The Garden at Penrallt

Penrallt is the longest and most involved project we have undertaken. Our four acre corner of  mid West Wales has remained our most passionate and continuous project for the past 23 years. Situated in the lhills at around 200m elevation, it sits on the border of the Cambrian and Snowdonian mountains Once a small Welsh farm it is now detached from all but four acres of its land we have nurtured the land to be a haven for plant and wildlife.

The garden itself covers all parts of the land a mixture of hedgerows, woodland, ponds and wetland landscapes allowing us to explore all areas of horticulture, silviculture, the growing of food and the creation of diverse habitats for flora and fauna. It is an extension of our creative practice allowing for exploration and observations for our love of

The most recent addition is a dry Japanese influenced courtyard garden behind the new studio and nursery.

The Perenial garden lies on the lower part of the land and comprises of a series of terraced South facing beds surrounded by a dry stone wall and hedges.

Each of the beds slopes down from low drystone walls that hold their own challenges relating to lean stoney, free draining soils that lend themselves to the cultivation of dry loving plants. The challenge of climate change are writ large in their selection and ability to survive the rigours of heavy wet winters and the droughts now apparent in Spring. Living high above the water table means we have limited water resources.