Our visit to the Royal Horticultural Society’s Rosemoor garden today was timely. Yesterday saw the launch of a new section within the site and it was impressive to see it in all its glory.
The Cool Garden has been introduced to provide visitors with ideas of how to work with nature, and in this case water. Devon is often affected by heavy rainfall so it is appropriate that this topic is being addressed at Rosemoor.
The design, by Chelsea gold medalist Jo Thompson, takes an abundance of water through the garden via falls, to attractive rills and onto teardrop-shaped pools. What is lovely is its pristine look, with lots of cleanly cut slate walls, clear water falls, and plants in colourful bloom. We were particularly impressed by the permeable resin-bound gravel walkways. If water falls on the firm, flat path it simply seeps through. How it does this is a mystery as the paths look solid.
The planting is in cool whites, blues, yellows and greys. This is in sharp contrast to the nearby ‘garden room’ of hot colours. But we will let the photos do the talking.
However, our favourite plant name for the day is:
Copyright: words and photos, Sue Barnard 2019
Wonderful ideas for places to go!
It was great to see you both last week. Welcome aboard our travel adventures. Best wishes S&J