Myrica gale (Bog Myrtle/Sweetgale)
The gorgeously scented foliage of these shrubs is not only midge-repelling but it's a great choice for a 'Food Forest' Garden: Its aromatic leaves can be used like bay leaves and it's a good nitrogen fixing plant too.
Betula nigra (river birch)
The River Birch (Betula nigra) is the key plant of the garden. It's textural bark will complement the cork walls, both forming the perfect metaphor for ‘masking’ by providing a protective and attractive outer surface.
Two other species selected for their bark include the Osier Willow (Salix viminalis) and the popular Red-stemmed Dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’).
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Karl Foerster’
A cultivar of Molinia caerulea - our native purple moor grass - will be used to give the feel of a wetland meadow at the front of the garden, and through which other ornamentals will give bold drifts of colour.
Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’
We hope to have those notoriously fickle, but ethereally beautiful, blue poppies (Meconopsis spp.) so beloved by RHS Chelsea visitors.
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’
The Japanese Plum Yew is a great example of one of the more unusual edible species included in the garden. Although not designed primarily as an edible garden, all our planting and hard landscaping materials are non-toxic.
