“After purchasing this home in 2006, I
could not wait to transform the existing gar- den to a more defined English garden with winding pebble paths and boxwood bor- ders,” she said. Te garden is mostly shade and sports the likes of hostas, ferns and impatiens. As with any good English garden, the few sunny areas offer a wide assortment of perennials, including daylilies, rudbeckia, purple coneflower, dianthus and hydrangeas. Tese perennials are well complimented by
lush and beautiful annual beds. Brenda loves English gardens, yet is
practical in terms of recognizing the limitations of our area. “After a couple of seasons exchanging lavender for lantana, I accepted an English garden belongs in England,” she said. “I appreciate the Eng- lish garden design and apply the principle to plants more conducive to this area. I like to think I have the southern adaptation of the English garden.” She has certainly done a fine job of creating just that. As I walked through the garden, I appre-
ciated the attention given to detail. Jasmine, fig and boxwood, all aggressive growers,
are trimmed weekly during the growing season. Though many of the formal ele- ments of the garden are sheared, the plants which should be allowed to grow naturally are pruned in such a fashion. Loropetalum and leucothoe are examples. Dinglewood is a true Columbus trea-
sure. Thank you to the Joneses for sharing historical information and for being such gracious hosts to during my visit. C Matt Whiddon is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Georgia School of Horticulture and the owner of Columbus in Color Land- scape Group and PlantWorks Professional Horticultural Services.
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