Mat Reese

Mat Reese is head gardener at Malverleys Gardens

Recent articles by Mat Reese

Malverleys in late Summer/Autumn

Malverleys in autumn: dramatic foliage and punchy colours

Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails'

Pennisetum for late summer borders

Gresgarth Hall sits at the mouth of a wooded valley, with the brook Artle Beck drawing a sweeping curve as it rushes past the house. Dark yew hedges stamp formality near the house and echo the stone walls etched on the hills beyond.

Arabella Lennox-Boyd’s garden at Gresgarth Hall

In this mixed House Border, the
red flowers of Rosa ‘Florence
Mary Morse’ bring early colour alongside the white sprays of Persicaria x fennica ‘Johanniswolke’. The tall, slender annual corncockles are woven through the border plants, and, along with alliums and bronze fennel, help to unify the plantings
and create a naturalistic scene.

Garden border ideas Summer planting at Malverleys: borders, layering and planning ahead