Wednesday 8 April 2015

First colours of spring arrive in The Enchanted Forest, A Garden By David Keegan Garden Design

"Further Tales From The Enchanted Forest"

Pictures from The Forest Garden, (Post 3) May 21st 2015

"The Enchanted Forest"

Second colours of spring arrive, (Post 2) May 1st 2015

Reflections of Enchantment
A picture of the forest garden taken by Alan as mirrored in his kitchen counter.

A poem borrowed from EE Cummings

[in Just-]

BY E. E. CUMMINGS

in Just-

spring when the world is mud-

luscious the little

lame balloonman

whistles far and wee

and eddieandbill come

running from marbles and

piracies and it's

spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer

old balloonman whistles

far and wee

and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's

spring

and

the

goat-footed

balloonMan whistles

far

and

wee

Cherry blossom abounds

Drooping pale pink and arching tree fern fronds,
like some delicious ripple,
a sunburst, a lightness,
a touch and call to summer,
i cannot but be enchanted.

Fresh fern fronds dangle and dance in the light,

redolent of some mythical sea creatures.

Who believes in Hobbits and dinosaurs

things past,

in simple things ,

magic and spells cast,

stories and poems,

glances and suggestion,

Sit a while to ponder.

An unfurling tongue

Name it, but where the beauty then, in such perfect simplicity?

Dangling hearts of purest white.

The Enchanted Forest (Post 1) 8th April 2015

First of a new series of posts from a garden i completed a couple of years back. This is only one part of a very large project, but one of my favorites. My plan for what was a small disused rear garden area, to try and create a space that would eventually feel like a somewhat enchanting place in defiance of its location in the midst of a densely populated urban conurbation, albeit on its own plot and behind high walls and fences. Now, almost 4 years on plants are starting to look established and the tree ferns, which all cautioned against using, have done better here than any i have seen outside of Devon or Cornwall thanks to a wonderful localised micro climate.The place has been tweaked over the 4 years with additional elements and plants added over the time in what is an organic approach in an attempt to reach a point of harmony, it continues. The aim to follow its progress using mainly pictures from this first spring awakening through to winters rest.

Special thanks to a wonderful client Alan for for keeping the faith and being prepared to continue to invest both time money and patience in the pursuit of an ideal.

The enchanted forest today

The area as it first appeared

Times gone by the upper area was little more than a waste ground.

The Enchanted Forest Spring Awakening

One of the most graceful of ferns Lophosoria quadripinnata arches above moss covered limestone outcrop, below the first signs of what will be a mass of bluebells.