Sadolin’s Revive and Refresh Garden

By garden designer Kathryn Hibberd.

The Sadolin Revive and Refresh garden takes its name from the idea that reclaimed timber can be given a second lease of life and transformed into beautiful garden structures and features.

Set in the Chiltern Hills this village garden is the home to a newly retired couple. Native Prunus trees and Fagus hedging link with the surrounding landscape and encourage wildlife.

Scented Roses, Cornus, Astrantia and Monarda have been chosen as they thrive in the local clay soil.

A colour scheme of white, lilac, purple and plum weaves through feathery grasses giving the garden a natural, relaxed feel.

Plants list  

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Trees & Hedging
Prunus avium ‘Plena’
Fagus sylvatica 

Roses
Rosa ‘Iceberg’           
Rosa ‘Burgundy Ice’
Rosa ‘Rambling Rector’ 

Climbers
Clematis viticella ‘Etoile Violette’ 
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’

Shrubs
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ 
Buxus sempervirens 
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ 

Herbaceous
Astrantia major ‘Star of Billion’ 
Clematis integrifolia ‘Alba’ 
Geranium ‘Busy Bee’ 
Geranium magnificum ‘Rosemoor’ 
Geranium ‘Phillipe Vapelle’ 
Geranium sanguineum ‘Album’ 
Monarda ‘Schneewittchen’ 
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’   
Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’ 
Penstemon ‘White Bedder’
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ 
Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’ 
Succisa pratensis 

Grasses
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ 
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ 
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’