Fleurpepper
I am truly not a fan. Totally artificial, including the planting, and all that concrete, stones and materials moved around from the other side of the country, and even, the world. An ecological disaster.
And creates something which is an impossible dream, that would turn into a nightmare, if it was a real garden. No garden can have all its plants, flowers, bushes and trees at their best all at the same time ... using so many artificial techniques- as there would be nothing left for the rest of the year.
A great garden is one where plants will constanty be replaced by others, in natural cycle, from earl Spring to Autumn- not one where everything is at its best for a couple of weeks. nothing before and nothing for later.
Absolutely agree. I'm in the profession and hate those show gardens where everything is in peak bloom at the same time, even if they are several weeks apart in nature. And then, what is the garden going to look like for the rest of the year? I actually advised on a show garden that got a gold and, although it was good, it bore no resemblance to any sort of real garden. It also cost several hundred thousand.
It influences the way the public respond to gardens too. They no longer seem to understand the nuance and sway of the season and the skill that goes into growing certain plants. Everything is design fodder that can be taken out and replaced with something else. The horticultural business used to have far fewer 'seasons' but now there are the main spring/autumn seasons, and intermediate ones too. Not real gardening in my view. I used to go on press day. Don't bother now.
