{"id":13503,"date":"2022-08-04T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T08:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=89212"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T08:42:19","slug":"the-laundry-a-georgian-walled-garden-in-north-wales","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/the-laundry-a-georgian-walled-garden-in-north-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"The Laundry: A Georgian walled garden in North Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Abigail Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The resourceful owners of this Welsh garden have created a magical place that befits the historic setting. High, old walls<\/a> surrounding a garden would be top of many a gardener\u2019s wish list, providing privacy, a microclimate<\/a> and bucket-loads of character.<\/p>\n

Those at The Laundry near Denbigh in north Wales date back to 1770, when the Grade II-listed house was once the dairy and laundry for the adjacent Llanrhaeadr Hall. When Tom Williams inherited the property and land, he and his wife Jenny set about transforming the higgledy-piggledy plots that were dotted around the site.<\/p>\n

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What<\/strong> Relatively recent garden created within the grounds of an 18th-century estate, mixing both formal and informal planting.<\/p>\n

Where<\/strong> North Wales.<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong> Approximately three acres.<\/p>\n

Soil<\/strong> Good quality loam sitting on river shingle, which provides good drainage; a neutral to alkaline pH.<\/p>\n

Climate<\/strong> Sheltered from the worst of the wind and rain by Snowdonia to the west. The walls create their own microclimate but frost pockets can be a problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hardiness zone<\/strong> USDA 8.<\/p>\n

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The Laundry Garden is made up of three main sections: the several areas closest to the house, which are collectively known as the House Garden, the Walled Garden and a patch of woodland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were lucky to have lots of walls, so we already had predefined spaces and didn\u2019t have to think about creating boundaries<\/a>,\u201d says Tom, who is a builder.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that the stone terrace with its box parterre, the oval lawns hugged by curving beech hedges<\/a> and billowy herbaceous borders<\/a> are just ten years old, such is Tom and Jenny\u2019s attention to detail and assiduous use of reclaimed landscaping materials.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had to be thrifty, doing what we can, when we can, including reusing<\/a> stone and slate that was already on site. I don\u2019t like things that look new, and our approach has meant that everything looks like it\u2019s always been here,\u201d says Tom.<\/p>\n