Property News · February 6, 2016

Gardens: transform your plot into a mini-prairie


Prairie plants go to sleep in winter, but their beauty still shines in this Sussex garden. Don’t have eight acres to play with? Plant a mini-prairie of perennials instead Even in the depths of winter, the entrance to the Sussex Prairie Garden is easy to spot, marked as it is by a giant roadside cutout of a bright pink bison. The garden is closed to paying visitors until 1 June, but that is largely because the waterlogged grass paths couldn’t stand up to the footfall, not because it isn’t worth a visit at this time of year.Paul and Pauline McBride designed their eight-acre garden to be at its best from summer to autumn, but on a bright and frosty morning it presents an arresting spectacle. Backed by a line of oaks, with the undulating hills of the Sussex Weald in the distance, the effect is of a sepia-tinted photograph sprinkled with glitter. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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