There is always a project to be done in the garden. We haven't tried to do everything in one go, as we think the joy of a garden is as much in the doing as it is in seeing it develop and come to life. This page documents the changes we have made to the garden through a number of projects.
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Sam's Path
The previous owners commenced Sam's Path, in memory of Sam Pant, who lived at Badgers Wood with Ray in the 1990's, however, it had not been finished. We cleared out the cotoneastor, vinca major and cut back an old stump so that we could finish the path. We have planted it with Japanese Maple, rhododendrons, azaleas, hellebores and salvias.
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Under the Golden Elm
The golden elm is a focal point for the garden and where we entertain with our annual Champagne & Oysters, Xmas and even my daughter's wedding. However, it is a challenging spot that gets quite wet in winter. We have planted a red maple and a Japanese maple that are doing well, as are the viburnums. We have also planted hundreds of bulbs - daffodils, snow drops and bluebells. There is a mass of hellebores to which we have added gardenias, azaleas and daphne.
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Eastern Garden
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Repairing the stonework
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The garden on our eastern boundary was a mass of (mostly) dead rambling rose. It created a tunnel next to the pool. When a black wattle fell during our first winter, we took the opportunity to replant. This included a yulan magnolia, red leaf Japanese maple, spirea, roses, iris, rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas and hellebores. It looked very bare for the Open Garden in 2012, but has filled out wonderfully since.
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Much of the stonework at Badgers Wood was introduced by the Wincer's in about 1980. However, as we repaired some of the steps near the kitchen we think we found what may have been the original steps down into the cottage. Without any documentation on the history of the garden, it is hard to know what might have been designed by Edna and what is a later addition. We have repaired the three sets of steps from the front garden down to the house, the path near the eastern garden and the steps from the pergola leading to the northern lawn.
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A home for our Bees
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Pond & Western Garden
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