Small garden with wooden deck
This reference is a small garden bijoux in Rapperswil. The striking element is undoubtedly the wooden walkway. It runs through the small garden like a red thread, accompanied by three Japanese maples and green islands of ornamental grass and cranberries. On the left-hand side of the wooden walkway is the simple part of the garden with a chaussée and stepping stones made of Luserna gneiss. Opposite, a wild border blooms, which the clientele had requested as an experimental area.
Customer wishes realised
The client wanted a stylish but low-maintenance garden with the opportunity for creative development. In the experimental area, customers can also plant something themselves without disrupting the design concept. On the contrary: the colourful border is an important design element in this garden. It also provides privacy and conceals the flat roof of the neighbouring house in front of it. At the same time, it ensures a visual connection to Lake Zurich and provides a wonderful view.
From the study to the terrace
The wooden terrace is located at the back of the garden and can be accessed from inside via the study. The two wooden boxes form a fixed lounge element that offers storage space and therefore also has a functional use. The natural stone wall made of Luserna gneiss closes off the terrace from the neighbouring wall and lends the room charm and warmth. Lavender and stonecrop bloom above the wall in summer.
The transformation of the garden is amazing. What was previously dominated by a long, unstructured hose is now a cosy, lively and low-maintenance garden dream.
Planting
Trees
- Acer japonicum (maple)
Woody plants
- Abeliophyllum distichum (winter forsythia)
- Callicarpa bodinieri ‚Profusion‘ (Fair fruit)
- Calycanthus floridus (strawberry spice bush)
- Chaenomeles japonica ‚Crimson and Gold’ (mock quince)
- Cornus alba ‚Sibirica‘ (white dogwood)
- Nandina domestica (Garden Nandina)
- Paeonia suffruticosa (shrub peony)
- Rosa ‚Ghislaine de Feligonde‘ (Rose)
- Spiraea decumbens (spirea shrub)
- Viburnum davidii, Viburnum farreri ‚Nanum‘ (snowball)
Fruit
- Rubus idaeus ‘Himbo-Top’ (raspberry)
Bog bed plants
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea (cranberry)
Flowering perennials
- Alchemilla mollis (lady’s mantle)
- Aquilegia vulgaris ‚Black Barlow‘ and ‚White Barlow‘ (columbine)
- Asarum europaeum (hazel root)
- Dicentra spectabilis ‚Alba‘ (female heart)
- Eremurus stenophyllus (lily tail, steppe candle)
- Geranium cantabrigiense (x) ‚Biokovo‘ (Cranesbill)
- Geum coccineum ‚Borisii‘ (carnation root)
- Gypsophila paniculata (gypsophila)
- Heuchera ‚Caramel‘, ‚Electric Lime‘ and ‚Plum Pudding‘ (purple bells)
- Hosta ‚Halcyon‘ and ‚Sun Power‘ (Funkia)
- Lavandula angustifolia (lavender)
- Leucanthemum vulgare ‚Maikönigin‘ (spring daisy)
- Papaver nudicaule (Iceland poppy)
- Polygonum bistorta (syn. Bistorta officinalis) (snake knotweed)
- Scabiosa columbaria ‚Butterfly Blue‘ (Pigeon Scabiosa)
- Sedum cauticola ‘Lidakense’ (stonecrop, magical perennial)
- Tiarella cordifolia ‚Tiger Stripe‘ (foam flower)
Ornamental grasses
- Festuca gautieri (bearskin fescue)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides ‚Little Bunny‘ (feather bristle grass)
- Stipa gigantea and Stipa tenuissima (feather grass)
Outdoor ferns
- Asplenium scolopendrium ‚Crispa‘ (hart’s tongue)
- Asplenium trichomanes (striped fern)
- Polystichum aculeatum (shield fern)
Bulbous plants
- Allium sphaerocephalum (leek)
- Allium ‘Round and Purple’ (leek)
- Allium vineale ‚Hair‘ (leek)
- Crocus versicolor ‚Picuratus‘ (Crocus)
- Erythronium revolutum ‘White Beatuy’ (White Dogtooth)
- Iris hollandica ‚Purple Sensation‘ (Dutch iris)
- Iris gracillipes (dwarf iris)
- Narcissus ‚Bridal Crown‘ (Narcissus)
- Narcissus ‚Erlicheer‘ (Narcissus)
Execution / Horticulture
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