Private Garden, Wiltshire

Alex Davies' Wiltshire garden is a masterclass in how to have interest all year round, using bold clipped evergreens including box, yew and Luma apiculata, grasses, bright dogwoods and flowering shrubs. Shot on a cool, misty morning in very early March.
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Gravel path between borders of Pheasant grass, hellebores, Cornus 'Midwinter Fire' and clipped box in March
Border of Pheasant grass, hellebores, Cornus 'Midwinter Fire' and clipped box in March
Circular lawn surrounded by clipped evergreens including yew, Luma apiculata and box, with grasses and euphorbias in March
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' amongst hellebores, Pheasant grass and clipped box in March
A gravel path leading between clipped yews, past clipped Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' and clumps of Pheasant grass and s...
Garden in March with clipped evergreens for year round structure including yew, box and Luma apiculata, and small flowering p...
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' amongst hellebores, Pheasant grass and clipped box in March
Gravel garden in March with clipped box and Pheasant grass framing an oak gate
Clipped evergreens: Luma apiculata, box and yew, beside Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' in March
White bench framed with clipped box in March with borders of Pheasant grass, sedums and Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
Clipped evergreens: Luma apiculata, box and yew in March
Clipped evergreens: Luma apiculata, box and yew, beside Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' in March
A seating area surrounded by evergreens in March including box, rosemary and yew
Big terracotta pots of emerging bulbs below a pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei', with clipped evergreens behind inclu...
Big terracotta pots of emerging bulbs below a pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei', with clipped evergreens around inclu...
A pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei', surrounded by clipped evergreens including yew, Luma apiculata and box in March
Circular lawn surrounded by borders, clipped yews and Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' on a misty March morning
Circular lawn surrounded by borders, clipped yews, cloud pruned Luma apiculata and box on a misty March morning
Clipped yews framed by a pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' on a misty March morning
Clipped yews framed by a pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' on a misty March morning
Cloud pruned Luma apiculata in March
A seating area on the terrace in March surrounded by box and pots of bulbs
Cloud pruned Luma apiculata in March surrounded by euphorbias, Melianthus major and stachys
Cloud pruned Luma apiculata in March surrounded by euphorbias, Melianthus major and stachys
A seating area on the terrace in March framed with clipped box, cloud pruned Luma apiculata and a yew hedge
Entrance through a yew hedge from the gravel garden into the meadow framed with euphorbia and grasses in March
Gravel garden in March with clipped box, yew and Luma apiculata, and flowering Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora' in the foreground
Viburnum Carlesii 'Aurora' on a misty March morning surrounded by dark clipped evergreens including yew, box and Luma apiculata
Nodding heads of euphorbias on a cold misty morning in March with a pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei', clipped yew an...
A pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' surrounded by clipped evergreens including box, yew and Luma apiculata on a misty...
A pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' surrounded by clipped evergreens including box, yew and Luma apiculata on a misty...
A pair of Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' surrounded by clipped evergreens including box, yew and Luma apiculata on a misty...
Oak gatepost frame an entrance into the garden in March
Oak gatepost frame an entrance into the garden in March
Gravel path between borders of Pheasant grass, hellebores, sedums and clipped box in March leading towards clipped yew pyramids
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' amongst hellebores, Pheasant grass and clipped box in March
Gravel path between clipped yews on a misty March morning
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' on a misty March morning
Rose with new shoots in the gravel garden in March
Oak gate on the boundary of the garden in March
Gravel path leading through a yew hedge to the meadow in March
Clipped yew pyramids with sedums and Pheasant grass in the foreground in March
The conservatory in March with trained vine and exotics including Sparmannia africana
The conservatory in March with trained vine and pots of cyclamen
The conservatory in March with trained vine and pots of cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum in the conservatory in March
Conservatory with a white wicker chair beside a flowering jasmine plant in March
Alex Davies in March with Cairn terrier Bertie