38 The Clump

A plantsman's garden containing unusual trees and shrubs on the edge of a wood. The shrubs and trees in the middle garden surround a pond and create an air of relaxing tranquillity. The rear garden is the setting for modern sculptures. There is also a collection of cacti.

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Rupert & Fiona Wheeler
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About 38 The Clump

The layout of the garden began emerging about 25 years ago. The original orchard had been removed and several mature trees lost. The aim was to develop a more enclosed sylvan setting to create a feeling of privacy and tranquillity. The landscape suggested that it be divided into sections separated by bushes, hedges and trees, and enlivened by shade tolerant plants and bulbs. Only the front garden and a small part of the rear garden receive a significant amount of sunshine. The stony soil is slightly acidic despite the underlying chalk of the Chiltern Hills which surfaces in other gardens nearby.

The Yellow primroses, snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells provide succeeding waves of springtime colour in the shaded areas, and a collection of hemerocallis and lilies do so later in the sunnier parts.

There is a small collection of autumn flowering narcissus.
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38 The Clump features

Location details

38 The Clump,
Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire,
WD3 4BQ

Directions to 38 The Clump
From junc 18 of the M25, drive towards Rickmansworth for about 350 yards, turn R into The Clump. No. 38 is about 350 yards on the R.