The One Show and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are teaming up to launch their second Pocket Garden Makeover Prize, which offers one winner the chance to have their small garden or balcony space transformed into a mini oasis (details on The One Show tonight at 7pm).
“White is quite a calming colour, but it’s important to have a little variation, so I have another plant in my (show) garden which is Ajuga reptans, ‘Burgundy Glow’, a variegated plant which has hues of burgundy in the green leaf.”.
Shades of green, commonly associated with nature and wellbeing, will feature prominently throughout his show garden producing a calm and restorative atmosphere designed to reduce stress, improve cognitive function and enhance creativity.
Tiarella ‘Tiger Stripe’ is a good choice as it has a glaucous leaf with a purple stripe – so it’s green, which is restful, but also a hint of purple which can be relaxing and quite stimulating, Desai says.
If you want to introduce colour, go for shades of purple, mauves, blues, silver and some evergreen white flowers, Desai suggests.
