The Coach House Trust : The Gardens

photo montage triangular garden by garbine navarro

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The Coach House Trust has various garden sites in and around the Belmont Lane area, as you approach the from Great Western road the first garden you encounter is the triangular garden, This was the first garden created by the trust, the site was formerly used as a fly tipping ground and was strewn with washing machines, fridges, and broken glass, this picture below shows a complete transformation. The triangular garden has been developed over the years and contains a mixture of architectural shrubs and trees along with a wide variety of herbaceous perennials and climbers. This type of ornamental planting provides a tranquil space for both the trust and the general public.

triangular garden

Just past the main offices are the sculpture gardens, here you can see many of the pieces of artwork produced at the trust, or sit on seats or benches. From here you can enjoy the plants and flowers that surround the garden, the planting and the sculpture is a mixture of architectural shrubs, herbaceous perennials, climbing plants, foliage plants and also a small alpine garden. Continuing round the right at the end of the lane is the market garden. This garden was created by using the old tenement stone to build raised beds in which to grow fruit and vegetables. Paths were created to dissect the raised beds allowing easy access and allowing people to tend the produce.

The market garden provides a steady supply of fresh fruit and vegetables, which is then used in the kitchen or bought by visitors to the trust. The viewpoint garden has recently been completed with exception of a railing round the perimeter wall. The viewpoint beds consist of terraced planting over 4 levels with an orchard area nestling at the bottom. The beds were created using the remains of the stone from the tenement building which once occupied the site. The newly planted beds consist of mixture of evergreen shrubs and flowering annuals and perennials.