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Joe’s simple design uses the following plants:

Small tree

• Crataegus prunifolia (Hawthorn)

• Rose x 1
• Sarcococca confusa (Sweet box) x 3
• Box ball x 1

Climbers

• Honeysuckle
• Clematis
• Climbing rose
• Ivy

Mid-story perennials

• Anemone x hybrida (Japanese anemone)
• Astrantia major (Masterwort)
• Peony x 3

Ground cover and lower perennials at front

• Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
• Hellebores
• Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s mantle)
• Geranium

Bulbs

• Alliums

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The right path adds structure and permanence to a garden as well as being really useful for access. Monty used reclaimed bricks to create a rustic looking path in the Writing Garden at Longmeadow but new bricks are readily available.

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To build a brick path, excavate a trench at least 20cm deep, fill with a 10cm base of finely broken up rubble and tamp down firmly. For laying bricks of uniform shape and size, top with about 5cm of sand and level off to create a smooth flat surface for laying the bricks on. For uneven sized bricks, like the ones Monty used, sand can be added bit by bit in order to adjust the depth under each brick.

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To ensure your path is level, pegs hammered into the ground act as a good guide for the depths of rubble and sand.

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For straight paths, boards make useful edging; for curving paths, mark out your edges first (hosepipe makes a useful guide) and cement in bricks along each edge. Then infill with bricks placed on sand. With reclaimed bricks, Monty found laying one edge, infilling and then laying the other edge avoided the problems caused by their uneven widths.

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Finish by brushing coarse sand or a dry mortar mix into the cracks. After rain, more may be needed to top up.

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Winter is a good time to tackle these projects before the beds and borders burst into life and need lots of attention. Take care to cover up freshly mortared bricks in wet or frosty conditions to ensure the cement sets firmly.

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Kingston Bagpuize House

Nr. Abingdon

Oxfordshire

OX13 5AX

http://www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.com

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 Brookside
Cambridge
CB2 1JE

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• Abelophyllum distichum (White forsythia)
• Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet)
• Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ (Siberian dogwood)
• Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ and ‘Gurkha’
• Hamamelis x intermedia (Witch hazel)
• Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter-flowering honeysuckle)
• Lonicera x purpusiiÌý (Shrubby winter honeysuckle)
• Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’
• Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' (Japanese apricot)
• Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’
• Rubus cockburnianus (White-stemmed bramble)
• Rubus phoenicolasius (Japanese wineberry)
• Sarcococca confusa (Sweet box)
• Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’

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For more ideas of gardens to visit with winter colour and interest, please see below.

Autumn-fruiting raspberries produce their fruit on the current season’s growth. To prune, cut all stems down to the ground now and then mulch the area with garden compost. Over the next few weeks new shoots will appear; these will form new canes which will produce flowers and then fruit from late summer onwards.Ìý

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Late-flowering clematis, such as Clematis viticella should be pruned now as they come into growth. If your Clematis starts flowering in July or August, it is a late-flowering type (often called group 3). Cut all the twiggy stems down to new green buds or shoots near the base. Remove all the top growth and the remaining buds will produce a mass of new shoots which should be smothered in flowers later in the year.Ìý

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There’s no hurry to sow seed but if you are going to get started then begin with chillies, peppers and celeriac which are all slow to germinate and need a long growing season to do well. Sow seed in a seed tray or pot filled with multipurpose or seed compost and cover thinly. Place in a warm place, such as a heated propagator or sunny windowsill, to germinate.

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