{"id":4444,"date":"2022-01-03T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=8085"},"modified":"2022-01-03T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:33:28","slug":"winter-structure-and-early-snowdrop-planting-ideas-from-a-cotswold-garden","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/winter-structure-and-early-snowdrop-planting-ideas-from-a-cotswold-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter structure and early snowdrop planting ideas from a Cotswold garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Monday, 03 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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At the beginning of the year, structure<\/a> plays a leading role in the form of topiary and hedging but as the season edges toward spring, early-flowering plants such as snowdrops<\/a> and crocus<\/a> introduce much needed colour. This beautiful garden in the Cotswolds uses many types and forms of topiary to provide year-round interest. Early spring flowers are planted in great abundance to maximise on colour and create a thrilling display at the start of the gardening year.<\/p>\n

What A Cotswold garden with strong structure and colourful planting<\/strong>\nWhere Gloucestershire<\/strong>\nSize One and three quarter acres<\/strong>\nSoil Cotswold Brash \u2013 free-draining limestone<\/strong>\nClimate 150m above sea level, so colder than much of southwest England, but the frost does drain away<\/strong>\nHardiness rating USDA 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

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