Pricey but posh!

Over the last few weeks I've been doing a little bit of design work for a client. A 100ft border where the planting needed to obscure the neighbours' greenhouses, sheds and provide the clients with immediate privacy by their patio area. It's fair to say that gardens take time to mature and I very much buy into that viewpoint but on this occasion the need for mature specimens was necessary.

I had already sourced some plants online but with the costs involved I felt a trip to the nursery was essential. So, at the beginning of the week the sun was shining and I had a lovely journey across the south downs to a fabulous nursery called Architectural Plants, where numerous plants, trees and shrubs were all lined out and awaiting inspection. A pandoras box!

After nearly 3 hours I had 3 choices but one stuck out from the rest  - Prunus caroliniana; just in from Italy. Evergreen with deep ovate leaves, fragrant flowers in late spring followed by berries in the Autumn. It's hardy and will surely clip nicely.

To top the day off, I was offered a lovely coffee and that too was dead posh. Thanks Cindy!