Garden pro's £3.99 fast-growing flower from Lidl blooms all summer & brings ‘romance' to your outside space
THINK of lush blooms swaying gently, winding soft stone footpaths inviting you to who knows where and the rustling sound of grasses nodding along in the breeze.
Butterflies zig zag from scented clematis and roses to foxgloves and jasmine climbing round your door - as water softly gurgles from a fountain.
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A Romantic Galician garden in North Western Spain
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A British, rustic romantic garden filled with colour and scent
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Garden designed Nilufer Danis, who has a romantic garden at Hampton Court Flower festival next week
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Sound good?
Then you'll probably be a fan of romantic
They've been around for about 300 years - initially designed as a reaction to the strict formal, geometrical designs that went before them.
But what's great - and why they're emerging as a serious trend this year - is that they're easy to create in your outside space, look stunning - and promote positive
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Garden designer
She told Sun Gardening how to create your own.
'Forget about the more contemporary geometric shapes - and think more organic - like winding paths, with shaded covers like a pavilion,
'You're aiming for lots of climbers - like
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'And
'Pastel colours are really important - they give a dreamy feel - and it's not very clean and neat - it should be more overgrown'
Alan Titchmarsh's top 7 plants that 'transform ugly fences with gorgeous flowers & fragrance' & they grow for years
From Tuesday,
While
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English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) generally blooms from mid-summer to late summer.
French Lavender (Lavandula stoechas) can bloom in flushes from late spring to late summer, especially if pruned after each flush.
Nilufer's Romantic Garden at Hampton celebrates the power of literature, identity, and resilience through the legacy of three iconic 19th-century Spanish women — Rosalía de Castro, Emilia Pardo Bazán, and Concepción Arenal.
She added ''I wanted to create a space that celebrates strength, resilience, and the transformative power of ideas. This garden is a tribute to Galicia's rich literary and natural heritage — and an invitation for reflection on identity, justice, and the role of women in shaping the world."
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Her plant list includes
-
Camellia japonica
- chosen for it's glossy leaves and large colourful blooms are common in Galcian gardens
-
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer'
thrives in Galicia's cool, moist climate
-
Rosa 'The Ancient Mariner' and Rose 'Empress Josephine'
- to add fragrance, timeless beauty and a touch of history
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Polystichum setiferum
- is low maintenance and supports biodiversity
-
Tall topiary trees (Carpinus betulus)
Also in Veronica's column this week
News, top tips and a competition to win a Blackstone Griddle outdoor oven
NEWS
! Families can discover a show themed around 'wonder' at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival - taking place next week. Alongside show gardens, pavilions of roses and thousands of plants there's an exciting schedule of children's activities, workshops and lively music. Visitors will be joined by legendary children's icons, the Wombles - with Womble sculptures and a Womble-themed trail around the gardens, plus costumed characters making an appearance across the weekend.The
Go Wild Family Area
hosts an array of family activities to encourage playfulness and stimulates a curiosity for gardening. Exhibits include the
Schools Bug Barrels
the
Skinny Jean Gardener mini festival
where Lee Connelly will be hosting interactive workshops and
Kingston Forest School
will provide hands-on nature-based activities. Children up to the age of 16 go free, students pay a discounted rate of £10.85 and adult full day tickets are £38.85. For tickets visit
NEWS!
A baobab tree in the Rainforest Biome at the
Adansonia digitata
is native to Africa and is known as the 'Tree of Life' - because it can live for over 3000 years - and for its ability to support both humans and wildlife, providing everything from food and shelter to clothing and medicine. It can grow up to 25m in height and equally as wide in circumference, with spindly, root-like branches protruding from the rotund trunk, coining another nickname – the 'Upside-Down Tree'.
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