I’m madly busy as usual with so many schemes on my books at the moment. I feel very honoured to be asked to design new gardens for some fantastic projects – thanks to all of you if you are reading this. Between site visits I popped in to see one I designed a while back on a glorious sunny day.
I actually designed this walled garden back in 2012 & I had a lovely time walking around chatting with my happy client Rebecca & catching up. I felt so proud! Not sure if I am supposed to say that but it is so true – I am smiling as I type 🙂
I started smiling as I drove in… We had rejigged a slightly wonky drive to create this smart curve & through the beautiful hornbeams you catch glimpses of the circular parterre that leads out from the kitchen
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/The-entrance-to-the-house-with-the-walled-garden-1024x1024.jpeg)
From the pretty parterre where the white paeonies are looking splendid, a gate leads you into the walled garden. This is what I found…
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Welcome-to-the-walled-garden-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Front-parterre-by-Jo-Alderson-Design-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Parterr-front-garden-with-circular-dining-terrace-leading-from-the-kitchen-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Amelanchier-trees-through-gravel-by-Jo-Alderson-Phillips-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/French-fountain-in-a-formal-garden-with-parterre-by-Jo-Alderson-Phillips-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Knot-garden-parterre-by-Jo-Alderson-Phillips-1-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Parterre-viewed-through-multistemmed-amelanchier-by-Jo-Alderson-Phillips-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Parteer-in-walled-garden-near-Henley-by-Jo-Alderson-Design-1-1024x444.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Partere-with-french-fountain-by-Jo-Alderson-Phillips-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Parterre-with-paeonies-by-Jo-Alderson-Design-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/plum-espalier-in-garden-designed-by-Jo-Alderson-Phillips-1024x1024.jpeg)
![](https://www.joannealderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Walled-garden-with-parterre-French-fountain-by-Jo-Alderson-Design-1024x1024.jpeg)
I designed it to have interest year round with terrraces/patios, topiary, water feature, structural planting & design.
Rebecca has done an amazing job nurturing it all & maintaining the knot garden shapes. She is a very happy client & I am a delighted designer! What a great job I have!! James who photographed my garden here at Manor Farm Barn will be taking some professional shots soon I hope including some night shots. I’ll upload those to the main portfolio page so keep checking as it shouldn’t be long.
All for now – back to my drawing board. I have a terrace to design that leads from a pretty stupendous house down to the swimming pool patio beyond. It will have a Cotswold stone wall & fireplace with grand steps – pics coming next
Until next time