Kapunda Garden has evolved slowly over the years since 1988.
The house sits in two acres surrounded by Pine trees which were planted many years ago, to protect the garden from the chilling winds. I attended an afternoon Garden Design course in Bath which enabled me to draw up the garden to scale and then further concentrate on the southern aspect of the garden.
A natural raised pond was created above an old sunken air raid shelter which was linked to the house. Then the design incorporated two curved rose beds which contain bushes of the Old English Rose, Rose de Recht which are very sweetly scented and repeat flower in August. Through an Arch of the Rambler Rose, Adelaide D’Orleans you enter a formal parterre which is surrounded with yew hedges. The beds are full of perennial plants which are full of colour in the summer, whilst pots in the spring shine out with spring bulbs. An arch of Rose Felicite Perpetue then takes you to the western lawn with its beds of Hellebores and woodland.
From a child, I have always loved trees and so from 1994. I have planted a wide selection of trees on the western boundary. These trees, together with various shrubs and roses which are planted in their midst, give interest and colour throughout the seasons. But a garden does not stand still, and I am now introducing Magnolias for the spring and Acers for their autumn colour. From one patch of snowdrops, I am now enjoying the extra bulbs I have planted over the years and together with the hellebores and primroses which have seeded merrily, the garden is a very special picture in the spring. The main lawn is fast turning into a summer meadow with the arrival of Pyramid Orchids. There is more to see with the Perennial flowerbeds for the summer, but that is for another day!
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