 'less is more', that visually this could look too busy.
I produce my first planting plan with only native wood land plants but later introduce a broader range of plants that describe, as
Dan Pearson puts it
'heightened nature' - rather than trying to slavishly replicate it. The path here makes no sense and later joins the end of the wall as a seat, giving the path purpose.
The woods near my home is incredibly inspiring. Several years ago a large number of Fagus were felled and new tracts of woodland floor was flooded with light . The following year in May the woods was transformed into a brilliant sea of magenta pink Digitalis Purpurea. Stunning! People felt compelled to stop their cars a marvel at the wonder, in the way that people usually stop to take in the local bluebell woods. It is this sense of invigorated energy which occurs when a tree falls and provides an opportunity for new life and growth that I hope to capture in my Chelsea design. I have been hunting for a suitable tree trunk and plants that would reflect this type of planting, as well as young trees and saplings.
The design is also developing - now the wall is completely curved into a tighter shape so that the design is more fluid. Here I am trying out the use of several colourful swirls but decide that 'less is more', that visually this could look too busy.
I produce my first planting plan with only native wood land plants but later introduce a broader range of plants that describe, as Dan Pearson puts it 'heightened nature' - rather than trying to slavishly replicate it. The path here makes no sense and later joins the end of the wall as a seat, giving the path purpose. 
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