GAP Photos
Boxwood House
Synopsis:
Stooping to enter via a low doorway set in a high wall, the first breath taking glimpse of Paul Morrow's garden is one of instant loveliness combined with the promise of what is yet to come.
Location: UK
Photographer: Nicola Stocken
 

0501459 - Edwardian house with Cornus kousa Chinensis, Eucryphia nymansensis. Beds planted with Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou', Lavatera 'Mont Blanc', Geranium 'Rozanne', Nicotiana alata, Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety', 'Loddon Anna' and phlox.

0501460 - Paul Morrow sits on the terrace amidst pots of busy lizzie, geranium, fuchsia, lobelia, hosta and box.

0501461 - Paul Morrow sits on the terrace amidst pots of busy lizzie, geranium, fuchsia, lobelia, hosta and box.

0501462 - Front garden with pots of geranium, lobelia, Surfinia petunias, Scaevola aemula, box, busy lizzies 'Fiesta Appleblossom', 'Fiesta Pink Ruffle', marguerite, lobelia, hosta, echeveria, acer.

0501463 - Pots of geranium, lobelia, Surfinia petunias, box, Scaevola aemula, busy lizzies 'Fiesta Appleblossom', 'Fiesta Pink Ruffle', marguerite, lobelia, hosta. Cornus kousa chinensis by house.

0501464 - Front garden with pots of geranium, lobelia, Surfinia petunias, Scaevola aemula, box, busy lizzies 'Fiesta Appleblossom', 'Fiesta Pink Ruffle', marguerite, lobelia, hosta, phormium, echeveria.

0501465 - Front garden with pots of geranium, lobelia, Surfinia petunias, Scaevola aemula, box, busy lizzies 'Fiesta Appleblossom', 'Fiesta Pink Ruffle', marguerite, lobelia, hosta, phormium, echeveria.

0501466 - Front garden with pots of geranium, lobelia, Surfinia petunias, Scaevola aemula, box, busy lizzies 'Fiesta Appleblossom', marguerite, lobelia, hosta, phormium, echeveria.

0501467 - By garden gate and bench, summer pots of hosta, petunia, marguerite, Convolvulus sabatius, lobelia, pelargonium, box, busy-lizzie, diascia, geranium and succulents.

0501468 - Summer pots of hosta, petunia, marguerite, Convolvulus sabatius, lobelia, box, busy-lizzie, diascia, geranium and succulents.

0501469 - By garden gate and bench, summer pots of hosta, petunia, marguerite, Convolvulus sabatius, lobelia, pelargonium, box, busy-lizzie, diascia, geranium and succulents.

0501470 - Pots of hosta, Convolvulus sabatius, lobelia, pelargonium, heliotrope and succulents - sempervivum and echeveria.

0501471 - Summer pots of hosta, petunia, marguerite, Convolvulus sabatius, lobelia, pelargonium, toadflax and succulents.

0501472 - Summer pot of succulents, sempervivum or houseleeks, against backdrop of Convolvulus sabatius, lobelia.

0501473 - Paul Morrow sits on the terrace with his two young miniature wire-haired dachshunds.

0501474 - Two young miniature wire-haired dachshunds sitting in the garden.

0501475 - Edwardian house. Right border - leafy bed of Acer palmatum, Cornus controversa Variegata, pink phlox, hosta, rheum. Box balls by steps to terrace. Pots of fuchsia, geranium, lobelia.

0501476 - Cornus controversa Variegata, in bed with phlox, hosta, rheum, box. Left bed - nicotiana, marguerite, scabious, verbena, filipendula, cosmos.

0501477 - Pool edged in primula, acer, hosta, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, clematis, rheum, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon, fern. Behind Acer palmatum, Aralia elata Variegata.

0501478 - Pool edged in primula, acer, hosta, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, clematis, rheum, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon, fern. Behind Acer palmatum, Aralia elata Variegata.

0501479 - View over pool edged in hosta and acer, to summerhouse by border of phlox, lavatera, veronicastrum, artemisia, fennel, persicaria, cosmos, berberis, nicotiana, astrantia, hosta.

0501480 - Around wooden obelisk, shuttlecock fern, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon and clematis - C. Perle d'Azur and C. Rubra.

0501481 - Obelisk supports clematis - C. Perle d'Azur and C. Rubra. Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, shuttlecock fern, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon. Behind, acer and elder.

0501482 - Obelisk supports clematis - C. Perle d'Azur and C. Rubra. Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, shuttlecock fern, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon. Behind, acer and elder.

0501483 - LH: obelisk supports clematis - C. Perle d'Azur and C. Rubra - Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle. Middle: shuttlecock fern, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon.

0501484 - LH: Clematis Perle d'Azur, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle. Middle - Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon, shuttlecock fern. Righthand - darmera.

0501485 - Garden lighting at night. Spotlight illuminates pool reflecting white hydrangea heads. Bench beneath acers beside pool. Water lilies.

0501486 - Garden lit at night. Wooden pergola clad in vine, clematis and wisteria leads to staddle stone. In beds, hosta, phlox, hardy geranium and box.

0501487 - By Edwardian house, Cornus kousa Chinensis. Beds include Lilium Salmon Twinkle, Lavatera Mont Blanc, Barnsley, Geranium Rozanne, Nicotiana alata, Campanula lactiflora Prichard's Variety, Loddon Anna.

0501488 - Behind bench, Lilium Salmon Twinkle, Lavatera x clementii Barnsley, Phlox p. Bright Eyes. LH, Lavatera Barnsley, Phlox p. Fujiyama, Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna, catanache, Rose Bonbon cosmos, Lychnis coronaria Gardener's World.

0501489 - Behind bench, Lilium Salmon Twinkle, Lavatera x clementii Barnsley, Phlox p. Bright Eyes. LH, Lavatera Barnsley, Phlox p. Fujiyama, Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna, catanache, Rose Bonbon cosmos, Lychnis coronaria Gardener's World.

0501490 - Behind bench, Lilium Salmon Twinkle, Lavatera x clementii Barnsley, golden marjoram. RH path, Geranium Rozanne, Campanula lactiflora Prichard's Variety, pink phlox.

0501491 - Border planted with Lilium Yellow Star flanked by white Lavatera x clementii Barnsley, erysimum, phlox, Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou, lysimachia.

0501492 - Cretan pot in circular leafy bed of Hosta 'Frosted Jade', hardy geranium, Helleborus argutifolius, Polygonatum odoratum Gilt Edge, Athyrium Ghost, saxifrage, Sanguinaria canadensis.

0501493 - Cretan pot in circular leafy bed of Hosta 'Frosted Jade', hardy geranium, Helleborus argutifolius, Polygonatum odoratum 'Gilt Edge', Athyrium 'Ghost', saxifrage, Sanguinaria canadensis.

0501494 - Cretan pot in leafy bed of hosta, saxifrage, Helleborus argutifolius, Polygonatum odoratum Gilt Edge. Behind, Acer Palmatum, variegated Aralia, yew, Viburnum tomentosum.

0501495 - Gravel path descends past leafy beds of hosta, Solomon's seal, fern, brunnera, acer, hydrangea, mallow and verbena. Huge old Amelanchier casts shade from above.

0501496 - Gravel path descends past leafy beds of hosta, shuttlecock fern, Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon, Aralia elata variegata. RH, elder, lavatera, verbena, cosmos. Shady, leafy area of garden where white flowers shine out.

0501497 - Summerhouse by lawn, seen over beds of hosta, fern, brunnera, alstroemeria, phlox, white lychnix, pimpinella, grasses, primula, astilbe, cosmos, hydrangea.

0501498 - View over bed of Phlox paniculata Prospero, Natasha, veronicastrum virginicum, Lavatera cachemiriana, Artemisia lactiflora, Verbena bonariensis to border of phlox, dahlia, mallow.

0501499 - View over phlox, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, hosta to bed of mallow, dahlia and Phlox paniculata Prospero, Bright Eyes, Franz Schubert, Border Gem, Natascha.

0501500 - View over phlox, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, hosta to bed of mallow, dahlia and Phlox paniculata - Prospero, Bright Eyes, Franz Schubert, Border Gem, Natascha.

0501501 - Herbaceous border with mallow, astrantia, Verbena bonariensis, dahlia, cosmos, Persicaria polymorpha, Phlox paniculata - Prospero, Bright Eyes, Franz Schubert, Natascha, Border Gem.

0501502 - Herbaceous border with Lavatera Mont Blanc, Cosmos Rose Bonbon, Verbena bonariensis, dahlia, acer, Persicaria polymorpha, Phlox paniculata - Franz Schubert, Natascha, Border Gem.

0501503 - Herbaceous border with Lavatera Mont Blanc, Cosmos Rose Bonbon, Verbena bonariensis, fennel, dahlia, acer, Persicaria polymorpha, Phlox paniculata - Franz Schubert, Natascha, Border Gem.

0501504 - Herbaceous border with Lavatera Mont Blanc, Cosmos Rose Bonbon, Nicotiana mutabilis, fennel, dahlia, acer, Persicaria polymorpha, Phlox paniculata - Franz Schubert, Natascha, Border Gem.

0501505 - Herbaceous border with Lavatera Mont Blanc, Cosmos Rose Bonbon, Nicotiana mutabilis, fennel, dahlia, acer, Persicaria polymorpha, Phlox paniculata - Franz Schubert, Natascha, Border Gem.

0501506 - Wooden hurdle keeps verbena from tumbling onto the lawn.

0501507 - Copper garden light placed in herbaceous border of mallow, phlox, catmint, astrantia.

0501508 - Raised terrace edged in herbaceous border - lavatera, lychnis, hydrangea, Nicotiana mutabilis, Astrantia Roma, verbena, Phlox paniculata - Prospero, Bright Eyes, Border Gem, Franz Schubert.

0501509 - Raised terrace edged in herbaceous border - Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, lavatera, hosta, Verbena bonariensis, Nicotiana mutabilis, Astrantia Roma, Phlox paniculata.

0501510 - Raised terrace edged in herbaceous border - Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, lavatera, hosta, Verbena bonariensis, Nicotiana mutabilis, Astrantia Roma, Phlox paniculata.

0501511 - Herbaceous border with Lavatera x clementii Barnsley, verbena, Veronicastrum virginicum, lychnis, dahlia, Nicotiana mutabilis, Phlox paniculata - Bright Eyes, Prospero, maculata Natascha.

0501512 - Cornus controversa Variegata, Wedding cake tree, seen over beds of alstreomeria, phlox, Nicotiana mutabilis, mallow, verbena, veronicastrum, lychnis, dahlia, hosta, black elder.

0501513 - Courtyard with bench edged in Ivy 'Paddy's Pride', Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Garnet', Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'. Seen over fern, hosta and Solomon's Seal.

0501514 - Hosta George Smith, Paul's Glory. Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle, Elaeagnus Quicksilver, golden elder, macleaya and acer in shady woodland corner.

0501515 - Bed of Cosmos, Rose Bonbon, bidens, dogwood, Achillea Terracotta, Aralia elata Aureovariegata, Dahlia Murdoch, Crocosmia Lucifer, Angelica Ebony.

0501516 - Left hand bed - Cosmos, Rose Bonbon, bidens, dogwood, Achillea Terracotta, Dahlia Murdoch, Angelica Ebony. Right hand bed - Artemisia lactiflora, leucanthemum, dahlia, Verbena bonariensis.

0501517 - Salvia x jamensis Hot Lips, Dahlia Sarah, eryngium, Gaillardia x grandiflora, Leucanthemum x superbum, Achillea Moonshine, agastache, cosmos, Acer palmatum Orange Dream.

0501518 - Lavatera trimestris Silver Cup, cosmos, Achillea Terracotta, Moonshine, Verbena Polka Dot, Gaillardia x grandiflora, agastache. Right hand bed - Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna, clematis.

0501519 - Small child statue sits on a wall in the shade of a large maple, above potted hostas.

0501520 - Circular raised pool, seen over Leucanthemum x superbum and Dahlia Sarah. Behind, banana in pots with geranium and busy lizzies. Greenhouse with pots of annuals.

0501521 - Greenhouse edged in pots of hosta, eucomis, banana, busy lizzies - Impatiens Pink Ruffles, marguerite, scaevola, geranium, helichrysum. Inside - tibouchina, pelargonium, begonia.

0501522 - Greenhouse edged in pots of hosta, busy lizzies - Impatiens Pink Ruffles, marguerite, scaevola, geranium, helichrysum. Inside: tibouchina, pelargonium, begonia, fuchsia.

0501523 - Greenhouse filled with pots of tibouchina, pelargonium, begonia, fuchsia, geranium.

0501524 - Greenhouse filled with pots of tibouchina, pelargonium, begonia, fuchsia, geranium.

0501525 - Large terracotta pot filled with Impatiens Fiesta Pink Ruffles, a double busy lizzie, with trailing white lobelia. Behind, marguerites.

0501526 - Large terracotta pot filled with trailing blue lobelia, pelargonium, ivy, helichrysum and geranium.

0501527 - Container display of terracotta pots planted with succulents - Echeveria elegans and sempervivum. Behind, pot of marguerite, busy lizzies and lobelia.

0501528 - Container display of terracotta pots planted with succulents - Echeveria elegans and sempervivum.

0501529 - Rusted iron cockerel marker indicates dormant bulbs in the border, between eryngium and verbena.

0501530 - Actaea rubra, red baneberry

0501531 - Alstroemeria Pairgo Charm, Peruvian lily

0501532 - Angelica Ebony, a cow parsley-like perennial with tiny flowers on umbels, and purple stalks and stems.

0501533 - Astrantia major Roma, Hatties pincushion

0501534 - Cosmea Rose Bonbon, a lovely pink double cosmos.

0501536 - Hosta Queen Iona, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with ovate leaves with ribbed, matt green inners and narrow margins of yellowish green. Spring until autumn.

0501537 - Hosta Liberty, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with heart-shaped leaves, grey green in the centre with much lighter, wide margins. Spring until autumn.

0501538 - Hosta Emerald Tiara, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with lance-shaped, bright green, wavy leaves with darkk splashes down the margins. Spring until autumn.

0501539 - Hosta Frances Williams, plantain lily, a leafy perennial which has deeply puckered, thick, glaucous, blue-green leaves with irregular splashes of grey green. Spring until autumn.

0501540 - Hosta tokudama Aureonebulosa, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with cupped, heart-shaped green yellow leaves, irregularly margined and splashed deep blue green. Spring.

0501541 - Hosta Dream Weaver, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with ovate, grey green leaves with cream splashes down the middle. Spring.

0501542 - Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans George Smith plantain lily, a leafy perennial with two-tone leaves, grey-green outers enclosing lighter, irregular inners

0501544 - Hosta Gold Standard, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with veined leaves with gathered panels in a golden green with darker markings round the edges. Spring to autumn.

0501545 - Hosta Regal Splendour, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with thick, deeply veined, pointed grey-green leaves with slender margins varying from white to yellow. Spring to autumn.

0501546 - Hosta fluctuans Sagae, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with long lance-shaped, wavy and creamy margined leaves. Dull olive green above, glaucous beneath. Spring to autumn.

0501547 - Hosta Gold Standard, plantain lily, a leafy perennial with veined leaves and gathered panels in golden green with random darker markings. Spring to autumn.

0501548 - Hosta George Smith, plantain lily, a herbaceous perennial with beautifully formed leaves, puckered and streaked in light and dark green.

0501549 - Lavatera cachemiriana, an annual mallow

0501550 - Lavatera trimestris Silver Cup, mallow, an annual with pretty pink flowers with darker veining.

0501551 - Phlox paniculata Prospero, a herbaceous perennial with tall stalks bearing clusters of flowers

0501552 - Phlox maculata Natascha, meadow phlox, a herbaceous perennial with tall stalks bearing clusters of flowers, striped lilac pink with white.

0501553 - Phlox paniculata Bright Eyes, a herbaceous perennial with tall stalks bearing clusters of flowers, clear pale pink with red eyes.

0501554 - Phlox paniculata Franz Schubert, a herbaceous perennial with tall stalks bearing clusters of flowers, clear lilac pink with slightly paler centres.

0501555 - Phlox paniculata Border Gem, a herbaceous perennial with tall stalks bearing clusters of flowers, a deep pink.

0501556 - Phlox paniculata, a herbaceous perennial with tall stalks bearing clusters of flowers, in pale to dark lilac

0501557 - Selinum wallichianum, milk parsley, a herbaceous perennial

0501558 - Veronicastrum virginicum set against a backdrop of Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou.

0501559 - Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle', sevenbark, a deciduous shrub with huge, spherical flowerheads of crowded, dull white tiny flowers in summer.

0501560 - Clematis Alionushka, a slightly wayward, pretty pink flowered clematis, flowering from late summer.

0501561 - Clematis jouiana Praecox, from late summer bears pale blue, star-like flowers.