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About Kenfield House
A wild garden containing a small orchard of Apples, Pears, Meddler, Cherry and Mulberry alongside more unusual trees such as Davidia Involucrata, Gingko and existing mature trees such as Liquid Amber, Ash, Sycamore and Oak.
In the borders in late May, Grasses, Alliums, Nepeta, Baptista, Astrantia, Alchemilla mollis, Pulmonaria, Salvia, Erigeron, Geum will be in bloom.
White garden is a shady area which we continue to experiment with shade loving plants.
There are two pergolas with Wisteria, Roses and Clematis.
Yew hedging separates each garden area.
This garden is ever evolving. Although Marian Boswall’s design and planting plan remain at the heart of this garden, over the past twelve years the garden has taken on a life of its own. Biodiversity and climate change are at the forefront of our planning. We no longer mow much of the garden, instead allowing the cow parsley, ox-eye daisy, yellow rattle, grasses and even some wild orchids to enable us to feel we are sharing this space with Nature. Four years ago, we dismantled our tennis court ensuring nothing went to landfill. The netting has gone to another garden, the tarmac was broken up and taken away by a farmer for track roads. The type 2 gravel underneath the tennis court remains in situ as we slowly transform this space into a herb garden with a drought tolerant plant rockery. That is the plan anyway! We have placed an Alitex greenhouse on the tennis court site which is the focal point of this garden at present. It is a work in progress. Furthermore, about three years ago, needing little encouragement from Marian Boswall’s book ‘Sustainable Garden’, we followed her instructions on making a spiral lawn at the top of the garden which acts as a walking meditation space as well as a point of interest. Beautiful views of the Downs and woodland from the top of the garden.
