For more and more garden lovers, a white garden is becoming particularly attractive. White gardens exude natural beauty, elegance, purity and modesty. The delicate flowers are enchanting and magical. They instantly make even a small garden appear larger. But in order to create a blooming garden dream with a unique flair, a clever selection of plants and good planning are essential. A skillfully conceived and impressively implemented concept of the garden in white is Sheila Jack's London garden, which could serve as inspiration for you.
Garden design in white: several examples
In the following picture gallery you will find a successful example of garden design in white, which, as already mentioned, was designed by Sheila Jack. Professionally, she has worked on page layout for Vogue magazine, as well as photography and art. The talented garden designer got inspiration for her beautiful London city garden fromChelsea Flower Showfound.
A large proportion of the plants that now thrive in her garden were also purchased in Chelsea. Sheila Jack completed a year-long intensive course at the London College of Garden Design in Kew Gardens, where she was awarded the Top Student award.
Perennials, shrubs and grasses for an effective ensemble
Immediately after graduating, she won two awards from the Society of Garden Design. Her previous professional life and attention to detail as well as interest in how things are done and how they are processed in their purest form have contributed to her success. The award-winning garden designer is currently working on a number of projects and gaining professional experience working with established designers.
English country house style garden
When talking about a white garden, it is important to mention the famous “White Garden” at Sissinghurst. It was created by Vita Sackville-West. It is not without reason that Sissinghurst Castle Garden is one of the most famous gardens in England and is considered a model for many gardens today. All the plants there bloom in the colors white and gray and create a unique landscape.
White flowering perennials
Here, white cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica) and five-finger bushes (Potentilla fruticosa) bloom and develop their full splendor. In most gardens these plants come in pink, pink or, like the five-fingered bush, in yellow, whereas here they shine in a delicate color. Even more than 60 years after its creation, this garden is still considered a perfect example of a fascinating monochrome garden.
If you want to enjoy the bright, radiant beauty and natural charm of a garden in white, many plants offer you a lot of design space to make your garden dream come true. To ensure that the area does not appear monotonous and boring, you should pay attention to a few important points.
Make the white flowers stand out better in the garden
First, you should create a dark and calm background so that the elegant white color can develop its effect. Yew trees are used as an evergreen hedge for this purpose. Depending on the space available, sloping beds are created in front of the hedge. So that a white garden pleases the eye and every plant in the arrangement presents its unique beauty, the gradation according to height is of great importance - from ground cover plants, which grow to around 15 centimeters high, to solitary plants, to woody plants.
Different flower shapes create contrasts
It is best to combine white plants and flowers that are different sizes and have different flower shapes. This prevents white tones from appearing monotonous. Flowers with spherical flowers, such as the “Boule de Neige” rose variety, look enchantingly beautiful when accompanied by the raceme-shaped inflorescences of white lupins (Lupinus albus). A charming contrast and additional dynamism can also be created with plants with different foliage colors.
Other colors in the garden
Combine different shades of white with each other to create a beautiful tone-on-tone garden. To create an exciting variety, the plants in your garden should not only have white flowers. A garden can also benefit a lot from pink-white, green-white or yellow-white flowers.
A white garden can be made attractive and varied with different flowers in every season. You can bring the unmistakably great flair of Sheila Jack's London garden or Sissinghurst Castle into your own garden for spring with a combination of March cups, snowdrops, white crocuses, tulips and checkerboard flowers.
Several suggestions for the home garden
White-flowering perennials such as lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), heart flower (Dicentra spectabilis), spring anemone (Anemone blanda), mountain knapweed (Centaurea montana) or the Lenten rose (Helleborus Orientalis hybrid) are perfect design partners for these early bloomers.
Summer is the main flowering time for roses, which form a beautiful ensemble with many perennials that bloom predominantly in white. These include silver rue (Artemisia ludoviciana), Balkan cranesbill (Geranium macrorrhizum), peach-leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), beautiful aster (Kalimeris incisa), delphinium (Delphinium belladonna hybrid). Would you likesilvery accentsin the garden, catnip (Nepeta racemosa) and ivory thistle are excellent choices.
White flowering perennialssuch as yarrow (Achillea decolorans), autumn anemone (Anemone japonica hybrid), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), myrtle aster (Aster ericoides), miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis) and royal lily (Lilium regale), enrich in late summer and in Autumn your garden. Evergreens, grasses and foliage plants give the garden structure and make for exciting planting.
A lush, white garden will glow even under cloudy skies and at dusk and will be particularly effective in the evening. If you would like to relax in your garden after a hard day at work, bright outdoor plants are the right choice.
