Key plants in the Perennial’s The Laskett – An Autobiographical Garden

The planting is based on spring at The Laskett, and the designer’s love of auriculas.

Acer griseum

Paperback maple is one of the feature trees in The Laskett Garden.

Malus sylvestris

The pair of crab apples will be replanted at The Laskett in celebration of Charles and Camilla’s coronation.

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

Chosen to demonstrate its use as a low garden hedge.

Taxus baccata topiary

No Laskett garden can exist without topiary.

Rosmarinus officinalis Prostrata group

Representing the first plants that Julia and Sir Roy planted in The Laskett Garden.

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