A
woodland garden can be interesting in that it provides a micro
climate of its own bringing a versatile range of habitats to both
plants and animals through its shade and shelter.
Example: The Woodland Garden
This
was an inherited garden attached to a Victorian mansion and
typical of the period, in that the gardeners had been obsessed
with the beauty and botanical interest of plants and that they had
acquired more and more exotic trees and shrubs as soon as they
arrived from abroad. Our brief was to create more colour and
interest within the garden and thus a great many bulbs were added
to the woodland floor, including tulips, daffodils and bluebells,
whilst pathways were allowed to meander through the shrubs as
opposed to following the straight walled boundaries. Wild flower
sections were added to the lawn again to create more pathways and
some mystery.