https://www.yourlovelygarden.com Tania is a garden designer, based in Marlow Buckinghamshire. Here her thoughts, big and small on all things nature but especially plants, garden design, and, of course her dog Lyra. https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/711997b9/dms3rep/multi/9FEB2DDC-4E77-4868-B9A9-6182FD24A9EF_1_201_a.jpeg https://www.yourlovelygarden.com https://www.yourlovelygarden.com/prepper <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> I've had it with winter, so I'm prepping.  Nope, not in a bonkers Q-Anon way, more gardener style: mug of coffee, pile of seed catalogues and as always, Lyra (our Irish Doodle) by my side.  This is about seed and form </span> <span> ... </span> </h3> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> FORM - good bone structure makes the garden </span> </p> <p> <span>   </span> </p> <p> <span> Now is the time to study the bone structure of the garden - the shape and balance of the plant forms - trees, shrubs, grasses against benches, walls, fruit cages, sheds etc.  There is balance and comfort in lines.  Working in garden design I find it easy to find the flow of a garden's form.  To help you start to 'see form' is to take a photo of your garden, switch it to black and white and you'll see the gaps and irregularities that could be aligned by the addition of a small tree or shrub shaped to work with your space.  <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> SEEDS - a vice to embrace </span> </h3> <h3> <span> I know these to work to my dream-rich-time-poor gardening style - easy to grow, flower this year and colours all purples to blues to pinks to whites: </span> </h3> <p> <span> - Cleome hassleriana Violet Queen and White Queen </span> </p> <p> <span> - Delphinium consolida, Exquisite Series </span> </p> <p> <span> - Leonurus sibiricus </span> </p> <p> <span> - Cosmos bipinnatus Purity and Picote </span> </p> <p> <span> <span> - Gaura lindheimeri Cool Breeze </span> </span> </p> <p> <span> - Cerinthe major var. purpurascens </span> </p> <p> <span> - Ammi visnaga Casablanca </span> </p> </div> Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:41:15 GMT https://www.yourlovelygarden.com/prepper thumbnail main image