A shaded garden with an uninteresting border has been transformed with late flowering Rudbeckias, Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff and a natural pond. You can read a lot more about this garden, and see some lovely photos of it, on Helena Bernald’s blog.

Images Copyright Helena Bernald.

This garden in Oxford was transformed into a hot, tropical garden for the owners who have lived in more tropical countries. The patio in Victorian tiles creates a warm seating area. The eye is led to the bottom of the garden by the Indian sandstone stepping stones to the contemporary deck in southern yellow pine. The planting includes tree ferns, bamboo and bananas to create that exotic feel.