Garden fantasies (2)

Things that I would have in my imaginary garden, all of which would grow without fuss, disease or vermin:


- A camellia hedge, with both spring and autumn-flowering varieties, in different colours, but all scented.

- A naturalistic lotus pond, with koi. Preferably spring fed, I fancy having my own water-supply. A summerhouse for picnics next to it in the form of a Japanese tea pavilion, with a low hedge of tea bushes by the door, and a grove of bamboo.

- Japanese maples, jacarandas, paperbark maples, sweet chestnut, sweet cherry, walnut, hazelnut and almond trees.

- Brugmannsias in every colour, bluebells, crocuses, oriental poppies, Meconopsis, hellebores, lilacs, Chilean bellflower, evolvulus, tulips, delphiniums, sunflowers, chrysanthemums, osmanthus, jasmine and morning-glory.

- A serious herb and vegetable patch, with everything in raised beds around a central, geometric pond with blue water-lilies. It would be surrounded by espaliered or dwarf apricot, quince, peach, damson and cherry trees. Orange and lemon and citron trees. A bay tree, hopefully flourishing like the wicked. Mulberry trees, black and white. Blackberries, strawberries and raspberries. Persimmon and lychee trees.

- A verandah attached to the house for when it rains or it's too sunny, with a nice bronze hibiki for cooler weather.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=antique+japanese+bronze+hibiki&ia=web

- An open outdoors area for sitting in the evening, with a firepit, possibly in the shape of the Death Star.
https://www.cleverpatio.com/buy-a-star-wars-death-star-fire-pit/

- A solid, comfortable potting-shed, not too far from the house, with organised storage for all tools and equipment, a zinc-topped potting-bench, a deep, steel laundry sink, and a large, scented rambling rose to grow over it.

- a pink clover lawn and a wildflower lawn.

- a lot of compost heaps.

- a professional gardener to come in at least four times a week.


Edit: and Parma violets, lots of those.